GOOD WORKS REWARDED
Revision - thanks, Sue, for your good suggestion: GOOD WORKS REWARDEDOur neighbor thought it her appointed lotto do for others and ignore herself.She put her dreams and lifestyle on a shelfand gave...
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Hi Margaret...I think this has an endearing charm and because it's lite, you can get away with cute rhymes like "socked her" and "doin' "and the down-homey phrases like "her appointed lot" and "rack...
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Sue, I like your suggestion for revision, and am making it.As to "cakes and ale," it is an old expression and figurative, not literal.Thanks for your help!Margaret
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Quote:As to "cakes and ale," it is an old expression and figurative, not literal.Ah so, I see, as in the syn. for the good life?Good one, Margaret.Sue******************<br>To have great poetry...
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Margaret -That's some fine dashing off. I enjoyed it. If that's what it takes to be a saint, I don't think i'm going to make it. February
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In the second stanza, "rack and ruin" may be a cliche. The rhyme with "doin'" however makes me think that this might be worth revising to make the rhyme better and the content clearer.In the third...
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Quote:In the third stanza, does one bring someone "cakes and ale" if they are "pale" (sick?)Little Red Riding Hood did. I wouldn't mind some crab-cakes and beer just about now since I've been under...
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This was fun, Margaret--no harm in making a jest out of a sonnet. Even better, perhaps, if it serves as a stepping stone for something with more challenge. The way I look at it, every passing fancy...
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