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Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time Poems were writ in rhyme. But in present days They wander in a haze Of unrelated lines And metaphysic signs That make it hard to see, At least for you and me, Where the poet’s going, Or if they're even knowing With such verse complex Readers are perplexed.

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Date: 6/1/2017 4:34:00 PM
Well Jerome it is my poetic mantra that "it is the nature of the poet to provoke - not to explain".....then again befuddlement and complexity.....congrats on your placement
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 6/1/2017 5:15:00 PM
Thanks. I don't fully believe the point of view of the poem; it was sort of where the rhymes took the poem. But some degree of ambiguity is a good thing.
Date: 5/31/2017 5:52:00 PM
Nice summary of our times Jerome.
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 6/1/2017 5:19:00 PM
Thank you for your comment.
Date: 5/31/2017 5:48:00 PM
In defense of "the other side" ;)
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 6/1/2017 5:19:00 PM
Thank you. And congratulations on your win.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/31/2017 5:49:00 PM
Congrats!
Date: 11/15/2016 9:20:00 PM
I myself have come across a few perplexing ones which left me utterly perplexed!;) At least yours made sense, lol!:) Enjoyed!:)
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 11/15/2016 11:31:00 PM
Thanks.

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