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“ A Hyphenated World ” – held fitting guise –

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“ A Hyphenated World ”

                   – held fitting guise –

‘Tis a fitting guise

A hyphenated world,

Of hyphenated people

Barely joined together,

By shortest of lines

Save in desperate times,

If but to stay alive

Until next apprise,

Holds indefinite man

If he is to survive,

Until discord subsides

Tho wanting to encage

He’ll once more fractionize,

By manipulating stage…






In a language to divide





That largely means create





A hyphenated bide,





Trusted so to populate





Heedless of unwise,





Words fixed to engage





By language brigade,





Who spreads confusion





Among the lesser wise,





Maximize demand





To maintain disguise,





Of the hyphenated men





Who power world divides!





                                               © Jean-Jacques Fournier





Photos – by Marianne D. & private collection –





Music – excerpt from Leaving, by Chet Baker –






			

			
						

	
	



			
				



	
	


		
					

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“ Fury ”  – cause of chicanery –

	


		

		
‘Tis construe be said fury,


Tho it be of man’s nature


For mind endured scurry,


To dispel passion blusters


Afore immutable blurry,


Set off by inducing anger


Leading beyond ferocity,


That man needs to waiver


Before state leads to rage,


Born of furious behaviour


Blind to objective engage,


In lieu of mended adverse,


Which affirms declaration,


Of man’s unnoticed apathy


As to concede he’d ignored


What describes best shown,


Of claimed hell hath no fury


Like a woman said scorned,


Be man’s cause of chicanery


That ignites daubs of misery,


Thus the feed that spurs fury!


 


                                                       © Jean-Jacques Fournier


 


 


 


 


 



        
    

			

	
	



			
				



	
	


		
					

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“ To Peregrinate ” ~ and thus engage ~

	


		

		
From an early age


You learn to move,


And thus engage


Though behooves,


A youthful apathy


Of apposite adage,


Save such be stage


Of likely oblivion,


Finds cause negate


Unripe constraints,


Who’s yet to image


Life peregrinate,


To eventual restraint!


         © Jean-Jacques Fournier


 

			

	
	



			
				



	
	


		
					

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“ The Search ”~ for a credible man ~

	


		

		
We search for ways


Tho seem in vain,


Yet we’ll holdfast


To end man’s bane,


Would so engage,


Hence find disarm


A darkening rage


In a world insane,


The while ignored


Efforts that contain,


Threats to survival…                      


 


Alas beg commit,


Said altruist hand


Be of requisite fit,


Held tenacious bold


Cast in the soul,


Of a credible man!


 

			

	
	



			
				



	
	


		
					

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“ Memories ”  ~ worth the keep ~

	


		

		


So many memories


Worth the keep,


Tho there be many


Begs a clean sweep,


For those held evoke 


Leads one to wallow,


In recollects thin


Bordering hollow,


Or colours memory


Of near wilting age,


Yet wants a fellow 


Bides to engage,


In worthy recalls


Before time shades, 


What gave life a stage!


                                                             ode to year 2013