Let the children lamentations sing
For we are by the internet captive taken
Let the strong youth petitions bring
For our pure reason not be forsaken
Let grownups extol the joy of books
For it is by writing and reading we live
Let the elders shepherd with staffs and crooks
For it is seeming that to us their wisdom they give
Let our ancestors pour forth many blessings
For it is with prayers that our fate is sealed
Let our enemies be-gone with vile cursings
For it is with a clear conscience we are healed
Let our descendants not replay our bad habits
For it is with practice perfection is made
Let all these words be written on stone tablets
For it is with much repetition they will be relayed
(#collaborative poetry)
Posted to Jilly’s December Casting Bricks Challenge as an answer to Charley’s challenge. His is bold, while mine is the remainder.
December 21, 2017 at 11:08 pm
Aw, I like your take on this! Much wisdom and much to ponder. You kept the voice well and the tone! Good one!
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December 22, 2017 at 8:20 pm
Thanks, Charles!
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December 22, 2017 at 12:23 am
Love this! So true. I have thing for laments though. Can’t really say why.
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December 22, 2017 at 8:24 pm
Hi J! Glad to see you again. Re: laments- I’m sure it’s because it’s a cry of the heart.😊. Merry Christmas!
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December 23, 2017 at 1:15 am
Yeah, I was absent for a while. But it’s good to be back. 🙂
And so true about the heart part.
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December 25, 2017 at 12:39 am
👍
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December 23, 2017 at 1:16 am
And merry Christmas 🙂
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December 25, 2017 at 12:39 am
And to you too!😊😊
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December 22, 2017 at 6:08 pm
Brilliantly written, Vivian! I love that you went positive with this challenge. It is a blessing poem and much enjoyed. (I have written my completion of this one, but not posted it yet. I went very dark, so I am reluctant to post it right at Christmas.)
Merry Christmas!
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December 22, 2017 at 8:38 pm
Thanks Jilly😊 Aww- wish you’d post yours. Remember, it’s art…whether rhyming or out of season. Art is art……pretty please!?😯
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December 22, 2017 at 9:46 pm
I plan to post it on the 26th. It’s going through the editing process… comma or semi-colon? Haha!
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December 22, 2017 at 10:03 pm
Good.. 🙂 :)…pesky punctuation!
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December 30, 2017 at 9:38 am
Repetition, relays… “For it is by writing and reading we live” this is by far the most inspiring message this year for me, and what’s intriguing is how simple it looks. Simple but heavy. I love your work
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December 30, 2017 at 11:24 am
Thank you! Glad to inspire. All writers feel this way, I believe. This was a collaborative poem with another blogger- so I credit him with getting the ball rolling. I decided to sprinkle some African flavour- for myself.
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December 30, 2017 at 11:32 am
Well it turned out just fine 👍
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December 30, 2017 at 11:34 am
😊
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