The Times That Rhyme

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A poignant love story epic prose and poetry, bridging Post WWII with the 21st century. The year is 1949! They teenage love, too passionate, too lustful! Religious/moral values threatened; fear of God's wrath for fornicators. He losing the battle between desire for her and fear of consummating, without explanation he embraces her for the last time. Forty years! He Senior Bank Executive (retired), second career Chairman of the Board, husband, father, grandfather wealth a perfect world! The "golden years" culmination of his American Dream. She loving wife, banking career, children, grandchildren! Fulfillment of her American Dream! And then! He breached contracts, malfeasance, violation of financial basic tenets; total financial failure! Strained marriage of 45 years collapse separation divorce. She husband with cancer death! Daughter an alcoholic death! Grandchildren co-dependent son! Defers retirement to care for family. The year is 2000! High school reunion each attends he from Oregon, she from Colorado. Embers of their teenage love glow gently in the background. He stands at the gates of Hell! She offers a path to Paradise. He accepts. She requites. Beyond 2000! They Utopia romance love total fulfillment stairway to Heaven on earth. Their love story, a dreamlike reality beyond fantasy!