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// 29 - Upon Retiring for the Evening (virelai nouveau) 
// Story: Ponyville & Other Poems 
// by AugieDog 
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The breeze arising from the West
Caresses feelings unexpressed.

I sniff this unexpected guest,
Allow it, swirling through my chest,
To knock upon my inner door
With scent of jasmine, heaven blessed,
And sugared cinnamon.  The best
Of sweet and spicy starts to pour
A thousand memories or more
Across my heart, my soul, my breast,
The breeze arising from the West.

Equestria, the loveliest
Of jewels and never overdressed,
Perfection stretching shore to shore,
I hold in trust and cannot rest—
Despite my sister's efforts—lest
Destruction, death, and pain galore
Explode in vicious, bloody war.
My paranoia, slightly stressed,
Caresses feelings unexpressed.

Abandon brooding thoughts!  Obsessed,
I fail the most important test!
Regrets that leave me weak and sore,
An ancient, thinning palimpsest,
Decisions scorned as stupidest,
Away with them and keeping score!
The future beckons!  Who'll ignore
The love and life here manifest,
The breeze arising from the West?

Inevitable doubt, the pest,
Will dig at those who dare invest
Themselves to keep and mind the store.
To serve the vast, communal nest
Demands a pony who's progressed
Beyond the ways that came before.
To use the whisper and the roar
Correctly and at truth's behest
Caresses feelings unexpressed.

My daily task, my daily quest,
The breath that fills my very core
Caresses feelings unexpressed,
The breeze arising from the West.