Emile Pinet Poet Couplet

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A Patchwork Quilt

Is history not the study of war,
treading on nations that flourished before?

It's how civilizations rise and fall,
tyranny is a weapon known to all. 

Is it fear that allows us to be led
toward greed and not our conscience instead?

If larceny supersedes our morals,
then wars are how we'll settle our quarrels.

If there's no possibility of peace
then will the hostilities ever cease?

In the hands of madmen, we are mere tools,
they but promise peace, to pacify fools.

Is there a reason Earth's a patchwork quilt
threaded with ethnic lines of hate and guilt?

Insomuch that Man is devoid of trust,
the truth is we build borders cause we must.

Is it wrong to unite the human race,
though we all claim the Earth as our birthplace?

If we can't move past our innate mistrust,
there’ll never be enough time to adjust.

Is there still hope for the future of Man,
though we've turned the Earth into a trash can? 

If we do more than keep our fingers crossed,
the benefits will then outweigh the cost.


(Couplets)


08/20/2022


Dot Your i's and Cross Your t's Cash Prize Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Hilo Poet
Syllable count 10 per line (How Many Syllables)

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Linda Alice Fowler October 1, 2022 at 6:02 PM Lovely poem Emile. Very relevant. Congratulations your win! Linda Emile Pinet October 1, 2022 at 7:27 PM Thanks, Linda, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Christuraj Alex September 30, 2022 at 8:38 PM Great satire. Thought-provoking. Couplets such as: "In the hands of madmen, we are mere tools, they but promise peace, to pacify fools" and "Is there still hope for the future of Man, though we've turned the Earth into a trash can?" - are very beautiful. Used the I and T best. Congratulations! Emile Pinet October 1, 2022 at 8:57 AM Thanks, Christuraj, I appreciate your comments, you honor me, my friend, Emile.

Sara Kendrick September 30, 2022 at 2:08 PM Congratulations on your winning work. Way to go. Sara Emile Pinet October 1, 2022 at 8:56 AM Thanks, Sara, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Ann Peck September 30, 2022 at 10:24 AM An excellent poem, Emile, and, sadly, the truth! Humankind, it seems, doesn't have very active trust or care genes. Congratulations on your high placement! Emile Pinet October 1, 2022 at 8:55 AM Thanks, Ann, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

William Kelii Kekaula September 30, 2022 at 9:30 AM A pattern of truths well articulated, Emile, compliments truly on your placement my friend, Aloha William Emile Pinet September 30, 2022 at 10:11 AM Thanks, Hilo, I appreciate the placement and your comments my friend, Emile.

L Milton Hankins August 20, 2022 at 3:11 PM Emile, this is outstanding. I marvel at how you were able to use the form to write about the current world situation. Excellent job, my friend. L Milton Hankins August 21, 2022 at 7:29 PM I read your poems, Emile, because they are always top-notch, timely, and well-written. And, I love that you try so many different forms of poetry. I've learned so much from you over the past two or three years! Emile Pinet August 21, 2022 at 10:05 AM Thanks, Milt, I always look forward to your comments my friend, Emile.