Coporate Refrain (Triolet attempt)

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Prairie Inkwells
Junior Member

since 2002-02-04

Posts 13
Kansas

0 posted 2002-02-13 10:37 PM

Corporate Refrain

Do not complain; do not explain;
To succeed as a corporate witch.
You must memorize this refrain:
"Do not complain; do not explain."
You must avoid emotional drain.
On feelings, simply flip the switch.
Do not complain, do not explain;
To succeed as a corporate witch.

Shenachie

Casidy
Junior Member

since 2002-01-27

Posts 36
The Heart of Texas

1 posted 2002-02-13 11:14 PM

this is great! I love this ;-) a great sort of mantra ;-)

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2002-02-14 07:19 AM

Look at you go!

Lady in Red
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since 2000-02-16

Posts 147

3 posted 2002-02-14 11:02 AM

Oh goodie! This month's Workshop is just awesome! First Not A Poet explains what I am and now I found my personal mantra!

Do not explain - just be insane,
To succeed as a corporate Loon,
You must memorize this refrain.
Do not explain - just be insane;
You must avoid a normal brain,
and behave like a crazy cartoon.
Do not explain - just be insane,
To succeed as a corporate Loon.

Thank you m'lady. I must go and tell Doc!

Oops... I almost forgot... your Triolet is awesome!

~Juliet~

Romeo, Romeo, where fart art thou...

Not A Poet
Member Elite

since 1999-11-03

Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA

4 posted 2002-02-14 11:03 AM

Seems to fit the form perfectly. I guess I'm a little out of date but I would have tried to write it with a little smoother rhythm. I know it isn't a requirement for the triolet but that's just me. I do have to say that your slightly broken meter seems to lend a nice quality to this one.

Nice work,
Pete

Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

5 posted 2002-02-15 06:04 PM

I think it's just beautiful.

I haven't said welcome yet to you, so I will now.

WELCOME
SHENACHIE

You're doing great

Titia

A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
Check out my new website: lookheretitia.fcpages.com (I didn't 'link' this, so it won't take too much space).I

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

6 posted 2002-02-17 10:10 AM

Do not complain - Insanity reigns...

I did enjoy this.. There's much truth here, m'friend.. I'm liking your work lots.. Keep 'm coming...

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

7 posted 2002-02-17 03:37 PM

Bridget, I told you this place is awesome...

Bridget Shenachie
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since 2002-01-23

Posts 1056
Kansas USA

8 posted 2002-02-19 12:26 PM

Thanks to all of you for your generous response.

Nan, thanks for allowing me to post as Bridget Shenachie.

A special note to The Lady in Red--I loved, loved, loved your take on the Corporate Refrain. You sent my mind flipping off on to all sorts of caricatures of corporate types. I'm not sure that this poetic form is meant to express the ludicrous but that is what I'm having fun writing.

With your help, maybe I will reach a point where I think that the content meets the form. Right now I'm enjoying playing with the form.

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