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Cleave to Josie

By Katanga

08 September 2008

I have a more 'schoolboy' title for this, but due decorum prevents me . . . Ha! Ha!

Thesis - mature beauty and serenity

Antithesis - sad teenagerliness

Synthesis - Josie

The imagined punctuation is a bit artificial, and the syntax is strained in the last two synthesised lines - commas are needed after 'sad' and 'ignored' . . .

As for the rhymes?! Well, a bit of respectful fun . . .

Nothing could ever truly match Ilkley, I'm sure!

Or Josie . . .

Cheers and beers!

John X

                                  Cleave to Josie

          There is a good woman in Ilkley
      who sings like an angel so silkily
                             beautifully clad
                            she can't be sad
                    ignored as rough girls smile milkily.

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Cleave
Written by Josie (2847 comments posted) 9th September 2008

John, I see the meaning of cleave is:

1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to).
2. to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution.

Are you sure that Joanna wants you to cleave to me? Are you sure YOU want to also for I am not like the lady in the poem. The voice of an angel? Far from it. Beautifully clad? Not for the Yorkshire Dales. Sad? Yes, sometimes, like everyone else, but never with you!!

Written by Fledermaus (3490 comments posted) 9th September 2008

Haha. Good one.

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