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Marc Gilbert
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Stricken

Post by Marc Gilbert » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:18 am

It strikes me that I’m stricken
and stricken I will fall
but falling is a fate
that will surely strike us all.

(I thought we need a 4 liner :) )
Last edited by Marc Gilbert on Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:38 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Sharon Leigh
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Re: Stricken

Post by Sharon Leigh » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:22 am

Hee! :D

We did need a 4 liner come to think of it! :D

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Re: Stricken

Post by Mark » Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:40 am

Nice CPian quattro!

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Tracy Mitchell
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Re: Stricken

Post by Tracy Mitchell » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:19 am

Clever lines.
Can the first line absorb another syllable?
It reads easier for me as :

It strikes me that I'm stricken
or 
It strikes that I am stricken

But perhaps you don't want the iambs.

just asking.

Cheers.

T

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Re: Stricken

Post by Marc Gilbert » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:38 am

Tracy Mitchell wrote:
Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:19 am
Clever lines.
Can the first line absorb another syllable?
It reads easier for me as :

It strikes me that I'm stricken
or 
It strikes that I am stricken

But perhaps you don't want the iambs.

just asking.

Cheers.

T

I thought the "me" was there. :P Thanks for the spot!
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Re: Stricken

Post by Tracy Mitchell » Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:41 am

Sometimes me is there, sometimes not. :D

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