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How Could I Ever Be So Blind

How could I ever be so blind

To miss what was so plain to see

If I unlocked my shackled mind

How could I ever be so blind

With open eyes I’d surely find

Such love I thought could never be

How could I ever be so blind

To miss what was so plain to see

Triolet

◄ Summer

Belief ►

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Stu Buck

Fri 19th Aug 2016 20:53

excellent triolet. quite envious, even though its simple i still file such things under 'things i cannot do' but its pulled off here with aplomb. simple but effective.

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M.C. Newberry

Fri 19th Aug 2016 16:45

I like the "circular" nature of these lines - carrying truth
not restricted to love alone...and indeed, the former word
could replace "love" in this concise and canny contribution.

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