The Mark of Zoro

Big Frank loves the idea of anonymous; and here is a great poem by him/her/... whoever. He loves the simple repeated second part of each stanza. It is sweet, bittersweet, but not maudlin. OK, it's not anonymous, it's by Zoro. While it is hard to know for sure; perhaps this poem was written for his lover, Lolita Poido, the impoverished noblewoman. Others think it was intended for a much more attractive but at the same time less impoverished employee of the state (impoverished state nonetheless) whose name goes unrecorded.

Almond Eyes
by Zoro

Almond eyes and lips that drew;
You almost got the thing you knew.
Almost got it almost did
It came around and then you hid.

Laughter sweet and loud, you see
It grabbed you then you set it free.
Almost got it almost did
It came around and then you hid.

Conversation deep you caught;
Joined you in just what you sought.
Almost got it almost did
It came around and then you hid.

Simple touch to magic grew;
What it was is what you knew.
Almost got it almost did
It came around and then you hid.