The Gilded Age

Upon New York’s new avenues of stone,
A world of high society takes its stage.
The old guard's rules are fiercely overthrown,
By new-made fortunes on a gilded page.
The Russell clan, with boundless, daring might,
Builds mansions that outshine the old elite.
While Agnes van Rhijn clings to fading light,
And finds a world of change she can’t defeat.
Poor Marian, caught between these warring powers,
A gentle pawn in games of social strife.
Her heart must navigate these shifting hours,
To find her place and claim her modern life.
A spectacle of satin, lace, and might,
Where new wealth battles with tradition’s right.

Classical, Female