Does not Death commit unjust ultimate crimes
Who returns from the au-dela knows true nought
To what extent violent thoughts can be crimes
The Real in the Apparent see you rhymes
Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 20
To what extent violent thoughts can be crimes
Is there one person who’s not guilty by thought
The Real in the Apparent see you rhymes
With what reason Raskolnikov murder rhymes
Does Nietsche see in him the greatness of thought
To what extent violent thoughts can be crimes
Can the rogue State justify wanton war crimes
Nor the Police non-citizen rights stamp out
The Real in the Apparent see you rhymes
Who tolls the church bells controls also the chimes
He who can think must also control the thought
To what extent violent thoughts can be crimes
Wanton acts of violence breed in all climes
Kubla Khan repeats the way Ghengis Khan fought
The Real in the Apparent see you rhymes
Does not Death commit unjust ultimate crimes
Who returns from the au-dela knows true nought
To what extent violent thoughts can be crimes
The Real in the Apparent see you rhymes
By the by, Tom, there are TWO of this Villanelle posted inexplicably on the site. Not my doing, I swear. I even tried to delete the other, but Senor Don Ron might interject and reject all such efforts for he has entered a stunning commentary to which I riposted. You may perhaps wish to see the other Villanelle-20, but HOW is the question.
Be that as it may, I'm deeply touched by your "tribute" to my non-violent sequence. The credit is not mine. Things get written as they happen in the mind. "The moving finger writes and having writ moves on..." (Omar Khayyam)
How are you and the Boss-Lady? I would have wished to have seen a pic of the diamond jubilee gathering of the clan, and thus see what a lucky guy you are for the Once-in-a-Life-Time Catch you made 60 years ago!!!
mister "T" I've enjoyed reading your Dilemma of the non violent poems.At this time in my life, I just can't forget or put aside the terrible violence and killing that's become a daily menu in the news. it's doubly hard to generate humor when your mind is occupied with murder and mayhem . I have to say reading your poetry is enjoyable for me at this time. It's very thought provoking when I realize what you're saying Mister you sure put your life into this writing and believe me it beats the hell out of the news. if I want to forget the spin of the world today, I see the truth in your work Thanks for sharing, it beats the hell out of TV
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Be that as it may, I'm deeply touched by your "tribute" to my non-violent sequence. The credit is not mine. Things get written as they happen in the mind. "The moving finger writes and having writ moves on..." (Omar Khayyam)
How are you and the Boss-Lady? I would have wished to have seen a pic of the diamond jubilee gathering of the clan, and thus see what a lucky guy you are for the Once-in-a-Life-Time Catch you made 60 years ago!!!