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SurPrise and MisFortune
A more perfect couple never before was made
Able to woo naïve Innocence and sultry Experience
With butterfly kisses and morose glances
Always unexpected and never welcomed together
The force of their nature unpleasant to taste

A brothel of children at their disposal:
MisChief – the daughter of alarming curiosity
MisGiving - the child of trustful doubt
MisMatch – the "perfect blend"
MisCreate and MisCreant – twins of troubling thought
And MisEry – beloved gift unasked for

Each a generous bestowal on the world
From parents of overbearing certainty
Their mark is a flavor in the night
That lingers in Life's own recesses
Welcome or shun them, but tempt them not
With Hope or even blasphemous MisterE's charm
Or your Lady Luck will leave you for another




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On Tuesday July 5th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (468) writes:
Very clever perversion of our mother-tongue.


On Friday April 2nd, 2004, purr_verse (1427) writes:
i really enjoyed the wordplays in this: great title, and i love the penultimate line also... the archaic feel of the piece stylistically works really well, too. :)



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