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Et arceo

When common herd pronounces poet sound
polysyllabic words seem seldom seen,
bland brands' bandwagon fanfare, asses crowned,
as genius starves, neglected quits stage scene.

Works wise despise perks, narrow critic's eyes,
jerks brash cash in on fan mail underwritten
by Sony, Fox, Time Warner PR guys
imitating teenage heart-throb smitten.

How many colours woven in pride's coat
needs needy scribe who weeds out base intents,
keeps creed from crowd’s pernicious floating vote,
finds wings, still laughing at his own expense ?

What's writ, unshared, falls fallow, horn unheeded,
wit's titbit skits un-aired, screed corn unseeded.


Author notes

7 September 2009   robi3_1913_robi3_0000 SXX_IJZ


Odi profanum vulgus et arceo … I detest the common herd, and ward them off Horace, liv. III, ode i, verse 1

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Que j'ai toujours haï les pensers du vulgaire !
Qu'il me semble profane, injuste, téméraire !

Jean de la Fontaine
_________________

Loin d'ici, profane vulgaire,
Apollon m'inspire et m'éclaire ;
C'est lui, je le vois, je le sens,
Mon cœur cède à sa violence ;
Mortels, respectez sa présence,
Prêtez l'oreille à mes accents !

J.-B. Rousseau

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  • Starz of Heaven gold member
    September 12

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    This is a lot to digest read through it a few times great piece thanks for taking the time to enter best to you in our contest be well.


  • aboomer silver member
    September 11

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    Tongue twister at times....lol....but great depth. Wonderful wording.
    nice job

    thank you for your entry
    best wishes in the contest


  • islekine gold member
    September 11

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    Another wonderful entry!

    So profound...
    How many colours woven in pride's coat
    needs needy scribe who weeds out base intents,
    keeps creed from crowd’s pernicious floating vote,
    finds wings, still laughing at his own expense ?

    very creatively done! Thanks for sharing your talent with us again! Best wishes in the contest and always!
    Write on and on!

    and


  • sinfull
    September 7

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    This is a good one too

    They all were...post em! Meter and rhyme are great... (My brain is now stuck in sonnet - speak) Perfect form, this. Best of luck! I'm off to find some finer ink =)