<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412</id><updated>2024-10-06T21:34:38.909-07:00</updated><category term="poetry"/><category term="atheism"/><category term="atheist"/><category term="love"/><category term="dreams"/><category term="hopes"/><category term="pursuits"/><category term="war"/><category term="How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?"/><category term="Iraq"/><category term="afganistan"/><category term="alone"/><category term="bored"/><category term="boredom"/><category term="bravery"/><category term="care"/><category term="cheer"/><category term="christmas"/><category term="comedy"/><category term="companionship"/><category term="content"/><category term="control"/><category term="corruption"/><category term="courage"/><category term="death"/><category term="desire"/><category term="education"/><category term="emotion"/><category term="empty"/><category term="fame"/><category term="fear"/><category term="friends"/><category term="friendship"/><category term="fun"/><category term="funny"/><category term="god"/><category term="good wishes"/><category term="happy"/><category term="humour"/><category term="inequality"/><category term="intentions"/><category term="ire"/><category term="joy"/><category term="life"/><category term="light-hearted"/><category term="live"/><category term="loneliness"/><category term="moral"/><category term="morality"/><category term="new year"/><category term="noel"/><category term="obscure"/><category term="pensive"/><category term="power"/><category term="pursuit"/><category term="reason"/><category term="remembrance"/><category term="roses"/><category term="scared"/><category term="secrets"/><category term="sex"/><category term="soul"/><category term="theism"/><category term="toast"/><category term="values"/><category term="women"/><category term="wrong"/><category term="yueltide"/><title type='text'>Mellifluous Tones</title><subtitle type='html'>Poetry for the intellects</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>32</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-4197532468935269740</id><published>2010-05-06T00:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-06T00:32:39.562-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?"/><title type='text'>How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?</title><content type='html'>How can it.&lt;div&gt;How can we?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Collective from portobello,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;tumblers, glasses&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; &quot;&gt;How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4197532468935269740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4197532468935269740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-can-fairy-collective-surprise-sin.html' title='How can the fairy collective surprise the sin?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5987143661012438323</id><published>2010-01-02T14:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T10:16:24.829-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="comedy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="funny"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="light-hearted"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="new year"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>N of 2010?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;New adventures, New people,&lt;/div&gt;New laughs and New hopes,&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;New fears, New dreams,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;New challenges, New slopes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There will be needs, there will be nightmares,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;adversity, a want to hide,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But with support and nursing,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we&#39;ll come out the other side.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yes, we&#39;ll have fall outs,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;arguments galore,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but know that I&#39;ll still love you&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(even if you snore)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But lets focus on the good things,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;laughter, wine, the pub,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jokes, falls and embarasment,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And if we&#39;re not too old, the club?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So, here comes the New Year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Another year with each other?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Just know I&#39;ll always love you,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Though maybe not you mother.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;For Technorati: &lt;/i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Helvetica Neue&#39;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 16px; &quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;ZWUNNBYSESGK&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5987143661012438323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5987143661012438323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2010/01/n.html' title='N of 2010?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-7746846734152264463</id><published>2009-12-28T08:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T09:16:00.758-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desire"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dreams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hopes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="obscure"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="secrets"/><title type='text'>worthless EMOTION</title><content type='html'>Tell me your secrets,&lt;div&gt;lined in silver,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;snow lies,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and whispers,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Are we but what?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yet not what we want,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;envisaged, desires, hopes,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to those who have the courage to dream&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/7746846734152264463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/7746846734152264463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/hiti.html' title='worthless EMOTION'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-1548163234808304106</id><published>2009-12-23T02:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T02:55:25.750-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cheer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="content"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="happy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="life"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="live"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>To live lives</title><content type='html'>Let us live our lives free from troubles,&lt;div&gt;behind a veil of self content myrrh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;let the champagne flow, ice and bubbles,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and may the fireplace roar,  our desires purr&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Let us live amongst laughter and cheer,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;may our hearts be forever filled with summer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;consign to oblivion worries and fears,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and the world continue to fill with wonder.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As for those who can live their lives as said,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;no mortal nearer the gods may tread.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/1548163234808304106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/1548163234808304106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-live-lives.html' title='To live lives'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-2790620064733739356</id><published>2009-12-19T13:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T13:24:12.900-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="companionship"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friends"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friendship"/><title type='text'>Friendship</title><content type='html'>What are our friendships?&lt;div&gt;Fleeting meetings?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Acquaintances, fading to memories?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A splash of colour in our otherwise grey lives?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Or is it something more?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A lasting compainionship,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;straining shoulders,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;pillars, welcome amnesia,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;opioid from life&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2790620064733739356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2790620064733739356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/friendship.html' title='Friendship'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-8763099083337530697</id><published>2009-12-17T06:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-17T07:11:13.093-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bravery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="courage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fear"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="scared"/><title type='text'>Courage</title><content type='html'>He said to me &#39;I&#39;m scared sir&#39;&lt;div&gt;Do I have what it takes?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ability? The resilience?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How can I face what we face?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do what we do?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Get up every morning and take on the world?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I replied.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If courage is to face what we fear,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;how can we be courageous  without it?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For there can be no light without darkness.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/8763099083337530697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/8763099083337530697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/courage.html' title='Courage'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5361768280533033746</id><published>2009-12-14T09:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-14T09:42:54.049-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="christmas"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="good wishes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="joy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="noel"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="toast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="yueltide"/><title type='text'>Christmas Toast</title><content type='html'>May the best you&#39;ve ever had be the worst you&#39;ll ever be&lt;div&gt;From discomfort, fear and trouble forever shall be free,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May your hearts leave this place full of joy and cheer,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now lets eat, drink and be merry, Christmas Tide is here.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5361768280533033746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5361768280533033746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-toast.html' title='Christmas Toast'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5782547252307177615</id><published>2009-12-11T12:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-11T13:27:58.447-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reason"/><title type='text'>Love Is</title><content type='html'>Love is kind, Love is gentle,&lt;div&gt;Love is forgiving, Love is committed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It does not seek revenge,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;nor is it proud or vengeful. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love  dedicates wholly,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sacrifices regardless,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;loves unconditionally.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love is absolute, irresistible,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It cannot be hidden or ignored.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It fuels our desires, our passions,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is the cause of our actions,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and the raise from our failures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love is everything one seeks,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a gift bestowed, found&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It gives us reason for being&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and without it we are but empty vessels,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;without purpose or direction,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;condemned to a life&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of passionless emotion &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5782547252307177615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5782547252307177615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/love-is.html' title='Love Is'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-869043457958036289</id><published>2009-12-08T12:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T12:24:40.279-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheist"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="education"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>If it is the opium</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Forced upon, necessary, but not as so&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is god needed for lessons in morality?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Will human conscience not suffice?&lt;/div&gt;For if religion is the opium of the masses&lt;div&gt;Schools are the administrator&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/869043457958036289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/869043457958036289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/if-it-is-opium.html' title='If it is the opium'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5781747659941445035</id><published>2009-12-05T11:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T11:40:17.242-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="care"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>Walls of love</title><content type='html'>It won&#39;t always be easy,&lt;div&gt;you and I,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hardships and tribulation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;argument and worries.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We will face the storm of life,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and though winds of discord,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and hails of misfortune&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;must be endured,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;our house shall not fall.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For we have built it strong,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;upon foundations of trust and care,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;foundations deep rooted&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in tutelage and dependence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So that when we face cyclones of contoversy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we shall face it together.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Safe behind our walls&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5781747659941445035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5781747659941445035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/walls-of-love.html' title='Walls of love'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-7114635393563201399</id><published>2009-12-05T11:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-05T11:22:12.963-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheist"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>Revelry of Belief</title><content type='html'>Awaken from your revelry! &lt;div&gt;The numbers cry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For we can define your false numen,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in figures and explanation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sunset, Apollo&#39;s Chariot?!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturnalia, Christ birth?!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But still the people shout back defiant,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;we are happy in our ways,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;do not open our eyes to the light,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for we have lived in darkness for so long,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that the truth is painful.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/7114635393563201399'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/7114635393563201399'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/revelry-of-belief.html' title='Revelry of Belief'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-4566612986394243833</id><published>2009-12-03T10:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-03T10:21:57.101-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pursuits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sex"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="women"/><title type='text'>Blank</title><content type='html'>Woken, crash to reality,&lt;div&gt;the unfamiliar scent,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wrapped around the room.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hair draped across my face,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;an extra arm sprouting across my chest,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from the nameless body.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not a Salome Ann Duffy body,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;though I&#39;m sure the allure was present&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;if now faded.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And now once again,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I escape the cave of whatsername,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to my next pursuit&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4566612986394243833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4566612986394243833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/blank.html' title='Blank'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-2026793436501040942</id><published>2009-12-01T13:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-01T13:30:05.624-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="empty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fame"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pursuit"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pursuits"/><title type='text'>Empty Pursuits</title><content type='html'>What do they hope for?&lt;div&gt;those who pursue it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It does not heal or enlighten,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;strengthen or &lt;span class=&quot;blsp-spelling-error&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_0&quot;&gt;richen&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is the most shallow of all pursuits,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and indeed the pursuers,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;shall soon find them selves falling amongst the grains,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for if all you existence amounts to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;is chasing fame for &lt;span class=&quot;blsp-spelling-error&quot; id=&quot;SPELLING_ERROR_1&quot;&gt;fame&#39;s&lt;/span&gt; sake,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it is a life built on sand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and liable to come crashing down around you.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2026793436501040942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2026793436501040942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/12/empty-pursuits.html' title='Empty Pursuits'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-3182205359500927974</id><published>2009-11-30T14:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T14:27:00.853-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="control"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>SR</title><content type='html'>As celestial comets crash from the black,&lt;div&gt;fire tails, light, heavy, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The upturned King, cast aside crown,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;scepter broken, walls crumble&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chains of oppression unlocked?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Or the door to chaos of modern? &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/3182205359500927974'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/3182205359500927974'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/sr.html' title='SR'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5867417757503848646</id><published>2009-11-30T14:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T14:22:19.322-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheist"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>Sober</title><content type='html'>As babbilings of a drunkard,&lt;div&gt;are dismissed as delusions,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so too should the affliction of religion.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Perhaps its time for the world to sober up?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5867417757503848646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5867417757503848646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/sober.html' title='Sober'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-3020591113932540903</id><published>2009-11-26T10:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T11:05:36.207-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="afganistan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="emotion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Iraq"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="war"/><title type='text'>Sacrifice for This</title><content type='html'>This is the decisions never told&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This the truth undercover,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the boy never reach old&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the tears of weeping lover&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the sparkle in his eye,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the laughter on his face&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is emotion turned to die,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the dreams he cannot chase&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the sacrifice he made,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the choice not undone,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the courage never fade,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is honor &#39;gainst the gun,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the pain he cannot feel,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the release that will shall bring,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the scars that never heal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the forever worn ring.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the hearts that cannot hide,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the tears wept for the fight&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the pride we feel inside,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the memory of our Knight&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the neccessity that taken,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the bravery of our son,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the sacrifice required,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in the war thats never won&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/3020591113932540903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/3020591113932540903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-is-decisions-never-told-this-truth.html' title='Sacrifice for This'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5604333070962817412</id><published>2009-11-22T09:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T09:55:31.683-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="theism"/><title type='text'>Naive</title><content type='html'>86% theists.&lt;div&gt;86% wrong.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Misguided Mortals! Open your eyes!&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5604333070962817412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5604333070962817412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/naive.html' title='Naive'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-2495119462544289495</id><published>2009-11-22T09:40:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T09:47:43.124-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="alone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="loneliness"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>Shared Emotion</title><content type='html'>Now I know I don&#39;t know you,&lt;div&gt;but I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve seen your ghosts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&#39;m sure I&#39;ve shared your worries.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Easily distinguishable, lack of bounce,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the downward tug on red edge.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bridges burnt, ties severed,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;leaving me and you and us,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;trapped off at all sides.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yet amongst the synonymous tide,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the death of individualism,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;is a welcome relief&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in our shared loneliness.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2495119462544289495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/2495119462544289495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/shared-emotion.html' title='Shared Emotion'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5876248107687321096</id><published>2009-11-20T09:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T09:30:42.907-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="moral"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="morality"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>What is Morality?</title><content type='html'>Morality is conscience voiced,&lt;div&gt;principle in action,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;values announced&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and rectitude of judgement.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It is the natural law of justice,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;imparted from the soul,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from the heart, from within,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;submersed by of flaws,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and released by our humanity&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5876248107687321096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5876248107687321096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-is-morality.html' title='What is Morality?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-4813590231046049773</id><published>2009-11-16T10:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T12:18:17.473-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="bored"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="boredom"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><title type='text'>The Curse</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Can you hear those jewels tumble from the crown?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can you see the stars in crepuscule gowned?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can you feel those colours in grey drown?&lt;/div&gt;Can you taste that sky turn black and brown?&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can you see that sun stop flashing round?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And do the words seem lost in sound?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you see the moon face turn to frown?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;such is the curse of boredom. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4813590231046049773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4813590231046049773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/curse.html' title='The Curse'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-5932690475334058066</id><published>2009-11-12T12:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T13:12:44.889-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="remembrance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="roses"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="values"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="war"/><title type='text'>Remembrance Roses</title><content type='html'>They cared&lt;div&gt;They cared for the values of truth and honour,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;loyalty and courage,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;comradeship and heroism,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the strength to stand up for what&#39;s right,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in face of evil and adversity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They cared for their country,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;their fellows, their friends,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;their brothers their family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They cared for truth and allegiance,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;fidelity and duty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;principle and virtue,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;integrity and righteousness.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They cared enough to make&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the ultimate sacrifice, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;shared and final.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;And now these values must live on in us,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;not just within these remembrance roses,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;less their sacrifice be in vain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;They care&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5932690475334058066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/5932690475334058066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/remembrance-roses.html' title='Remembrance Roses'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-8287820629882078602</id><published>2009-11-10T10:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T10:39:58.258-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ire"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="wrong"/><title type='text'>Wrongdoing and Character</title><content type='html'>The acceptance of wrongdoing is not an easy admittance,&lt;div&gt;most live their lives estimable and inculpable,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;attempting in their own humble way,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to propagate morality within their universe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Futile? Perhaps.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For this spectrum of colour and Cimmerian Shade&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;is far greater than the Lilliputian actions that we undertake.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, admittance is a necessity if we are to continue,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;lest the fire of guilt, be it a spark or an inferno,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;destroy you from the inside.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For to ire is part of human nature,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;embedded into the depths of our soul,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but it is not what a man does,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but what a man thinks of what he has done,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that truly defines his character&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/8287820629882078602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/8287820629882078602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/wrongdoing-and-character.html' title='Wrongdoing and Character'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-4694634546437350619</id><published>2009-11-07T10:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-07T11:23:23.578-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="atheist"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soul"/><title type='text'>From god?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Celestial wisdom to know what&#39;s right&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Deity imparted conscience that can&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Providence justice to judge the blight&lt;/div&gt;Are found deep within the soul of man</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4694634546437350619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/4694634546437350619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-god.html' title='From god?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-994821456492849355</id><published>2009-11-06T10:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T10:51:03.006-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Treasure</title><content type='html'>Intellect that none can measure,&lt;div&gt;Wit to install the grandest pleasure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Daring whilst under commodious pressure,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that is mankind&#39;s greatest treasure&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/994821456492849355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/994821456492849355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/treasure.html' title='Treasure'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937930892284193412.post-6520838470219263779</id><published>2009-11-05T13:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T13:26:18.992-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Seen</title><content type='html'>For never was such beauty seen,&lt;div&gt;than in the moon of shine and gleam,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;lording above the blossom drops&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;where tears did fall, and lovers stop&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/6520838470219263779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/937930892284193412/posts/default/6520838470219263779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mellifluoustones.blogspot.com/2009/11/seen.html' title='Seen'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>