The Half of it All

Posted on 06/10/2017 | 9 Comments

17399-Glass-Of-Color

Transcribe a mind for its knowledge

Spilled ink not learned in college

A glass half full of the smallage

Fine brandy subject to a tallage

Sad souls sell their knowledge

A glass half empty of the smallage

Creative senses lost in college

Witless souls live that on the edge

Their expiration beyond the ledge

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This poem is dedicated to anotherwisemonkey The challenge is to write a poem using words that rhyme with knowledge. 

Smallage-the celery, Apium graveolens, especially in its wild state. wild celery Tallage-Medieval History. a tax paid by peasants to the lord of their manor.

Eugenia

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9 responses to “The Half of it All”

  1. John Holton | 06/10/2017 at 11:12 pm |

    I half expected you to start channeling Ogden Nash….

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    • -Eugenia | 06/11/2017 at 10:06 am |

      Thank you, John. I am a fan of Ogden Nash and his unconventional style. I hadn’t thought about him until your mention. Thank you for bringing him to my attention.

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  2. anotherwisemonkey | 06/11/2017 at 8:00 am |

    Love this! You have exceeded my expectations. And thank you for teaching me the word “smallage”.

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  3. Tom Merriman | 06/11/2017 at 3:52 pm |

    Well done, Eugenia… you found quite a few words there and worked them in well.

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  4. Patricia | 06/11/2017 at 11:10 pm |

    Your poem does tell a story. You have a way with words.

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