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Rectification of the Death of Society

Petals of a dying rose, 
answers I should not suppose. 
To those still with life I propose 
that the propensities
 and proprieties
 of dull and dying societies 
be cast 
out of our anxieties.
 For those who commit such travesties
 to those who create perfect families. 
Paling to preposterous powers
 to this compare a dying flower.
 In life or death
 lives the lives of the living
 and dies the dismal day-dreams of the dreary traveler. 
Rhymes in word
 and the rhythm of my rectifying pen
 rapidly recall raptures and revelations of my priors.
 Downfall of moral rites, time to fight the good fight. 
Atrocities committed by audacious animal 
pull for the powers 
that dim and dull the dieing flowers.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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