Concession

Ridicule the bill of lading bare
By dint of lack of proportion there

 

Compromise the candid felicity
With eternal doctrines

 

Change from candle to Candlemas

 

From rubble you precipitate a dozen doyens
By dint of jabbering monosyllables

 

The masquerade has sufficiently endured
For me to interrupt your commerce
Several standards march
Elsewhere
You dally you delight in your dolors
Nevertheless I tell you myself
That to place the ivy on one’s brow
Is only conceded to despots and divinities

 

Paul Novis