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Enlightenment (Free verse) by Dovina

O Dawn of Reason, Were it not for you, America bows to a queen, Louis XVI fathered a king, And Marie died old at Versailles. Were it not for conceived equality, Voltaire, and nobility’s shame, Feudal Europe languors still While princes regal ride. But light and wisdom fill our lives, Mold us now two centuries, Crossing every barrier Save the English Channel.

Dovina 21-Jan-05/6:28 AM
The Enlightenment gave rise to the American Experiment, the French Revolution, and the now ubiquitous understanding that all people have intrinsically equal rights to purse happiness. Everywhere except England. Your “gentlemen” are feudal reminder of what our ancestors fought to destroy. And now your prime minister tries to make it all right by latching onto our president like a whining boy to a big brother. No, Sir Robins, your lance is obtund. You live in dreams of dead glory.




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