i would not have thought of it
...I would not have thought of it myself
to make love to drive away the crazy,
to be wary of virtuous principals,
to think of you more than New York,
I would not have thought of it alone,
I would...
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Categories:
montaigne, 9th grade, confusion, girlfriend,
Form: Free verse
These people they are not worth much
...These people, they’re not worth much,
They think they are more liquid than water,
They shine before those who envy them,
They wear beautiful expensive watches,
These people think they’re better t...
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Categories:
montaigne, appreciation, people,
Form: Free verse
How Do I
...How do I
To breathe?
To see the shooting stars?
To eat the pineapple
On my pizza?
How do I
To write to mom,
To sleep
In Chicago?
To drive a Ferrari?
How do I
To love Montaigne?
How a...
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Categories:
montaigne, 9th grade, love, poets,
Form: Free verse
Do Not Be Discouraged
...Poets, do not be discouraged, neither young nor old,
Uncertain verses can pierce stone, or iron,
Just believe those you love you, endure the headwinds,
To think that at the end of the sea there is...
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Categories:
montaigne, appreciation, courage, literature,
Form: Free verse
Never Satisfied
...I have seen men carved from stone
rising above the Black Hills,
I’ve seen ancient trees born back when
Ceaser still worked his will,
felt a thundering water pound down,
and from four Great Lakes...
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Categories:
montaigne, confusion, people, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
My Aging Illusion
...a quote from Montaigne: (1533-1592):
"Si on me presse dire pourquoi je l'amais, je sens que
cela ne se peut s'exprimer, qu'en repondant:
'Parce que c'etait lui; parce que c'etait moi."
(translati...
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Categories:
montaigne, absence, age, allegory, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
...Actions please us deeper than just words-
though teasers talk up promises so made
with words that sound like songs of pretty birds;
the music's sweet, but sours when pledges fade.
Words flow sm...
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Categories:
montaigne, angst, confusion, words,
Form: Rhyme