Discourse Poems - Poems about Discourse

Upon the pond, where lilies float, Two ducks did meet, each fine of coat. Their feathers gleamed ‘neath gilded light, And thus began their feath’ry fight. Quoth Drake to Dame, with pufféd chest, “Good wench, thy quacking lacks finesse! Thy tones do clatter, coarse and crude, Like pebbles cast in solitude.” The Dame, unruffled, gave a grin, “Thy jests, dear Drake, art weak and...

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Not everything that is rough is bad And soft is good Remember the roughness of the grate is useful While the softness of the moss Can bring you down....

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Men eat too fast Women eat too Dilly dally....

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the whole world is happening at the same time every conversation, every bird call, every lion roar every everything bunched up to oneness in my head I carry the white noise of distance wherever I go I am an out of tune radio coursing through debris and tin whistle high notes playing one key in harmony that is my head, that...

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Short forms have beauty & clarity  having succinctness and thus are more easily memorised having the capacity to both show & tell,especially when sequenced into longer variations.And some forms like acrostic,kyrielle, terzanelle, villanelle&pantoum are useful 'learning the trade' exercise devices just as scales are used to teach piano.They tend however to be  too contrived,repetitive and so mechanical. The danger with...

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Who are we really? It’s my nature to—to what and how do we know it’s our nature, an inherent part of us? “The Scorpion and the Frog” an animal fable, teaches hurting others even when it is not in their own interests because the scorpion stings and dooms them both. I’m not so sure...

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There is no sin but ignorance. (Christopher Marlowe) Sin is the failure of an imperfectly made being to keep a perfect law. (Matthew Pearl-"The Dante Club") ASSUMPTION: Sin does not exist Until or unless It is publicized. PRESUMPTION: Public scandal Is what makes A sinful act offensive. QUESTION: Is sin in silence Still a sin? DISCOURSE: There was a time When virtue was its own reward, But, over the course Of human...

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I find it bemusing; The sentiments some are choosing; The language they are using; When communicating their dissatisfaction, With opposing political factions, Whose personal appeal they find lacking. So, I ask this my friends! Examine what you say and pen. Would you like this said of you? Does it matter YOU believe it’s due? Others may think you’re the back end of a mule. I guess...

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O children how beautiful the sea with its white foam clouds, its turquoise blooms, its kiddish push’n pull, its whirlpool, its briny drink… salt like liquor — be careful of where the sun beats you red. …the brothel of the sea don’t look for its meaning …just mind me - stay away from sirens and ethereal rocks. O children take your pails build your fairy castles, fill your...

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McConnell now says, "I was there! It was NOT a social affair! It was insurrection Attacking my section How dare RNC not be fair?"...

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Let us deport-- with skill-- Let us discourse--with care-- Powder exists in Charcoal-- Before it exists in Fire. ...

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With your teachings, tired tunes I’m tired, Hauling its harsh import, I’m tired. Not with my frugal fate, it’s fine, Your rating jewels as jade, I’m tired. By your discourse, a bit iffy, Karmic fate of if-then, I’m tired. By your sermons that seem dated, Scolding, berating me, I’m tired. Do deeds, expect no fruits, you say, Of such tired homilies, I’m...

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So disappointing to have a reputation-- Known for argumentative disputation When we could be known for a gentler tone, Raising quality of discourse in our generation. written November 2, 2021...

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My OldSchool patriarchal Pentateuch precedes our polycultural HolyNew Paraclete. This Pentateuch begins with the beginning of theo-TribalEgo cultural correlations; Genesis begets Exodus, the ChosenTribe's emigration into sacred Promised Land Of special transparency and divine vulnerability for a religious Priesthood found in Leviticus. Levite Priests Jesus recognized and dismembered as Pharisees and Sadducees, their scribes and self-delighted accountants Tediously enumerating the fourth Book of Numbers The fifth and PentUp final exodus prefacing a new climate and polyculture of...

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I Discourse Poem, The DREAM The dream came before dawn Longer ago than I dare to date. Within it, I trudged along The forever-length of a deserted Beach, having only the hope of Sighting a pier with its over-swooping Gull. I kept on the heavy walk in the dry, Poor, foot-denying sand — with More sliding down than stepping ahead. I wearied. I...

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