Envious the moon indeed, the light indicts the pale world. Granted, with a love of the English language (and I would argue Castellian Spanish dying) a poetry jam, be it hiku or sonnet, is not likely to draw much participation... But so, inspiring quotes or lyrics will do as well...flex that knowledge people!
Come all you young rebels and list while we sing for the love of one's country is a terrible thing. It banishes fear with the speed of a flame and it makes us all part of the patriot game. My name is O'Hannon and I've just gone sixteen. My home is in Monaghan where I was weaned. I've learned all my life cruel England's to blame and so I'm a part of the patriot game. It's barely two years since they wandered away and it was with the local battalion of the bold IRA For they'd read of our heroes and they wanted the same to play their own part in the patriot game. This Ireland of ours has for long been half-free. Six counties are under John Bull's tyranny. So, we gave up our boyhood to drill and to train and play our own part in the patriot game. And now as I lie here, my body all holes, I think of those traitors who bargained in souls. I wish that my rifle had given the same to those Quislings who sold out the patriot game.
A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." - Stephen Crane
XVII [FONT=Times Roman,Times New Roman]...If I could write the beauty of your eyes, And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.'[/FONT]
Love flies by quickly, leaving not its name Nor any calling card for reference. Its ambiguity inspires fame, For none pierce love's anonymous defense. Some scholars think that logic holds the key. They try to analyze love part by part. In all their wisdom, scholars cannot see That algebra cannot unlock the heart. Love will not be contained in any cage It easily escapes between the bars And flies away, confounding every sage And takes its place among the glitt'ring stars. And so, we find that love will hide from sight Until we let it carry us in flight. -- Me, several years ago.
