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.