Sunday, September 12, 2021

An ALLEGORY: What A Wonderful World This Could Be

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IMAGINE

China and Ethiopia
comfortably wrapped
in a British flag
+
Ecuador and the Phillipines
comfortably wrapped
in a Canadian flag
*
*
*
Symbolically,
this happened yesterday
in the shadows
of this globe

though slightly more for
fans of Emma Raducanu
than 
fans of Leylah Fernandez

And it all happened
on the Twentieth Anniversary
of the only day in history
that is remembered
as a fraction:

All I will say in closing
is
...
if either
Leylah or Emma
need to adopt
 a grandfather,
consider me
 (at least for one day)
 
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PAUL OLIVERIO
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2021 at 5:01 AM

    Only one hyperlink?

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    1. Paul OliverioSeptember 13, 2021 at 5:07 AM

      That may change
      but here in Commentia,
      allow me to acknowlege
      which of my heroes
      I "borrowed" from
      in the text and title:
      (most obviously) Louis Armstrong
      (almost as obvious) John Lennon
      (least obvious) Langston Hughes

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2021 at 3:31 PM

    Ten hours have passed since my first comment
    and, sure enough, there is another hyperlink
    but most conspicuously absent from the page
    is a copyright symbol.

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    1. Paul OliverioSeptember 13, 2021 at 3:33 PM

      Because anyone looking to adopt
      a grandfather would not want someone
      obsessed with his copyrighted material

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