He had her, he lost her. He flailed and floundered.
He had her, he lost her. He didn't know what he lost.
He had her, he kept her. For it involved another.

Proposition : What would you say, we present the queen with a great pyramid?
Reply : No, we're not interested. There's famine and drought in the land.
Declaration : Oh, queen, the people would love to commemorate you with a worthy tomb.
Queen : That's a nice but morbid thought, for I'm not dead. Are you sure? The fields have not been inundated. The people thirst and starve.
Proclaimation : Your petition is granted, for the queen will accept your pyramid.
Reply : But we've told you we're... not interested, there's famine...
Ordainment : Your queen has decreed it, will you refuse her?