When the Sun Dies (3 of 3)

My mettle defied by your licentious coup de grace of our love

Coup de grace (noun)

A deathblow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded; a decisive finishing blow, act, or event
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Licentious (adjective)

Promiscuous and unprincipled. Lacking moral discipline
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Mettle (noun)

The courage to carry on
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When the Sun Dies (2 of 3)

Eviscerated by moments, left with ersatz benignity

Benignity (noun)

A good deed or favor; an instance of kindness
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Ersatz (adjective)

Being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
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Eviscerate (verb)

Deprive or take away (something) of its essential content.
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When the Sun Dies (1 of 3)

Evanescent fulgor, no room left for existential doubt

Evanescent (adjective)

Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing; Denoting a field or wave which extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance.
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Existential (adjective)

Of or relating to existence
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Fulgor (noun)

Splendor; brightness.
Wordsmith

Sijo: A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical.

My Horologium (final)

Alas this life of sempiternal serendipity
Time’s retinue reneges trust, dillusionment holds my mind
Futile vicissitudes, false pos assurance, life still drifts away

Style: Sijo

3 lines in length, averaging 14-16 syllables per line (for a poem total of 44-46 syllables).
Line 1 introduces the situation or theme of the poem.
Line 2 develops the theme with more detail or a “turn” in argument.
Line 3 presents a “twist” and conclusion.

My Horologium (3 of 3)

Futile vicissitudes, false pos assurance, life still drifts away

Futile (adjective)

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
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Pos (adjective)

Positive (in various senses); certain (esp. in that’s pos)
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Vicissitudes (plural noun)

Successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs
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My Horologium (2 of 3)

Time’s retinue reneges trust, dillusionment holds my mind

Disillusion (noun and verb)

Noun: Disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.
Verb: Cause (someone) to realize that a belief they hold is false.
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Renege (verb and noun)

verb: Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation;
noun: The mistake of not following suit when able to do so
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Retinue (noun)

A group of retainers or attendants
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My Horologium (1 of 3)

Alas this life of sempiternal serendipity

Horologium (noun)

A timepiece, as a clock or sundial, or a building supporting or containing a timepiece.
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Sempiternal (adjective)

Of never-ending duration : eternal
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Serendipity (noun)

The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
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Heart Sundered (final)

The Spenserian sonnet ABAB BCBC CDCD EE

 Recondite heart fluttered and wild
 In trepidation of words unuttered.
 To her calliblephary he never smiled,
 Wordlessly he sighed, nothing muttered.

 Controverted over rooms cluttered,
 the connoisseur of drink, dish, and talk
 And his obfuscated wife, shuttered
 and fearful of who gawked.

 His parsimounious dalliances mocked
 Her fortitude, her patience, her pride
 Til nothing remained, nothing shocked.
 Silence filled her ears, regretful bride.

 Her heterodox surrender was to codify
 Against her vulgarian jailer - goodbye.

Heart Sundered (4 of 4)

Her heterodox surrender was to codify
Against her vulgarian jailer - goodbye.

Codify (verb)

Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code. Arrange according to a plan or system.
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Heterodox (adjective)

Contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox, unconventional; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
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Vulgarian (noun)

A boorish, lewd, and crude person who makes a conspicuous display of wealth.
WordSmith

Heart Sundered (3 of 4)

His parsimounious dalliances mocked
Her fortitude, her patience, her pride
Til nothing remained, nothing shocked.
Silence filled her ears, regretful bride.

Dalliance (noun)

A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
Lexico

Fortitude (noun)

Strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
Merriam-Webster

Parsimounious (adjective)

Excessively unwilling to spend money
The New York Times