Conscience

Our conscience bears witness—

in the way thoughts are excused

in the way actions are accused

by the inward manner bemused

of the acceptance of grace unabused






February 19, 2020
F F I series 76 eap
Brian Stand, sponsor

Regarding this, Brian Strand explains: "eap (pronounced eep) is a list cinquain where line 1 is a statement followed by rhymed lines 2-5 that amplify the statement with words introduced by `in the', `by the', and `of the.'  I labelled this an eap after Edgar Allan Poe as it is inspired by sililoqy in this format in the conclusion of his essay Poetic Principle."
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February 21, 2020 at 7:18 AM
So I learned something new! Enjoyed the poem and a poetic lesson! Fave
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February 21, 2020 at 9:02 PM
Wow! You’ve made my day, Kim. Thank you! ~Mark
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