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    A Few Follies
    A Few Follies
    A Few Follies
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    A Few Follies

    By April Follies

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    Poetry by April Follies, on assorted subjects and in a variety of styles. Included are twenty-seven poems, ranging from strict forms such as the sonnet and villanelle, to the more unorthodox "prose-poems" and completely free-form ventures, rhymed and unrhymed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherApril Follies
    Release dateDec 10, 2009
    ISBN9781311917683
    A Few Follies
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    April Follies

    April Follies is, naturally enough, a pen name and Internet identity. The fool in question behind the name has a background in science, a weird sense of humor, and occasional pretensions to poetry. I'm fond of science-fiction, fantasy, the occasional mystery, many of the "classics", and antique poetry. Actually, to be frank, I'm fond of reading just about anything I can get my hands on, in a pinch.

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      A Few Follies - April Follies

      A Few Follies: Poetry by April Follies

      April Follies

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2009 April Follies

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to leave constructive feedback for this author. Thank you for your support.

      Author’s Note

      A few of these poems, or earlier versions of them, have been placed online in various Internet forums. Three have been published at an online poetry site. However, this is the first time the poems have been collected, revised, and published as a complete anthology online.

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      Table of Contents

      I Will Write A Poem

      The Masque

      The Model

      City Acrostic

      Overhead

      Whiskey Sours on Bourbon Street

      Comments of a Transylvanian Cat

      Sand and Stars

      Mirror Image

      Unexpected Graces

      Foreshadowing

      Almost Color

      The House of Cards

      Comments of a City Trashcan

      Younger Sister

      Epigramatical Epitaph

      On Coherency

      Catch a Cloud

      A Quick Lesson in Nutrition

      Wedding Card, New and Old

      Dust Storm

      Strain

      Rainy Season

      The

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