No-One Gets Out Poem by Douglas Scotney
No-One Gets Out
Many well-knowns -
individuals, civilizations -
says Spenser in 1596,
are eternal sufferers
in the horrible House of Ate,
mother of mischief, discord and debate.
In that oon are eke,
I paraphrase,
many mo unknowns -
privates.
'Oon' is Scottish for 'oven'.
'Eke', Spense said
for 'as well',
'in addition',
'too' and 'also'.
He shortened 'more' to 'mo'
for to rhyme with 'forego'.
Check you tube for the pronunciation of Ate. It doesn't really rhyme with 'debate'.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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