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The Rhyming Man reply #3 (forgive me!)
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Stephanos
since 2000-07-31
Posts 3618Statesboro, GA, USA 
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(this is poetic reply # 3 for the rhyming man you see... A bit of overkill I know, I know. Your forgiveness, may I plea?) To some the rhyming man indwells with close companionship. To others he's a passing friend to perk their weekend trip. to others still, a foreign face that greets them from a ship. And that's okay because, you see, he plays a different part. Sometimes he's much more centric like the pulsing of a heart, as some to write without his help can scarcely even start. But then there is the freer kind, who thinks his brassy aid is needed only sparingly like when some point is made with poignancy. Of using him too much they're well afraid. For they have seen perversion of his pageantry and poise, his grosser forms so often blared from mouths of poet boys. And so they're more inclined to verse's less obtrusive joys. But how the advocates of him still bid us bless the past. They say the rich traditions found in rhyming words will last, while mostly novel tendencies of poet pens die fast. To some the rhyming man is large and talks in every line. To others he is little used and far from a divine. I think I'll grant him sleep in neither temple nor in trash. for fools will tend to worship him, yet hating him is rash. [This message has been edited by Stephanos (edited 11-20-2000).] |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
Stephanos..this was very clever. inspired by the rhyming man?..hmmm..maybe not so foolish after all...  the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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Stephanos
since 2000-07-31
Posts 3618Statesboro, GA, USA |
Pegasus, Oh winged steed, your verbal deed, inspired in me the burning need to write about that rhyming guy. It just came out I don't know why. If nothing more an exercise to make the "rhyming me" more wise... your poem was to me a prize! Thanks, it was much fun. |
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pegasus111 Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219ocala, fl, usa |
hahaha...cooler than the other side of the pillow.. the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost |
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compassion Member
since 2000-11-01
Posts 135USA |
..and after you finish patting yourself on the back, take a break and line em' up and before them strut your stuff!! Wonderful, wonderful job conveying your highest most humbly thoughts. Godd read. |
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