A.D. 623

(I was looking up the area code)

 

a princess died

which sounds saddest of all

though loss through war should matter

more

but there’s a story here

to push my human heart

to wonder

 

and to wander through

the leaves to find the source

and grow a memory

for you

 

C L Couch

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/623