by wakingDown
I really liked this one. The message is at first a bit cryptic, but it gradually makes itself clear. Nitpicker that I am, I must say that I felt that certain stanzas should have been grouped together, because they had similar thoughts in them. I know you were trying to keep the form of the text, but still. In specific:
"The Halcyon days / Turned to Halcion nights"
and
"Timeless summer days ground / Into endless winter nights"
"The wonder of the world / Stained mundane with time"
and
"The innocence of life / Taken with experience"
"Potential narrowed down / To the eventually probable"
and
"Freedom of exploration / Chained in responsibility"