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"ACCEPT YOUR FATE"

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(I am always unimpressed by poems which try to rhyme every line.  They strike me as a self-indulgent exercise in dexterity by the poet.  Anyroadup, here's one.)

 

St Peter stands at Heaven’s gate

Please be polite; don’t make him wait;

You know you’re past your sell-by date

So just Accept Your Fate.

 

You know you all exacerbate

Our parlous economic state;

Forget the call to vaccinate;

Be told – Accept Your Fate.

 

Let’s have no more of this debate;

Make good your will and your estate;

Don’t be a shitty little ingrate

But just Accept Your Fate.

◄ LITTLE BASTARDS

THE MEANING OF LIFE ►

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John Coopey

Sat 4th Nov 2023 10:03

Why, thankyou, Stephen; that’s just great. And thanks for the Like, Keith.

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Stephen Gospage

Sat 4th Nov 2023 08:30

A cheeky bit of rhyming, mate....

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John Coopey

Fri 3rd Nov 2023 22:51

Thankyou, JG.

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John Gilbert Ellis

Fri 3rd Nov 2023 18:05

nothing wrong with a bit of rhyme to make a point. Works well here John.

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John Coopey

Thu 2nd Nov 2023 19:36

Thankyou, MC, for your thoughts and for Keith for the Like.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 2nd Nov 2023 17:58

Something for "Private Eye" perhaps?
I don't go along with the comment about reasons for using line-rhyming. It can be a very useful tool for making a forceful
point...as shown here.

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