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CCT Re:
"Pan perhaps if she had played her cards right a different tale would have been the outcome."
Perhaps.
posted by
Pannonian
on September 5, 2012 at 5:13 PM
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FormerStudent Re:
You are, of course, right. Everything is interesting unless it is repetitive.
posted by
Pannonian
on September 5, 2012 at 5:10 PM
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Ciel Re:So many moral tales about the folly of investing in perpetual youth
It is an interesting thought that it might have been narrated to Villon by an old pro. I hadn't thought of that. See my response to PatB's comment 
posted by
Pannonian
on September 5, 2012 at 5:06 PM
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PatB Re: Interesting, if a bit graphic and depressing.
One can but speculate about the circumstances behind the poem. Is it allegorical? Was it narrated to him by someone he knew? Is it based on personal observation? Is it an amalgam of all of these? We are unlikely to ever know for sure. But I think the poem will endure - as will prostitution.
posted by
Pannonian
on September 5, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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Re: Eleanor
Thanks for this Eleanor. I don't think there is a right or wrong form. Each one of us must find the one best suited to what we have to say. Inspiration does not come easily. I find that reading poetry and prose that I like and admire is a fertile source for inspiration. It has the added bonus of being enjoyable to read.
posted by
Pannonian
on September 5, 2012 at 4:53 PM
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Pan perhaps if she had played her cards right a different tale would have been the outcome. I have seen some attractive older ladies, but of course it depends on one's age as the Dinosaur said to the chicken. 
posted by
C_C_T
on September 5, 2012 at 10:47 AM
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It's interesting how people look at the past and the present.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 5, 2012 at 10:22 AM
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So many moral tales about the folly of investing in perpetual youth
only to find it is never perpetual. This one is the only one I've seen from a female perspective. I love how frank it is... like an old woman. Maybe someone dictated it to Villon.
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Ciel
on September 5, 2012 at 10:04 AM
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Interesting, if a bit graphic and depressing.
Interesting in that the woman's point of view is expressed by a man, her history is told from what he thinks she thought. He might have been right.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 5, 2012 at 8:23 AM
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Such powerful poem. I became speechless and wordless for a moment after reading it. It reminded how I have always sat on one spot and stared into space with my vision carried nothingness. And how at such very moment I would think of regretting my time wasted on doing nothing but to dwell into thoughts that actions are the accurate form. Thank you for sharing this poem. Now, I've found my inspiration to write something out of my head.
posted by
Eleanor_Jazz
on September 5, 2012 at 7:36 AM
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