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Luck and Chance: epistle
“Dear John,” the letter read, “I seek advice. You seem to know some things, and seem quite nice. I wonder what you think of luck and chance. Do you believe we twirl in a mad dance of accidental happenings and … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, chance, epistle, expertise, letter, luck, poetic forms
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The flicker flame: a clogyrnach
Who can say what form the end takes? The path each of us chooses makes no two lives the same. The snuff of one flame? A wind came – a mistake; while yet another’s candle’s spark may grow immense, and … Continue reading
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Tagged chance, clogyrnach, death, life, poetic forms, time, Welsh verse forms
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The Fickle Hand of Fate
How fickle fate doles out its random hand, the faces of the cards down on the felt unknown and spiteful of the best laid plans, now little use once your lot has been dealt! You work against the odds to … Continue reading
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Tagged chance, chaos, destiny, disappointment, expectations, fate
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