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Death and taxes
The world spins wildly on its warped axis
Daylight to darkness, beginning to end
Another day done, another begins
Nothing is certain 'cept death and taxes
Floating and flying through infinite skies
Quicksilver changes unfold in a blur,
Eons and decades no more than obscure
Centuries pass in a blink of god's eyes
Orbital journey encircles the sun,
Elliptical path to absolute truth
Procrastination is positive proof
Youth is wasted on the ignorant young
The sun may burn out, the heaven's may fade,
But death and taxes will always remain.
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| I don't see a lot of rhyming poems (which is a little sad) but you did this right. You didn't have to compromise the message to make it rhyme and that can be hard to do sometimes. Great way to express the current state of affairs in our world. Excellent! |
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| I adore this -- it has a lot to say about my current experience, that's for sure! I love the rhyming, I and the rhythm of it is awesome! |
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| i hate taxes. good poem, like the humility of it. |
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| I agree wholeheartedly about the dismissal of rhymed poetry. It is sort of mathematical and IMHO makes it very difficult to write. Sonnets are my favorite. The *formula* lends itself to some very profound expressions of thought. It's not even something you have to try to do, it just happens. Thank you for an honest and insightful comment. I *refuse* to use filler words. Can't stand 'em. I once read that every single word in a poem should be significant. I try my best do adhere to that. |
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| I really enjoyed this... I think that rhymed poetry is something that tends to get dismissed too easily. I also believe it's much more difficult to write and it can much more rewarding to read. I'm a fan of free verse, too, but there's a certain level of impressiveness that goes along with a poem like this that's rhymed and beautiful and evocative. It doesn't fall prey to random words tossed in for the sake of the rhyme or a cutesy sing-songy cadence. The scheme is interesting too. All in all, very good. |
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