Coincidence And Fate

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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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One with a serious turn of mind
will more call coincidence fate
than one with a flippant revolution.

I don't know if they even tried to super 'on',
the French 'tous' and 'vous',
but once one's done French,
'one' tries to super 'you'.

Douglas Scotney

Sunday, March 1, 2015

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Since French, I've been using 'one' with the freedom with which the French use 'on'.

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Lyn Paul 01 March 2015

One with a serious turn of mind Great line. Two strong words

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Kumarmani Mahakul 01 March 2015

Nice poem in between coincidence and fate. Wonderfully presented poem shared really.

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