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Why, Asks a Friend, Attempt Tetrameter? (Golden Gate 5.4)
Vikram Seth

Why, asks a friend, attempt tetrameter?
Because it once was noble, yet
Capers before the proud pentameter,
Tyrant of English. I regret
To see this marvelous swift meter
Deamean its heritage, and peter
Into mere Hudibrastic tricks,
Unapostolic knacks and knicks.
But why take all this quite so badly?
I would not, had I world and time
To wait for reason, rhythm, rhyme,
To reassert themselves, but sadly,
The time is not remote when I
Will not be here to wait. That's why.

TODAY I...

- acquired eighty-five dollars in library fines
- discovered that my email forwarding wasn't working (see library fines) and I'd missed some emails from students
- acquired sixtyish essays to mark
- still can't find the last book I owe back to the library

On the other hand, I found out that I inspired one of my students to mainline three seasons of Merlin over the break. I HAVE PURPOSE AS A TEACHER.