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JayDub's avatar

Yes, yes, yes!!! More poetry please! I love this poem and rhyme scheme (ABCCCB). You have a gift Sir, thanks for not hiding it under a bushel.

D.W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, JayDub!!!!!

Macy Lu's avatar

My favorite lines were "Until they find it is too late./ The portal stands agape no more." Thanks for sharing this poem! There's so much to learn from the ancients, and you did a fantastic job of capturing the wisdom they had to share. :)

D.W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, Macy! 😊

Frank's avatar

A beautiful encapsulation of some pithy advice... For instance, I immediately went to a common two word expression, 'analysis paralysis ' but not nearly as elegant as that first stanza! I love all, thinking of printing it and hanging it where I can see it from time to time!

D.W. Davison's avatar

I love it! I’d never heard that expression “analysis paralysis”! 😂

Winston Malone's avatar

Whoa 🤯 great work

D.W. Davison's avatar

Thanks so much, Winston!

Patrick R's avatar

snappy!

D.W. Davison's avatar

Thank you, Patrick! 😀

Stirling S Newberry's avatar

It is a decent translation but it seem to have giving you some inspiration which is better.

D.W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, Stirling! And thank you for restacking it too!

Ben Woestenburg's avatar

That was amazing. And the illustrations? I gotta figure out how to use AI properly.

D.W. Davison's avatar

It took me awhile to get used to how the AI art stuff works. I think you would love it, Ben. Once you get the hang of how it works, I think you’ll be hooked.