This sonnet style exercise is direct result of some remarkably accurate and astute observations by richard cederberg on a recent posting of mine. Despite I being an early member of Authorsden. I have not posted here for a good number of years, and to that effect, I presume that with a few exceptions that I am totally unknown to current members.
There comes a time in each man’s life:
when, cavil sees a contest.
It whispers a forsaken strife,
and minds last avant-garde of protest.
No more vain glories, vied, or sought
in wildness of adventure.
Its challenge, of lives, amorous mort.
Self-delving into real times danger.
Eld’s onward rush its effort earned,
its foison slowly fading.
Our étourderie shows little learned:
in hastes of yester ways, and yearning.
Tide’s time displays, in auric sands:
Life’s setting sun. Man understands
. Mor.
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Your literary voice, your choice of words, and phraseology, are certainly your own poet. And you are one of very few that I am obliged to seek a dictionary with. Your criticism of one of my sentences encouraged me to change it. An interesting piece here, Mor. Peace and continued inspiration ... richard
Yes, I have noticed that some of our members approaching the end of their lives tend to write a great deal about that plight. I am tempted, but not quite ready to reach that point as I write my autobiography of adventures of my youth that I can no longer partake. I do not look at them with sadness, but look forward to what I can accomplish in a few short years I have left.
This is a complicated write for me a 'non academic' But the fact that its held me here for more than ten minutes is I must think..what makes it an interesting challenging to unravel. I mean this as a compliment.
I'm gonna' get to the bottom of it before long. I never give up.
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I'm gonna' get to the bottom of it before long. I never give up.
Brilliant.