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Love, ah! In sadness it begins,
and begins again: the flight
and struggle of alarms,
melancholy, tremulous,
along the shore - and pain,
only a retreating dream of land,
returns anew.
and begins again: the flight
and struggle of alarms,
melancholy, tremulous,
along the shore - and pain,
only a retreating dream of land,
returns anew.
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An Interesting Concept: II
So, I have found it.
Finally, after centuries of research and pondering, of questions after questions, humanity has finally discovered the true meaning of the most important word and emotion to ever exist.
I have written about this topic before, questioning and seeking the definition of this four-letter conundrum. I presented almost all the available options and demonstrated how such findings could be used to accurately prove the most mysterious hypothesis of all time. As you know, however, even with all the facts the galaxy could present, it was impossible to nail down one single explanation.
I speak of course, about love.
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Frames
My bike is a vintage 1973 Raleigh handed down to me by my father. The steel frame I use to bike those forty miles to and from class every day is the same one he used on his campus, way back in the Bronze Age. Sure, I've replaced the brakes, the shifters, the chain, the pedals, the wheels, and about half the rider, but the core of the thing is unchanged.
It's only natural, then, that I was replacing the brake cable when I discovered them. I'd been inserting a Dremel bit to cut some sheathe when I thought to wear eye protection, and what should I find when rifling through the mess called my father's garage but a pair of glasses that could h
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Arthur Nobody
Arthur works the night shift at a generically scummy bar so that he can sit all day in a coffee shop and write like the bohemian he can't really afford to be. This will not be a major contextual issue.
He sits now as he does every day, abusing the good-natured "free refill" system, drinking enough caffeine to relieve the fact that he works all night and drinks (coffee) all day. Sleeping fits into the equation in patches without regularity. He sleeps when his body requires it, and his body sometimes requires it when he's in the middle of doing something else. He sleeps when on the bus and misses his stop, or dozes as he is about to
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The prompt was to write a favorite poem backwards, word for word, and use the result to write something new. I picked Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold.
I suppose that makes this "found" poetry. (9 of 31)
I suppose that makes this "found" poetry. (9 of 31)
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