Plebeian Resistance

A love poem for my wonderful wife

A plea to Aphrodite

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Richard Seager
Jan 28, 2025
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to the greatest love of my life

a woman I met in France

who joined me in Aosta as my wife

you led me on a wonderful dance

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who shares with me a wonderful daughter

I hope that we can raise this love again

On Aphrodite I exhort her

A bring my lover back rephrain

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when I die I want you by my side

I want to hold your hand as I slip away

As my life ebbs away with the tide

The last thing I heard would be what you say

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But before that I want to walk on the beach

I want to discuss with you our deepest thoughts

I want you to be in my reach

To travel together to French ports

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PS there was a photo, with this post, of we two lovers back in about 2011 or so in France, a photograph taken by my daughter who I am also estranged from right now. My wife does not want me to put it up here and I am respecting those wishes even though it is a wonderful photo. The main reason for this estrangement from both is our business, it took too much from us, and in 2020 I made …

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