very beautiful and heart-felt. I love the way you left the charachters undetermined. Of course I 'know' who they are, in my heart-of-hearts. **wan smile**

He rested against his lover's crypt, wrapped in that self-same lover's dark cloak, a sprig of heart's-ease pinned to his cloak.
such a beautiful image of devotion and desolation.

I find it healing to turn my strong feelings into art. Thank you for sharing.