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But, But, But... ( A Sonnet)
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...But, What?


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Care not for too much care for idle woe,
heavy of sigh and over-weaning whine;
the kind kids learned when they heard the word "no";
oh, if only crying were a lifeline.

Pity’s fine to point of passivity;
till dull drive for remedy would demur;
prefer sympathy to activity,
fail to attend to the aches one could cure.

Sulky adolescence prays indulgence;
crusty curmudgeons lament better day;
grown men complain emasculation; hence
lone women wonder, real ones, where are they?

What straits we err to entertain and hone!
We can’t change others, but ‘kick butt’ – Our own!



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 Reviews of "But, But, But... ( A Sonnet)"
Reviewed by ya mama (Reader)
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
wonderful Helga

Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
Great energy! and good composition, here. Liked your premise.

Carmen

Reviewed by Debashish Haar (Reader)
Reviewed on February 3, 2004
GREAT writing..

Reviewed by Veronica Hosking
Reviewed on February 3, 2004
Title caught my eye.
Will make me think twice whenever I hear my 5 year-old lament, "But why".


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