When music shall ensue
The step-well water gets when clean
And lilies then blossom therein,
In drones when bees come to lilies,
Ah, music shall madden the bees,
(And me by their maddening din!)
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Translation |11.12.2024| music, lily, water/well
Poet’s note: Sanskrit has thousands of verses of wisdom called Subhashhitam. A man is lost in imagination: this would happen, and
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Categories:
ensue, music, water,
Form: Quintain (English)
Never Fail In Loving Yourself
NEVER FAIL IN LOVING YOURSELF
Fall, as many time as it takes
But never trivialize your soul like flakes.
You are no less than a fantasy;
In sooth you're as esoteric as a sea.
Keep it real for there's nothing aesthetic in being an elf.
Never fail in loving yourself!
You are not less,
Neither a heap nor a mess.
The universe took its
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Categories:
ensue, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Some Beatings Might Ensue
Forecasters say we're getting snow, yukky poo
It's only November these guys belong in a zoo
We ain't ready yet
We're really upset
Will dock their pay and some beatings might ensue
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Categories:
ensue, anger,
Form: Limerick
Let Hell Ensue
The out is gone, we're overrun, it's 50 to 1, there is no chance left.
The dogs of enemy bark outside the door, soon they'll enter without request
The choices here are fight and die or die with no protest.
Sergeant I know you'll stand your ground until your very last breath
This time we knew we'd face one
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Categories:
ensue, dark, death, soldier, tiger,
Form: Dramatic Verse
A Beating Will Ensue
Forecasters say we're getting snow, yukky poo
It's only mid-October these guys belong in a zoo
We ain't ready yet
We're really upset
Will dock their pay and some beatings will ensue
© Jack Ellison 2015
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Categories:
ensue, snow,
Form: Limerick