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    a poem in the style of ee cummings

    sunlit dust motes within
    windswept snowflakes without
    a yard of moss invaded lawn
    layered over with snow
    reminds me of a time once spent
    in despair, intuiting life's transcience.
    If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.
    --Shakespeare

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    I understand. I like.
    Sometimes, watching the dust particles move is how I know I'm breathing.
    I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.

    "If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor

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    the poem itself,
    –(good)(clever)(yes)—
    imitation cummings?
    [eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!]
    if you (tres)&(pas)
    upon another's grave,
    style what becomes style…


    Good Luck!

    Pen

    If you didn't understand that, you may wish to re-read e.e. cummings and see if you really understand him.

    Some of us laugh
    Some of us cry
    Some of us smoke
    Some of us lie
    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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    this is a lovely poem whether or not it is in the style of E E Cummings. Lovely lines with a quiet confidence to them. Well done.

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    i admit that i titled the thread with haste. sorry if i stepped on some toes.
    If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.
    --Shakespeare

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    Quote Originally Posted by chasestalling View Post
    i admit that i titled the thread with haste. sorry if i stepped on some toes.
    Nay, do not appologize for a good poem! My toes are quite safe. I was quick with my wit, as always, and owe the apology myself. Your poem was fine.

    Mea culpa

    Pen
    Some of us laugh
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    Some of us smoke
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    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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