Elixir

Distilled from all the hopes and dreams
combined

Whose branches entwined

produce a fruit superb
Picked from the finest grapes,
tended to its prime

A taste felt lightly on the palate…
in ways sublime

With a hint of pain and sorrow,
senses primed

With a hint of bitterness,
as if by design

Now recollections of many past lines,
combined

Its essence
seasoning the perfect vintage,
aligned

Our lips taste the tart notes
of its potent drift

A touch of forgetfulness,
altered remembrances,

The art of bending time
chasing its elusive gift

With sweetness of dreams
laced by means

Of gentle memories
blended into its wine

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