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This is the age of fruitful competition.As economic science states, the handof progress moves by the unheard commandof fatal excess, creative destruction.If sports reward the victor proved in...

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Tom,I apologize ahead of time for the severity of this critique and the dreadfulness of this pseudo-sonnet. I had to try it once.I think perhaps I may need Howard's form,but first I'll try my own hand...

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Adoration of the AntenatiI like a sonnet, one with cracking rhymesand rolling meter, one that celebrates,condones and glorifies horrific crimesby rocking readers into trance like states.Because...

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You're right, the meter is a mess, althoughit's not for lack of iambs. This is neitherfish nor fowl: iambic and syllabic flowtroubled as whitewater rapids. EitherI need to sing a singsong tune or...

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But, Tom, I thought that bubble was quite clever,a reference to the tulip bulbs you cite, the early speculation and endeavorto use those future flowers as cash, (a flightof finance and investment now...

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Quite clever, yes, I didn't realize,in spite of close association with the Dutch,your fuller import as you harmonizetrade with its impacts. Thank you very much.I'm sorry friend. This sonnet must be...

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sorry, couldn't access the edit function.Quite clever, yes, I didn't realize,in spite of close association with the Dutch,your fuller import as you harmonizetrade with its impacts. Thank you very...

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Tom,Your "fruitful competition" now flows briskly.It's smoother and it reads with greater grace.We all should know to post in haste is riskyand often brands us with a blushing face.Concerning that...

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MAL,Clever -- I liked the "PS". I was in a madrigal group that did this great piece with the word "laugh" in it, done as "lahahahhaugh" in the usual counterpoint among the parts. Wonder if it's...

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Tom,Do you remember the name of that madrigal? I seem to remember singing one that included laughter, but cannot bring more than the laughing phrase back to memory. It must not be one of the ones I...

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You're a madri-"gal" huh? It's called (I think) "In these delightful pleasant groves" (first line) and goes on"let us celebrate let us celebrate let us celebrate our happy happy love. Let's pipe, pipe...

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Thanks, Tom. It is one that I've sung. Now that you've spurred my memory, I could probably come close to producing the 1st soprano line still.I spent two or three years singing madrigals when I was in...

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Watching with some jealousy and with joy as this dialogue develops.http://home.earthlink.net/~dwprof

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Yay for madrigals (and madri-guys!)!I was Lord of the Hall. Wassail!!

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