Clandestine
In the secret addressed
A marriage he blessed
The importance
To Friar Lawrence
None could have guessed
© gillena cox 2026
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Nicely done. He couldn't have known what would happen!
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This is gorgeously rendered, Gillena! But ofcourse how could he have known? 💙💙
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Short, sweet and to the point, Gillena. Friar Lawrence thought of himself as a father to Romeo, he was his favourite and thought he was helping those star-crossed lovers. If it hadn’t been for the monk he sent the message with, it might have worked out for them.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to him afterwards? He may not have known, but he knew something was up. I supposed someone, or many someones, has written a sequel!
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