Don'T Lie To Poets

You can’t lie
To a sweet lyre bird,
You can’t lie
At a small primrose,


Nor to a young Clarisse,
No one will lie,
Or a lying cat,
You can’t lie to me,

You can’t lie to me,
To a white rose,
You can’t lie
To a big yellow elephant,

Men lie too often,
We have to protect ourselves from it,
Flowers, cats, elephants
Understand this well.

We don’t lie to primroses,
We don’t lie to cypresses,
You don’t lie to vipers
Let’s hear what they tell us,

Don’t lie to poets,
On violins, on clarinets,
Don’t lie to daffodils,
Don’t lie to lovers,
Tomorrow they’ll thank us.

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Date: 4/22/2023 8:53:00 AM
Of course you can lie! I’d even say poetry is nothing but lies. Communication is imperfect, abstract, & subjective. Those are the qualities of communication that poetry explores these qualities most effectively. [Fictional rhyming] First, poetry is literature. Distinguishing between the two is nonsensical. Second, it's as fictional as any prose. Do you think Emily Dickinson actually heard a fly buzz when she died, then came back from the dead to write about it? Good message, yann
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/22/2023 4:09:00 PM
thanks "I am anaya" for the enlighning comment, it is so relevant, i just noticed that i never lie to a rose, or a butterfly, personnaly; i think Emily was sincere , what can we think ? lying is so natural, thanks a lot for reading and commenting
Date: 4/13/2023 10:05:00 PM
Good message here Yann, couched Cryptic in the Language of Creation..'
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/22/2023 4:10:00 PM
thanks Joe, i appreciate
Date: 4/5/2023 7:43:00 AM
Don't lie full stop! Ha…easier said than done as most of us will tell a white lie at times to avoid hurting someones feelings l do believe…Lovely poem Yann with an honest message…Debx
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/9/2023 4:49:00 PM
Thanks a lot DEb, i really try my best, thanks for the persuasive comment
Date: 4/4/2023 1:04:00 PM
Creative thinking in your poetry, Yann
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/5/2023 5:57:00 AM
tHANKS aNDREA? I APPRECIATE, yann
Date: 4/4/2023 12:01:00 PM
We should never lie to anything or anyone that loves us, well done my friend,
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/5/2023 5:59:00 AM
thanks Rose, for the signifiant comment, i appreciate yann
Date: 4/4/2023 10:13:00 AM
A stirring poem, filled with beautiful truth. Wonderful writing, Yann.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/5/2023 6:01:00 AM
thanks evelyn for the meaningful comment, for appreciating my poem, have a nice day
Date: 4/4/2023 9:55:00 AM
A lie only has power if someone believes it. Lying to a poet would only be inspiration for a poem:) Nice write, Yann.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/5/2023 6:04:00 AM
Thanks a lot Daniel, i will "follow" the tip, and its nice inspiration indeed
Date: 4/4/2023 7:06:00 AM
- Many lie so much that they do not know the truth ... great written, Yann - hugs
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Yann Rolland
Date: 4/5/2023 6:06:00 AM
i love your comment sunshine, to be not forgotten anytime, thanks a lot, i guess lying to other is lyning to oneself, thanks for appreciating my poem have a sweet day
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