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Unread 05-02-2008, 01:40 PM
Paul Lake Paul Lake is offline
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Frank,

I like the poem by Tanith Lee but think she should have ended it as I have below, cutting the last half, which is looser, a bit sentimental perhaps, and less satisfying.

A rose by any other name
Would get the blame
For being what it is -
The colour of a kiss,
The shadow of a flame.
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