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Rhyme and meter add style to insiteful and cynical wit - it might not pull the heartstrings but it provokes a thoughtful response.

Aspiration pursued and attained requires guile and compromised principles; aspiration negelected leads to disaffection and discontent. Interestingly, that last stanza put in mind Gray's Elegy as a sort of counterpoint were the humble swain is valued and attains contentment despite the lack of perceived success ...

It plays provocatively with contemporary socio-economic issues... Rgds., Alan

by U668857 on Aug. 26 2009