Inside she is kept to while and to wait
From his wiles kept pristine by lock and door
A world an oyster enjoyed but a taste
Quarantined from it all and loves allure
A window a way by trellis and might
There possibility to see to meet
Though his presence a poisonous delight
At a distance love incomplete
What use a flower to brighten empty rooms
To remind to tease of a life shut in
A fate by now sealed a stifled bloom
A cloistered rose a thorn in him
Oh but escape in sweet imagining
Freedom within found in Heavenly dream
OLIVIA CHRISTY MANSON
Gisborne, NZ
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