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emily:is a 2(or sometimes 3) line paradox epigram form(I labelled it thus,inspired by Emily Dickinson poem 1732).It may or may not have a title,uses a word with separate meanings,(or one that sounds the same,with a different spelling) with the intention to mean several things,therby to enhance the thought's ambiguity/enigma.

ED 1732 begins: My life closed twice- before it's close

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SHAKESPEARE's Romeo& Juliet: ask for me tomorrow- and you will find a grave man

so here are  two of mine 

free by a sacrifice- a sacrifice for free emily:MEASURE BY MEASURE consequence is my wage- if I with vengeance wage

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