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Seven days I pondered this,
And nothing’s going to stop me now,
As I wax poetic on my happiness.
Seven days I labored hard
And no release did I ever feel.
So I consulted the muse of Abelard.
She said, “Remember the word, ‘Bliss!'”
I blame this on the letter M. M is for Monday, Middle School, and many, many synonyms that beg to be utilized… derivative as they are.
Björn is hosting Quadrille Night on dVerse Poets Pub, asking us to bring bliss to the fore. What for? For the sake of bliss; what more? Join us!
Life in Portofino 
Yes, you earned some bliss along with some cash after a long and hard week for sure! I get “A man walks into a bank” as the title, LOL! Interesting you would pick up Héloïse — all sort of nasty and sordid there at first, but I guess in the end she did wax poetic about it all.
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It was one of my well-thought-out efforts. However, I thought the use of Abelard worked nicely for my point (not to mention the rhyming thing… so I won’t mention it). Wasn’t he the Duke of Dangerfield?
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I especially enjoyed your footnotes. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Nice way to get bliss into the poem: have a muse say it. I liked the repeated “Seven days I…” phrase.
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Thank you, Frank! Well, I wasn’t going to say it.
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What a fun take on the prompt word! Except, in my dyslexia, I initially read “a dog walks into a bank” which made me laught until I read it second time around….fun.
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Thank you! I almost forgot to use the word… then the muse reminded me! 🙂
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Good Muse…good muse…bark! bark!
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I’ve never had to paper train any muses.
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Fun stuff. Your notes were as fun to read as the poem. 🙂
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I had one of those days. If you knew the allusion to the title you’d be laughing. (Old Rodney Dangerfield joke)
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As I read the title…I almost thought you we’re going to say a joke. But, as I read further…this is absolutely incredible writing. 🙂 I see the prompt for dVerse is influencing your work. Awesome!
P.S I posted a new poem…stop by for a good conversation.
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Will do, Charlie! The title IS an allusion to a joke (Rodney Dangerfield… you may be able to Google it).
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I loved Rodney Dangerfield. He was the best comedian.
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He was up there!
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What? LOL! Love the reference to Abelard – let us all doubt that we may question and seek. I must admit, it is the picture that baffles me, which somehow works with the whole thing – especially the title! “This is a stick up?” “No…” HAHAHA! Good job, Rodney.
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Exactly! You’re on to me! Glad you enjoyed the chaos!
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Chaos begets chaos
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And so it is…bliss!!!!
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Exactly!
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Yup, you were save by the muse.
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I could tell! It was not all bliss….
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Oh, you sent me to google a number of times, lol! Muse bliss-es the clever types. Thoroughly enjoyed 🙂
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And me to Wikipedia!
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🙂
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I’m so glad! It was one of those days….
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Where do you get your muses? I always have to paper train mine. Some are hopeless.
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MuseMart.
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fun way to slide the word “muse” in… 🙂
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I was just trying to a-muse myself; hopefully others. Glad you visited my offering and, perhaps smiled!
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I have a weird feeling this truly is college humor…like caption of picture!
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Nah! That was the picture source. The title comes from an old Dangerfield joke. The rest was all me.
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Well, 7 days you pondered on the pathway to Bliss. Good luck with Monday and Middle School students.
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There is no such thing as good luck with Mondays and Middle School! But thank you anyway. 🙂
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Love the humor here. 👏
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You ALWAYS make me smile! I was laughing aloud at the title before I even scrolled down to the words. Your humor is my bliss! 🙂
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I do what I can with what I’m given. Wait… that doesn’t sound right. 🙂
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Has a nice lilt. I have to confess I really like the quirky picture.
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Me too. Not sure what it signifies…or if. 🙂
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