<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425836" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Reception</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">RECEPTION</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The crystal chandelier’s seen set on high: -<br>below, scene: sparkling silver, black bow tie.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">7 March 1975 robi03_0044_robi03_0000 XXX_JXX<br>see Reception II </div><div style="margin:10px 0">lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll<br>RECEPTION II</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Bright crystal chandelier winks, - rainbow eyes<br>reflect above white damask, black bow ties.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Tight fitting, custom styled, rich evening dresses<br>flirt flitting, sit or circle smart addresses.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The silver sparkles still, but can(t) chit chat <br>where greed, ambition, steer seek tit for tat? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Bank and bad chance reach meet, both calculating<br>rank, land, advance, retreat, each other bating.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The scene is set, the ‘highest in the land’<br>stalk tall, small talk, with motives underhand, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">fawning give and take, exclusive brand<br>stands glass in hand, cliques in-jokes understand, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">don’t dare aloud let trust transcend bores' noise, <br>won’t where a crowd. Met lust bans friend, or cloys. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So glassy eyed - its rare they’re lies without; -<br>So pass we by, fresh air there lies, without.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The tinkling chandelier gleams still on high; -<br>frames dirty dishes, empty room awry...</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">28 March 1981 revised 7 August 2006 robi03_0175_robi03_0000 XXX_JEX For previous version see below</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Reception II</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Reception II</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The crystal chandelier’s seen set on high: - <br>Below, clean sparkling silver, black bow tie. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Tight bows and ribbons deck bright party dresses; - <br>Light shows swan’s neck, it whiter nonetheless is! <br> <br>The silver sparkles still, but does the talk? <br>Where greed, ambition, envy, circling stalk. <br> <br>The scene is set, the ‘highest in the land’ <br>Stand glass in hand, so little understand, <br> <br>Don’t dare aloud let truth transcend the noise, <br>Won’t where a crowd. Met truth bans friend, annoys! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So glassy eyed! Its rare they’re lies without; - <br>So pass we by! Fresh air there lies, without! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The chandelier gleams still, set up on high; - <br>Below, clean sparkling silver, black bow tie! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">28th. March 1981</div><div style="margin:10px 0">lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllll</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Robin">Jonathan Robin</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=425836" data-title="Reception de Jonathan Robin" data-description="RECEPTION The crystal chandelier’s seen set on high: - below, scene: sparkling silver, black bow tie. 7 March 1975 robi03_0044_robi03_0000 XXX_JXX see Reception II lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll RE..."></div> </div> </div>

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