The great Chinese philosopher Confucius wrote in maxims to avoid being circumlocutious. [That's a word that absurdly describes being wordy.] Be like Confucius, not like this verbose doofus.
Limerick of Confucius
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Category Archives: Poetry
Yellow [Haiku]
Hannah Arendt Limerick
The philosopher Hannah Arendt said, don't define us by how we make rent. like Dopey and Sneezy and George's wife "Weezy" one should be known for how public time is spent.
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Idealist Limerick
The philosopher known as George Berkeley denied the existence of all matter, curtly. Still, when he wanted pie, he wouldn't be denied, but made sure he ate it covertly.
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Christmas Cat [Haiku]
sitting on a wall, beside the potted poinsettias, a cat grooms itself.
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World in Sepia [Haiku]
a hazy day, the sun 's low, and the world turns old photo.
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Platform Living [Haiku]
a family lies
on cardboard mattresses
to keep bone from stone.
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Proximity Perception [Haiku]
Wolf Spider [Haiku]
a wolf spider scurries overland like I cross a hot beach.
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