Nor Tear nor Rant, But Cogent, Urgent, Plangent Tangent

Posted on April 7, 2025 by JMN

More I can’t:
The title is my tear.

How did you in your
Head say tear?

As in go on a tear,
Or shed a tear?

One rhymes with fear
And one with bear

Market. That, my friend’s,
Enjambment for you.

Fake news flash! A headless
Tariff’s called a what?

A riff! Ha-ha. And footless it’s
Ta-ta! uttered — stuttered? —

As in ciao, prosperity, we
Hardly new ye. Bye for now.

(c) 2025 JMN — EthicalDative. All rights reserved

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About JMN

I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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8 Responses to Nor Tear nor Rant, But Cogent, Urgent, Plangent Tangent

  1. JosieHolford's avatar JosieHolford says:
    April 7, 2025 at 7:19 pm

    That’s clever!

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  2. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
    April 7, 2025 at 10:10 pm

    The English language is endlessly malleable. (K)

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  3. azurea20's avatar azurea20 says:
    April 9, 2025 at 4:32 pm

    Magnífico poema y dibujos. Aplauso.

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    • JMN's avatar JMN says:
      April 9, 2025 at 5:10 pm

      Tan amable y generoso tu elogio. Gracias. Estoy por poner mi tributo inglés a “Cuerpo.” Ojalá refleje un poco el mérito del original. No vaciles en decirme donde veas que me he equivocado. ¡El traducir la poesía es un atrevimiento!

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  4. outsideauthority's avatar outsideauthority says:
    April 12, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    Nicely modelled heads

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