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a cynic glimpses across one century
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a cynic glimpses across one century |
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami 
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Were I a woman of nineteen five I suppose I'd be sporting an egregious hat with feathers of egret pluming from that Were I an egret of nineteen five I suppose I'd be target of an egregious hunt for my feathers to decorate some dowdy old The usa's "National Audubon Society" was founded in 1905 in order to press for protection of water birds slaughtered soley for their feathers. The plumed woman's hat was popular ca. 1885 to 1910. The protection of egrets was nearly the first environmental conservation law made in America. |
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longte Member
since 2005-04-06
Posts 199Australia |
New Spins on old topics I love your sense of Right Live It |
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami |
Hi longte. It is one of my "versawords". Zindu handed uw "egregious" as a "word of today" at her forum. I like the challenge of making a word-verse of such strange words. The thing here was to capture the essence of the word. I happen to be fifty years old at present. Fifty. hmmm.. midway of a century and a century ago those feathers were the rage. Adopting a cynical stance made the tiny verse write itself. "Egregious" really demanded some cynicism (hah) I don't end the poem coy or profane. I make the readers do that. A 'joke on you' bit of forced impropiety. You see, too, that the adjacent poem here came on the heels of this one. A bit longer and a whole lot more innocent. OK to criticize these things. I do solicit -de-structve criticisms (hah ha ah) not to feel pain, but to better view reality. would I were a better poet thanks! |
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