Keeper Of The Flame

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 Trying To Fix The Fix I'm In



My detractors say "He does not properly rhyme",
As they seek to pen their thoughts in free verse
I strive mightily for the right words all the time
Overly loquacious while told I should be terse...

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Disparaging remarks come from villains of the night
Belittling all that some do in their childish scrawl
Those who not only cannot read but cannot write
Who should be scribbling remarks on bathroom walls...

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People coming at me from all directions as if they know me
Why, I am not even all that familiar with my own sister
I never know just what it is they're tryin' to show me
But I am from the old school, still using Miss and Mister...

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They shout 'Bravo, fortissimo, ole!  He has joined
In the formulation of thought without form or reason.
I'll bet most of what he writes has been purloined',
While their work remains unleavened, unsalted, unseasoned...

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Others spew forth invectives toward an innocent child
"Christ in a manger"! And they do not mean it reverently.
And why is Christ so often and so cruelly defiled?
When all other deities are treated so deferentially?

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But after all this I should admit there is talent here
Some write so well it brings a chill when I read them
There are at least a dozen poets that I truly revere
They are gracious, talented and there when I need them...

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(I have struggled in the swamp of pointless thought
While upon my shelf mere baubles busily gather dust
I've spent ill gotten gains on things so poorly bought
While all that is worthwhile in me develops rust)...

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I humbly offer this to all as I go out into the night
To seek what is worthwhile for me to place upon a page
To my friends and my enemies, may you bathe in purest light
And may you all be rewarded for your work a proper wage...
  







Sept 6 2010



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