Vlad Posted March 31, 2003 Report Posted March 31, 2003 Smiles, The joy of the world, Make me happy while, Life gets unfurled, Grins, What to do if not laugh, It's true good always wins, Wonderful people, alas...
Peredhil Posted April 7, 2003 Report Posted April 7, 2003 strange twist on the ending. Alas? It suddenly sounds with the last word as if the Speaker isn't one of the Wonderful people. How strange.
Justin Silverblade Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 *mimics Pered's thoughts on the ending* A sarcastic Speaker maybe? Jealous? Or maybe just 'wiser' with cynicism, kind of a "alas, if only they knew it wasn't that simple..." kind of thing? Either way, a neat poem. Short and sweet - thanks for sharing. Justin
Alaeha Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Or perhaps the wonderful people are not on the "good" side. There are always good people on both sides of any conflict, if you can find them... Or, perhaps, alas was chosen because it seemed to fit better than anything else and was at least an imperfect rhyme for laugh. It has been known to happen. But either way, it is a good poem... An interesting twist at the end, as was already said... Whatever the purpose of the Alas, at least it makes people think!
Salinye Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Well, I thought of yet another possibility. The poem brings to mind an old wise man who is whispering these words, and the Alas is almost like a ....finally...*smile slowly grows across his lips* That make sense or am I too close to the cat nip again? Thanks for sharing, I loved it. Short, Sweet and perfect. :0) ~Salinye
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