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In Class in Rome

In Class in Rome
By Romulus

Something of the Renaissance
Is on that page, inside this book.
Such lovely, lifelike lines, you see?
You’d like it if you’d only look.

Across the flowing Tiber
Begins to swing a booming bell
As if to say; “Here is the spot
Where wept the painter, Raphael.”

The voice drones on
I think to yell:
Why don’t you show
Instead of tell!

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Donna-Katie ha detto…
Can we say "puerile and singsong", my dear Canuck? :)
12:44 AM
Anonimo ha detto…
Oh come on Donna there's no need to be so hard on the boy... What we are dealing with here is a young man's attempt to emulate Dr. Seuss...and to say such things as "puerile" and "singsong", he might give up and never write again..............hhhmmmmm
7:31 AM
The Dude ha detto…
Wait a minute...are you saying that rhyming "yell" with "tell" is puerile and singsong? You clearly don't have any artistic or poetic taste. Go back to school. It'll do you good.
7:37 PM
Donna-Katie ha detto…
Your mom goes to school.
4:58 AM
Donna-Katie ha detto…
"he might give up and never write again..............hhhmmmmm"

Which, clearly, would be a tragedy along the lines of Mount Vesuvius, world hunger, or the Beatles breaking up. :)
5:00 AM
Donna-Katie ha detto…
But not quite as sad as Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt. :(
5:02 AM
Follow my Whimsy ha detto…
I thought it was cute, and not at all puerile and singsong.
8:55 PM
Anonimo ha detto…
Your right Donna. And it would also not be as sad as TomKat....nothing is as sad as TomKat! :-)
12:03 AM
Anthony Smitha ha detto…
Oh, Romulus...

[stares off into a void, looking deep in thought...]

Sorry... I spaced out. I meant to say that your poetry caused great thoughts within my brain, deep sweeling felings within my heart. Oh, I wish I had words...

But I'm not a poet,
And I think you know it.
6:12 AM
Donna-Katie ha detto…
You're a darned sight more talented a poet than this Canadian hack. :)
6:38 AM
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