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do-mi-no effects
“Hope can be imagined as a domino effect, a chain reaction, each
increment making the next increase more feasible.…There are
moments of fear and doubt that can deflate it.”—Jerome Groopman
do mi no harm:
my dots are all connected.
when, from your charm,
blunt reason has defected,
who, then, shall fix
the jigsaw of its trouble?
my double-six
shall burst your fretful bubble.
do mi no hate:
one seed can choke a forest
and not abate,
because strife thrives on incest.
they are consumed,
who cherish spite for others;
yet, love, full-bloomed,
makes wretched men luxe brothers.
do mi no death:
whence all bone chips have fallen,
heaves forth no breath,
although his chest be swollen.
do mi no life
sentence; kiss but hope’s vision:
no bloody knife
shall interdict love’s mission.
© Copyright 2024 August 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
increment making the next increase more feasible.…There are
moments of fear and doubt that can deflate it.”—Jerome Groopman
do mi no harm:
my dots are all connected.
when, from your charm,
blunt reason has defected,
who, then, shall fix
the jigsaw of its trouble?
my double-six
shall burst your fretful bubble.
do mi no hate:
one seed can choke a forest
and not abate,
because strife thrives on incest.
they are consumed,
who cherish spite for others;
yet, love, full-bloomed,
makes wretched men luxe brothers.
do mi no death:
whence all bone chips have fallen,
heaves forth no breath,
although his chest be swollen.
do mi no life
sentence; kiss but hope’s vision:
no bloody knife
shall interdict love’s mission.
© Copyright 2024 August 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 27th Aug 2024
Author's Note
Every action, good or bad, carries its own consequences in life. "domino effects" places double-entendres on the phrases, "do mi (me) no harm," "do mi no hate," "do mi no death," "do mi no life sentence." Ill-fated consequences could include domino harm, domino hate, domino death, and domino life sentence.
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28th Aug 2024 00:51am
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” ~ David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
30th Aug 2024 5:34pm
Thanks for tapping into and identifying with this, Ahavati. The David Mitchell quote certainly aligns concordantly with the sentiments expressed here.
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