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Dennis Daly, among other things, is an Off-The-Shelf correspondent for The Somerville Times. He writes, “Memorious-You is one poem of a book-length series of rondels that I am presently preparing for publication. The rondel (or rondeau) originated in 14th century France. A century later, Francois Villon used a shortened variation of the form.”

Memorious-You

Dennis Daly

Memorious-you harrows me,
My unruly comfort, my dear.
I am, Oh love, your grenadier,
Who’s lost you to idolatry.

Ensorcelled by your younger glee,
Your shape and play of yesteryear,
Memorious-you harrows me.

But time does not bring amity,
It is instead the auctioneer
Of awe, your scarf of blue cashmere.
Let’s idle us, then plot a spree,
Memorious-you harrows me.

— Dennis Daly

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