Pre*tense takes you far ahead of action.
Critical element, surprise's gone
missing –you will get no satisfaction–
premise stark, moths dark to palest light drawn.
Innocent sincerest flattery these:
doff punctuality, belay a phrase,
turn it high 'round, preening, wishing to please,
shedding capitals' formality, praise.
Are not our words' meanings of more import
than means in all Earth's wide quixotic day's
scheming: One rhymes, one weeps, one chimes in sport,
one writes between white sheets such guileless plays?
Misdemeanour's minor, far less a sin
than entertaining with trust's evil twin.
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Magpie Pearls
Poetry~ This poetic journey started when I began questioning why I write poetry. The assumption I'd come across pearls of wisdom to impart is quickly challenged by readers of "Magpie Pearls", leading me to explore truth in a broader sense. Is truth univer...
