Sonnet II-from The Assent sonnet sequence by R.C.Appleton

Sonnet II-from The Assent.
But those who look for truth have no repose,
And those who look for love, no recompense
Which can be stated in accountant's prose
Or numbered in the annals of good sense;
Like ships which pass beyond the edge of night
And reach out from illusion into space
To find reflection where an island was
And mirages uncharted in its place
They have no foothold in this world of trade
And small betrayals in the everyday,
For love's truth does not rest in lusts that fade
Nor is it given for promises to pay;
So many, when they speak of love, must lie
Because they do not yield themselves thereby.

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