Hobson's Choice - A Verbal Paradox
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Thomas Hobson (1544 –1631)
in 19th century late
a Cambridge ostler and postal carrier
set his priorities straight
he owned a livery stable
of 40 Hackney horses or more
plus boots brid...
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Categories:
ostler, animal, fun, horse, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Monday Mandate
...At his readiness, medley reduced to romance
Pure patched with strategy, pony Rosinanthe
Slick sleuth rotund from a thousand tutorials
Ideality frisked into quixotic filly deplorab...
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Categories:
ostler, absence, adventure, cry, engagement,
Form: Couplet
The Highwayman
...For love has come, thus will go..
But do you think I will ever let you so
You will be alone in wandering
And might think that I will do nothing..
So there I went to seek revenge
Rode my horse ...
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Categories:
ostler, fate, first love, love,
Form: Prose Poetry
Oastler In October
...Ostler in October
silent we drift
beneath the march of pines
toward the shore.
needles dry underfoot
each step scented like
grandma’s closet.
heady with freedom
laughter erupts sponta...
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Categories:
ostler, autumn, love,
Form: Free verse
Ostler In October
...Ostler in October
silent we drift
beneath the march of pines
toward the shore.
needles dry underfoot
each step scented like
grandma’s closet.
heady with freedom
laughter erupts sponta...
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Categories:
ostler, autumn, blessing, growth,
Form: Free verse
The Wind To the Wayside
...The Wind to the Wayside
There’s an old man sleeping on the bank of a river, and he’s flying his dreams in an indigo sky. If you listen so softly, there’s a chance you’ll remember his words of...
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Categories:
ostler, journey,
Form: Free verse