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Epigrams
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Bear in mind that whilst you’re sleeping
Your enemies are busy scheming.
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If you absorb everything without a filter
Don’t be surprised if you are out of kilter.
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Children are like monkey addicts
With highs and lows from parents’ antics.
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If you allow a screen to babysit your kid
Don’t be surprised he mimics what you would forbid.
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If it takes a village to raise a child
What happens when the place is running wild?
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Maria Panayi was born in Cyprus before the Turkish invasion but now lives in the UK as her former home is under occupation. She is now retired after working for many years supporting children with special education needs.
So true and profound even in simplicity.
Dear Roy,
I made an error and my reply is below.
thank you again for your very kind comment.
Dear Roy thank you,
Even as a much older person I think I am still that child in The Emperor’s New Clothes!
Thank you for reading and giving such a kind comment and
my sincere thanks to Evan for all that he does and for this great illustration.
These five epigrammatic couplets display a variety of meter, showing how a single pattern doesn’t fit every bit of wit and wisdom. It also gives the reader better entertainment. The first and the third are tetrameter, with four stresses per line, the second is pentameter (five stresses), and the fourth hexameter (six). The last one is mixed meter, with four stresses in the first line and five in the second–even though both lines have ten syllables. That makes the village look more sedate before the place runs wild with a greater number of accented syllables. You may not have thought of your music this way, Maria, but it’s good technique that brings wise simplicity into focus. I enjoyed the concertina.
Dear Margaret, thank you for taking the time to comment and give feedback. Your feedback is always invaluable to me. I am so pleased that you enjoyed reading, I love the word concertina; your approval means a great deal to me as well.
Thank you.