In the beginning God created the rules and the principles
That would govern His metrical composition.
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Men lining the path before the falls, kneel
with diamond rings
to ask women they love a question;
no one falls from the sky
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If I were interested you wouldn't have to ask,
to cajole, the bribe is too low, even if I
could be persuaded to reestablish boundary lines
to accept your limited time offer, I respectfully decline,
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Neither wind showing leaves how to swirl,
nor rain falling in its favorite direction,
but my determination to go against
the downward pull that gathers flesh
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