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A Sophist
A sophist saint in ancient Grecian land, 
Said whatever he said was a falsity. 

Was asked to state anything before he died, 
When once he'd...

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Categories: sophist, conflict, culture, freedom, humorous,
Form: Light Verse



A Sophist
that I am.

that I never
wish to change.

limitless is my
range. 

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a sophist in
solitude,
is 
a
happy me.

a sophist may 
always be poor of
money.

a sophist can dream
all day,

nothing might...

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Categories: sophist, poetry,
Form: Free verse
An Ode To Ancient Greece
Oh, ancient Greece, 
How much you have filled my soul.
The aesthetics of your kind, 
Are more than satisfied
By your beautiful eyes.

The epics of grace, 
Odysseus...

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Categories: sophist, history
Form: I do not know?
Greek Philosophy After Heraclitus - Continued In Verse - With the Pluralists
THE PLURALISTS : Empedocles & Anaxagoras

That single primary substance the ‘arche’ of
the Ionian philosophers ,
Was challenged by Emphedocles (b.495BC)
and Anaxagoras(b.500BC) !
Emphedocles spoke of four qualitative...

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© Raj Nandy  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: sophist, historymen, hate, life, love,
Form: Rhyme
I Dont Wanna Be That Guy
When I opened my eyes, Mum’s love as my first sight
Those everlasting enjoys, Wrapped in a loving mist

laughing all with joys, Running to be a...

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Categories: sophist, irony, violence,
Form: Rhyme



The Estranged
The Estranged [A dedication]

         Jay was sitting in his small cell
      ...

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Categories: sophist, dedication,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 25
Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 25

Followers are made from day one in the womb
Not gods but by men in the full-length skirt
Pavlov mice...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: sophist, anti bullying, freedom, religion,
Form: Villanelle
The Carpenter
When I'm pining for the power to yield
Breaking all the branches I seize
Acres for the taking in a forest of mistakes
I can't see for the...

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Categories: sophist, art, work,
Form: Verse
Trouble-Some Peace Offering
Trouble-some Peace Offering
A warm weather,
Heat at its peak,
The sun smiles at the earth, 
Plants welcome it arrival,
As usual the patriot at home,
Music at the corners...

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Categories: sophist, age,
Form: Romanticism
Vexed In Vogue
There was truly nothing left to do in this place ?
But try and paint since joy as dreams had vanished
Her novelty slipped away ? A...

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Categories: sophist, art,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member Unadorned Conscience
Thinking it sophisticated, he declared himself a sophist. 
Dwelling deep in Plato’s cave, he became learned in the shapes of shadows. 
Enamored by their dim...

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Categories: sophist, allegory, allusion, heart, humanity,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member Astral Disposition
Look at the stars, look at how they shine for you and everything you do
          ...

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Categories: sophist, love, stars,
Form: Verse
Cartoon Guns
My Sophist self hardly entertains the idea of air
and space is too immense, to damn big to occupy.
I project myself into the world, meet a...

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Categories: sophist, angst, confusion, introspection, self,
Form: Free verse
Reflection
O when I am safe in my mobile home, 

I tread on the pride of visible gnome; 

Over sapien’s head I walk aloft, 

With tender...

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Categories: sophist, philosophypride,
Form: I do not know?
Time Has Turned a Page
Pedants fume helpless and seethe with rage,
But linguists surrender to the age,
Media always misuse
Commoners to confuse,
But rage not, time has turned a tired page.
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It is...

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Categories: sophist, humor, time,
Form: Limerick

Book: Shattered Sighs