Socrates

An eloquent stutterer he was,
whose anecdotes were luscious and true
he lived in the days of aesthetics,
but had no comeliness in size or stature;

His teachings were unadulterated and void of fallacy
Ipso facto he was condemned to the gallows,
he tasted of the legendary hemlock potion
And died before he lived.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Heck Avatar
November 30, 2008 at 5:14 AM
Cardinal - Congratulations on your poem making Round One of the PSoup poetry contest! Wishing you all the best in the finals and have a Happy Holiday season. Peace always, John
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November 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Congrats on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals! Love, Shar
Jordan Avatar
November 1, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Cardinal - Congrats on your poetry making it through to the next round – Great Job & God Bless
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October 28, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round. Good luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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October 4, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations of being featured this week. This is a very wonderful poem. I like the flow of this poem and the way history is presented here. Great job! ~Joseph
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October 4, 2008 at 6:12 AM
Congratulations on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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September 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM
Congratulations on "Socrates" being featured. Vince
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September 22, 2008 at 8:04 AM
I'm a stutterer also though I don't find much eloquence in mine kkknnnooow wwwhat III mmmean - Its really rather embarrassing most of the time - great poem and congrats on being featured - God bless
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September 22, 2008 at 7:14 AM
Congratulations Cardinal on your well deserved featured write of the week. Love, Shar
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