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Herbert-Last Resort

Hope can be certain Hope is not denied in the main- If,all else is tried Quatrain Form derived from George Herbert's poem Discipline 5/5/3/5

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Date: 6/2/2010 6:50:00 PM
Very true Brian and packs a power punch to those who read... a great Quatrain .. just wrote my first Rondel form tonight too... enjoyed ..with luv from the "Sweetheart"
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Date: 6/2/2010 2:36:00 PM
We have that hope that we can hold onto...Keep the creative pen flowing..Sara
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Date: 6/1/2010 11:05:00 AM
Very interesting Quatrain Brian. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for your kind words. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/1/2010 3:25:00 AM
A lot said in this short message. Hope is sometimes all we have. If we loose hope, we have lost our reason to live. Excellent piece.
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Date: 6/1/2010 3:12:00 AM
And always " springs eternal " Sir Brian . It reminds me of a friend who told me , he met his wife at the travel agents ; She was the last resort !!!!
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Date: 6/1/2010 2:13:00 AM
i believe in this, excellent harry
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Date: 6/1/2010 1:04:00 AM
This is a real sweety, it would fit in one of those books for children or adults where there are a lot of poems with some wisdom in them.
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