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you

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were

mine.

Reflection: 

This is a romance-themed poem where the affected party fondly looks back on a happy, romantic time with a special someone many years ago, but laments the passing of that romance and wonders if anything half as good will ever be experienced again. I wrote most of this poem by listening to “Moonglow and Theme from Picnic” by Morris Stoloff which I played repeatedly in the background to create the “moodset” for the poem. And it worked well.

If you listen to the song at low volume while reading this poem, you might better get the “feel” of it.