Owing To Generosity Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Owing To Generosity



When ex your land you go,
near to nec is it to know,
the word that curbs excess:

satis, genug,
assez, tchukup.

To know how to say it
is quite imp also;
as is if or no
to add 'tibi gratias ago',
'vielen Dank' or 'merci';
or to say,
'Tchukup, terima kasih.'

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: language,thanks
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
honoring the discovery of Latin for 'enough', satis and for 'thanks', tibi gratias ago.21.6.18.
nec and imp = necessary and important
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Robert Murray Smith 20 June 2018

Thanks Douglas for your correction. You seem to know what your talking about in this poem. I found it hard going.

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Douglas Scotney

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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