"The wide style" [pantoum]

I worshiped in the wide style
when pacing the narrow street
it's true I flashed a wide smile
-- my narrow escape was sweet

when pacing the narrow street
as eventide grew dark
my narrow escape was sweet
my prospects thus less stark

as eventide grew dark
I espied the lunar bridechild
my prospects thus less stark
I worshiped in the wide style

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riffing on a phrase filched from Rachel Dacus