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Delusions

Words

flood out

on my page;

pentameter,

in elegant style.

Expressive sentiments,

pouring forth profound meaning,

in carefully crafted stanzas

to delight the casual reader.

Each perfectly projected syllable

showing imperious erudition,

I perform this latest masterpiece

to waiting contemporaries.

With fleeting introspection,

I wonder to myself;

when had I...

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Double Etheree

Delusions Of Literacy

Words

Flood out

On my page;

Pentameter,

In flowing trochees;

Such expressive free verse,

Pouring forth profound meaning

In multiple, moving stanzas;

Each perfectly projected syllable

Showing imperious erudition.

As I perform my latest masterpiece

To assembled contemporaries

In a moment of reflection

I wonder quizically

When had I developed

Such delusion...

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Double Etheree

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