Hard times require furious dancing
deep thoughts inspire gossamer words
high stakes invite hazardous chancing
broad trees invoke boisterous birds
long roads suggest ludicrous strife
dim rooms support amorous glancing
tombstones disguise infinite life
hard times require furious dancing
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This poem’s first & final line are borrowed from an eponymous volume of poetry by Alice Walker – though I wasn’t aware of this specific origin (instead supposing the line to be anonymous) when reading the line (with illustration) late at night in a friend’s Facebook status update, and feeling it to merit a riff comprised of parallel sentences, I dashed off the above amusement. (As an afterthought I googled the line, and can accordingly cite the said reference.)
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