Trundling past each century...
Flowering toward a time when there is no
Nero, no anti-Nero,
No Constantine, no Saladin,
But only rose on their paths
To someplace else...
In this final sequence, Schnackenberg envisions a reintegration of history and art, a reblossoming of poetry as a motivating force in human life. A Gilded Lapse of Time may be an example of that reblossoming; Schnackenberg's rich language and delicate imagery make this book a truly remarkable experience.