Steve Grammatico Poet Couplet

Advise and Repent

Speak No Evil

My love for the lady is visceral, sweet, 
Absent of jealousy, immune to deceit.   
Whether near daybreak or crepuscular night,
Her penumbra defeats the ambient light.
Do not cloud my thoughts with your cynical views,
Desultory comments advanced to abuse.
I accept in the halcyon part of my mind
The opulent fiction she loves me in kind.
Thus in ways sonorous, exuberant all, 
Speak well of the siren who keeps me in thrall.

1/29/2016

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Funom Makama March 5, 2016 at 10:35 AM wonderful! Wonderful! So wonderful!

Poet Destroyer A February 6, 2016 at 8:42 PM Steve, then you should think about becoming one fast. Haiku is my 3rd favorite form. Well, I'm not a haiku-ist. But, I love reading haiku. thank you for the comment on my page. and the reply below. Hugs LINDA

Poet Destroyer A February 6, 2016 at 9:35 AM Steve, Congratulations on your "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" ten-word challenge WIN!" Love LINDA Steve Grammatico February 6, 2016 at 8:16 PM Thanks, Linda. A real test. If I become a premium member, maybe I'll sponsor a five-word haiku challenge.

Janice Canerdy February 3, 2016 at 8:32 AM Wow! You really nailed that challenge! Congrats on your win. Janice Steve Grammatico February 3, 2016 at 9:43 AM Thanks, Janice. Too bad I discovered too late that I could have rhymed "crepuscular" with "muscular."

Skat A February 2, 2016 at 10:43 PM Steve, Congrats on your ten-word challenge WIN. ** SKAT ** Steve Grammatico February 3, 2016 at 5:06 AM Thanks, SKAT A. I looked at some of your poems. Don't know what happened but I'm sorry you aren't posting any more. Our loss.

Susan Gentry February 2, 2016 at 6:12 PM Congratulations on your win! I really liked the way you did this. A 7 Steve Grammatico February 3, 2016 at 5:23 AM Appreciate it, Susan. If I become a premium member, I'm going to run a similar contest with words like "Otorhinolaryngologist."

Lin Lane February 2, 2016 at 10:12 AM I liked this one a lot, Steve. Well done for this contest and congratulations. Lin Lane February 2, 2016 at 10:41 AM and I'm humble enough to admit I had to look it up to discover its meaning. haha Steve Grammatico February 2, 2016 at 10:38 AM Thanks, Lin. I can say with certainty that I will never use the word "crepuscular" again.

James Inman February 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM Nice write, Steve, great rhyme. Steve Grammatico February 2, 2016 at 10:44 AM Appreciate it, James. This one was difficult.

Teddy Kimathi February 2, 2016 at 7:24 AM Greetings Steve. Congrats for your WIN in the contest!!! ;-) Steve Grammatico February 2, 2016 at 10:46 AM Thank you, Teddy. First placement since I joined last month. Encouraging.

Richard Lamoureux January 31, 2016 at 9:09 AM That was a pleasant surprise. It's an important topic so I'm glad the piece is getting some attention.

Richard Lamoureux January 30, 2016 at 6:09 AM This is quite enjoyable to read. Steve Grammatico January 31, 2016 at 3:44 AM "Thanks, Richard. And congratulations on "Big girls do Cry" being ranked # 1."