A challenge from Muse Masters (Form: Rhymed Symbiotic Acrostic) |
Laughter and Weeping Laugh and the world laughs with you:1 A phrase that we all know by heart Unless it's at your boss, then eschew Guffawing right from the start. He might play along, even quip To cover his embarrassment Ere he grins, handing you a pink slip, Removing doubt as to what his mirth meant! Since the time of the Greeks, long ago, Ying and yang of emotions have played. Masks, tragic and comedic, show Both sentiments have been portrayed Intertwined, like darkness and light. Opposites, each depend on The other to heighten the pointed Impact of the muse's spawn. Comingled, they don't seem disjointed. Weep and you weep alone,1 it's said. Each lonesome tear runs down your nose, Echoing the sadness in your head, Prompting thoughts that the world really blows. In spite of sorrow, those feelings of dread Now depart. The heart can transpose Grief for giggling in its stead. A challenge from "Invalid Item" Muse: Miko Her Round 1 selections: Convention: Allusion - Where a poem makes reference to another poem or text. Form: Symbiotic Acrostic (Variation Selected: Rhymed) The Symbiotic Acrostic was created by PatrickB . For details, please see "Invalid Item" . Genre: Comedy Before you ask eschew - to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid guffaw – to laugh quip - a clever or witty remark or comment pink slip - notice of dismissal from one's job spawn - offspring, children. 1"Solitude," Ella Wheeler Wilcox |