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... I must confess I don't particularly like it as a poem ...
Thank you, Mav, for them sentiments. I'm delighted to have some company, although I would go further; I think it's one of the worst pieces of tripe I have ever read. [Sorry, Rubrick]
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I think the poetic value is in the sentiment - and it has a whopper of a sentiment. You'll never find the sentiment "we don't need gods and religions to be decent people, just more kindness" in a Hallmark card.
I like it, just because it is daring.
Cheers, Bryan
You are only wretched and unworthy if you choose to be.
Cheers, Bryan
You are only wretched and unworthy if you choose to be.
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Dear MaxQ: I wonder how the judges who award the Rory can possibly endure the task.
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The original question--about what the verse form is called: I've forgotten most of what I once know about poetry, but I do recognize the abba verse form as the basis for the Petrarchan or Italian sonnet form (as opposed to the Shakesperean form). It was favored by, among others, John Donne and John Milton. For example, Milton's "On His Blindness," which begins:
When I consider how my light is spent, E're half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide, Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent...
Beats Wilcox, doesn't it?
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Beats Wilcox, doesn't it?
Definitely. It's totally more not comprehensible.
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