I Saw Above Below. Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

I Saw Above Below.

Rating: 5.0


Thank you Byron,
for rhyming 'vermicelli'
with 'really' and 'jelly'.

The meaning of new word 'fove'
is unimportant for its purpose here;
so let's leave it unclear.

Till I saw 'above' at the end
of the following line in a poem,
how to say 'fove' I did not know.

I said it to rhyme
with 'move' and 'rove'
before I saw 'above' below.

I Saw Above Below.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: rhyme
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Trust there really to be a 'fove'. It's also the name on some VR eyepieces.

Don Juan Canto 2 CLXX:
While Venus fills the heart (without heart really
Love, though good always, is not quite so good) ,
Ceres presents a plate of vermicelli, —
For love must be sustain'd like flesh and blood, —
While Bacchus pours out wine, or hands a jelly:
Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food;
But who is their purveyor from above
Heaven knows, —it may be Neptune, Pan, or Jove.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard F. Asuncion 06 July 2019

Such a pretty poem, sir Douglas....10+++++

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Me Poet Yeps Poet 06 July 2019

you seem to have a very unique concept of life you see all above while most want to see below LOL DS Ur a above poet thanks for reading me of an ON

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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