Don't Argue With A Fool
A system for exploration
has this untarnished rule:
in the face of revelation
don't argue with a fool.
A system for toleration
has this unblemished rule:
in the face of irritation
don't argue with a fool.
A system for elevation
has this untarnished rule:
in the face of ostentation
don't argue with a fool.
A system for rumination
has this unblemished rule:
in the face of aberration
don't argue with a fool.
A system for imputation
has this unblemished rule:
in the face of disputation
don't argue with a fool.
A system for liberation
has this untarnished rule:
in the face of separation
don't argue with a fool.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBaB aBaB aBaB aBaB aBaB aBaB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 590 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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