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Bartered Quill

Considering me a talented, aspiring shill My muse loaned me a feathery quill Brokering her wisdom, leasing her skill With embroidered frills each barb with beauty did distill Lithographer's vision, a graceful dividend to reveal  Depreciating vane my artistic license to  bill Hollow shaft gilded so her availing light can the vacuum fill Inky reservoir with inspiration did instill A deep well with literary devices did rill Ideas streaming from strained cavity to the mind's tip with zeal   Burnished hues, sharp tones aesthetic notions to congeal A precision valve appended vagaries to swill An automated inkblot defibrillating patterns to spill

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 8/9/2011 10:14:00 PM
Thanks for your kind comments, Carolyn.
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Date: 8/9/2011 10:00:00 PM
You've gone far beyong being an "aspiring shill," Stephen. Haven't heard from you in a while and it's great to read your words again. Very close to a monorhyme -- some might even call it that because reveal and bill do sound quite a bit alike. Love your "artistic license to bill" line. Best wishes, carolyn
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