The eloquence of his speech
is not too complex to ponder;
any wit of simple substance
doesn't have to chop
word by word,
and assimilate the context.
But the apprentice
creased his young brow,
glanced to the other side;
the counsel isn't difficult for him
to learn and yet,
too much to follow.
Melanie Agua
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