Brian Strand Poet Prose Poetry

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Tribute to Mary Evans ie George Eliot

STRAND POETIC REVIEW OCT 7

GEORGE ELIOT
An eliot is an epigram form I labelled in honour of George Eliot the English novelist/poet, 
inspired by an example in Chap 8 of her book Daniel Deronda.Here is her epigram should you 
wish to try one for yourself

What name doth Joy most borrow
when life is fair ?
                          Tomorrow !
What name does best fit sorrow
In young despair?
                           Tomorrow !

A talent
that outlived
passing fame-
hidden beneath
her lover's name.

&here is my 'ELIOT'
What tune does youth most play
when future's biding ?
                               Today !
What wisdom does age convey
when time is passing ?
                                Today !

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