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Sunday, April 14, 2013

NAPOWRIMO 2013 #14


AMENDMENT


Very often sceptical
Therefore only a slight chance
Of being in full control
And beginning to unwind
Complexities of the Ninth

You might be so bold as to
Saturate yourself with facts
Then breathe a sigh of relief
When at last you discover
You're standing on the threshold

...Not on the blade of a sword


Instrumental contributions from Changnoi: Go on click them!
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/electric-changnoi_1729.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IYLAiYrzI2A

Wordle words from Sunday Whirl: Often, Skeptical, Slight, Control, Unwind,
Ninth, Might, Bold, Saturate, Sigh, Threshold, Sword.



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35 comments:

  1. NankaApril 14, 2013 at 5:40 PM

    The feeling one gets when all the wordle words fit in perfectly!! ;)

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  2. UnknownApril 14, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    Nanka's comment made me laugh! Nanka is right - those last two lines really do explain that feeling of the words falling into place!

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  3. AnonymousApril 14, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    complexities of the ninth indeed...

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  4. MiskyApril 14, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Nice little job of stitching up all those words, Stan. Well done.

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  5. brenda wApril 14, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Love this, Stan. Your use of threshold and sword is sharp. ;)

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  6. nanApril 14, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    I like how concisely you used the words - and the ending is terrific.

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  7. Stan SkiApril 14, 2013 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks Nan :)

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  8. Magical Mystical TeacherApril 14, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    I would be utterly relieved to find that I was standing on a mere threshold, and not on a sword--vorpal or otherwise!

    A Dozen Whirls 

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  9. JulesApril 15, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    Reminds me of Baseball...
    all those recorded facts of hits and misses and finally of who has won.
    A different type of warrior, the sportsman.

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  10. AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    I like the tightness of this piece. Well wordled, Stan.

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  11. Stan SkiApril 15, 2013 at 12:56 AM

    Thanks Sabra :)

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  12. flaubertApril 15, 2013 at 1:05 AM

    Nope, don't want to be on the blade of sword, not me, Stan. Well wordled.

    Pamela

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  13. MarianneApril 15, 2013 at 1:06 AM

    Good one, Stan. Love the last 2 lines.

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  14. AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    Nice tight poem which did not cause you to fall on your own swaord.
    Good job. Randy

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  15. Sharp Little PencilApril 15, 2013 at 3:47 AM

    Stan, we are absolutely poised on the precipice of interpretation of the Ninth Amendment. The matter of the threshold or the sword depends largely on whether one evaluates all arguments for and against, or whether one simply listens to what others say and follows that without question.

    Critical thinking has fallen out of fashion for much of America. Makes me sad.

    Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for ALL, Amy

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  16. Stan SkiApril 15, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    Thanks Amy :)

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  17. Andy SewinaApril 15, 2013 at 4:02 AM

    Phew, I think I'll take the fifth amendment on this one Stan!

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  18. Stan SkiApril 15, 2013 at 4:04 AM

    Thanks Andy :)

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  19. Walt WojtanikApril 15, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    Well woven, Stan!

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  20. AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 7:57 AM

    Wow! Wonderful use of the words, Stan. Take a deep breath, we are very close to half way through it. Can't see how anything can be the same after. And I do agree, reality is often far stranger than fiction.

    Elizabeth
    http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/

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  21. AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 8:32 AM

    Sorry, the last comment was meant for the other poem. Getting a bit ragged around the edges I guess. It may be a threshold, but it certainly feels like the edge of a sword.

    Elizabeth
    http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/

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  22. Veronica RothApril 16, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Oh, so that's what the ninth amendment says. Thanks for the link Stan, now I get it. (Once again proving I'm not as green as I'm cabbage looking.) :)

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  23. Stan SkiApril 16, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    Thanks Veronica :)

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  24. Sara McNultyApril 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Very cool, and meaningful poem. Love your ending.

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  25. Stan SkiApril 18, 2013 at 2:44 AM

    Thanks Sara :)

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