“Les beaux esprits se rencontrent”—François-Marie de Voltaire, Age of Enlightenment French philosopher
Gay lines of cheer blissfully oft' may spring;
but songs sung happily hide a secret coded
within a bard's concealed, inward being.
What hidden germ can masquerade as his art?
When the mind envisions poetry, profound
phrases of love pouring out from the heart's
impassioned lips may multiply unbound!
A riddle, hid in cipher, deep inside
a conundrum: but perhaps there is a key?
Encrypted, and then planted far and wide,
in rhymes apparent is his mind's bel esprit.
Beautiful spirits ever meet—and find
in each other the gift of a great mind.
Sonnet by Ngoc Nguyen
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Written on 2024-03-08 at 17:41
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When Songs of Joy Are Sung, Deep and Full-Throated
When songs of joy are sung, deep and full-throated,Gay lines of cheer blissfully oft' may spring;
but songs sung happily hide a secret coded
within a bard's concealed, inward being.
What hidden germ can masquerade as his art?
When the mind envisions poetry, profound
phrases of love pouring out from the heart's
impassioned lips may multiply unbound!
A riddle, hid in cipher, deep inside
a conundrum: but perhaps there is a key?
Encrypted, and then planted far and wide,
in rhymes apparent is his mind's bel esprit.
Beautiful spirits ever meet—and find
in each other the gift of a great mind.
Sonnet by Ngoc Nguyen
Read 154 times
Written on 2024-03-08 at 17:41
Tags Voltaire Philosophy Cipher
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