<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=340619" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Forgotten Prose</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I belong to a book discussion group at our local library. There are about a dozen of us<br>that meet once a month and discuss a book that we all agreed (voted) to read. At each<br>meeting, I am usually the oldest participant and I have noticed that our individual tastes<br>for prose varies exceedingly. <br>Myself, I prefer the Classics. The others prefer the modernists’ works of prose.<br>Consequently, due to our democratic process, my choices rarely are voted for.<br>Anyway, the situation inspired me to compose a sonnet for all the great forgotten prose of<br>yesteryear. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">On dusty shelves the books of dated time<br>Have stood for years. Abandoned, slighted lore<br>Those years before were favorite pastime<br>Discussion topics, literati lords<br>Adored. Among the seasoned aging tomes, <br>A rather large imposing book secured<br>It’s stately charm amongst the few unknowns.<br>The title slightly injured and obscured.<br>Author and faithful readers long ago<br>Deceased, along with fragmentary bits<br>Of time. Until uncovered, read to know<br>About its past distinction, this poet<br>Aroused, composed a special poem for it.<br>It’s often called: Shakespearean sonnet.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Albert+Ahearn">Albert Ahearn</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=340619" data-title="Forgotten Prose de Albert Ahearn" data-description="I belong to a book discussion group at our local library. There are about a dozen of us that meet once a month and discuss a book that we all agreed (voted) to read. At each meeting, I am usually the oldest participant and I have noticed that our ..."></div> </div> </div>

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