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Circumlocution

In a round-about, indirect
Not to dissect but inspect
Alternative means to deflect
From some singular aspect,
Of getting to a point or effect…

I need to be more direct.

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Date: 8/6/2025 8:07:00 PM
I love how the form mirrors the theme—looping around only to land on that punchy last line. Clever and relatable. We've all been there!
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Tom Valles
Date: 8/8/2025 6:13:00 AM
Hi Rowena! Thank you for taking time to comment. I appreciate your kind words very much. Your work is terrific! I can't wait to read more of them. :-)
Date: 7/30/2025 7:12:00 AM
YES!!! Jay, this is what I love about Poetry Soup, I knew there would be writers like you who would "get" it! Thanks so much for your comments. Happy writing!
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Date: 7/29/2025 11:21:00 AM
Hello Tom, According to literary sources, circumlocution often signals ineffective or evasive writing—but when turned inward, as here, it becomes a purposeful rhetorical strategy, turning the poem’s form into its meaning
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