the
flame
shall
not
chase
the
moth

nor
will
the
flower 
bloom
in
winter

tarry

for
the
torpid
hand
breaches
the
bustle

In this case, for me, Tiko, not knowing which meaning of "bustle" to read is an obstacle. Tom

maybe the problem is absolve,
I think.

tiko

replaced absolved with breaches.

Some messing, Tiko. Went right to thinking flowers do bloom in the winter depending on your hemispheric address.  Maggie

the
flame
does
not
chase
the
moth

but
a flower
will
bloom
in the odd
winter