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Rondelet: No man is an

"Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind."
                John Donne

No man is an...
All men need belong in a group
No man is an...
Stand alone: the group will you ban
Can stray warped strands make sails droop
The lone man drowns (swims) in his own soup
No man is an...

(c) T. Wignesan - Paris,  2012

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  1. Date: 12/23/2012 6:12:00 AM

    This is so true, T. for ladies as well as men. Merry Christmas! hugs, catie :)

    Wignesan Avatar T Wignesan Date: 12/23/2012 6:45:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Here's wishing you and all the poetising beauties of Poetry Soup: "Much Binding in the Marshes for this Season and the New Year to come!" As for the remark about the use of "Man", I thought it was understood to be only an accustomed usage in patriarchal Occidental society to represent the neuter pronoun, though in reality it remains an androgynous one: "Wo-Man". EGW - Wignesan