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Happy VD
“What fools these Human’s be”
when in love, yes I see,
but, the larger truth,
what greater fools when not,
spirits twisted and souls rot!
How pompous, vain
and condescending;
only through Love’s sufferance
might this wound be mending.
Yet they hide when seeing
healing descending
until by Valentine’s pox laid low
with a shot from Eros’ bow!
Oh, oh, OH!
It is madness, is it not?
It’s been so long that I’d forgot,
I hope it fades away…
Still, only does the grave
fools
from the foolish save!
Still...not all is sadness and sorrow,
for I shall be a grave fool on the morrow,
if I might a line from Mercutio borrow.
Till then, anon,
for I am gone and done,
my bugled sword in baldric hung!
©2011-2021 erthona
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I was with you until "bugled sword". Can't make heads or tails of that.
And "till then, anon" doesn't seem needed.
Enjoyed the read.
TRQA
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Hi Dale,
nice bit of fun, but I'm with TqB on the 'bugled sword' (of course it might have been bulged, and that ending might be a Blackadder (series 2) joke  )
Kept waiting for a 'who gives a Puck' line ... ah well.
(never-ending between Love's and sufferance?
“What fools these Human’s be”
when in love, yes I see,....................................this for yes?
but, (and here's a) the larger truth,
what greater fools when not,
Worth tightening the meter, I think.
Best, Knot
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Thanks guys. I wrote a response, but it got wiped out, so I will come back later and redo it.
Thanks again for giving this a read.
dale
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(02-09-2021, 06:11 AM)Erthona Wrote: Happy VD
“What fools these Human’s be”
when in love, yes I see,
but, the larger truth,
what greater fools when not,
spirits twisted and souls rot!
How pompous, vain
and condescending;
only through Love’s sufferance
might this wound be mending.
Yet they hide when seeing
healing descending
until by Valentine’s pox laid low
with a shot from Eros’ bow!
Oh, oh, OH!
It is madness, is it not?
It’s been so long that I’d forgot,
I hope it fades away…
Still, only does the grave
fools
from the foolish save!
Still...not all is sadness and sorrow,
for I shall be a grave fool on the morrow,
if I might a line from Mercutio borrow.
Till then, anon,
for I am gone and done,
my bugled sword in baldric hung!
©2011-2021 erthona
wouldn't it be spirts twist and souls rot
or
spirits twisted and souls rotten?
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The title and "Eros bow" were worth the price of admission.
Sorta fell on your sword there at the end, or maybe I fell on it...
Still, a great, funny take on "love day".
Thanks Dale,
Mark
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Knot and TqB,
"bugled sword in baldric hung", trumpeted penis is sheathed, as happens when one falls in love (See "Much Ado About Nothing...Benedict).
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Thanks Mark
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Welcome back Milo
You're right, it isn't equal on the sides of the "and", but I claim "wordplay" what can I say.
dale
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