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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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For nothing but its look
'devious'
has been co-opted
by the devil;
you cannot say
'a devious path'
and merely mean
'a roundabout way'.

Evil co-opted 'devious'
for its look;
ended the innocence
of 'a devious path
he took.'

Douglas Scotney

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Topic(s) of this poem: evil,innocence,language

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'devious' from the Latin for 'away from the way'

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Robert Murray Smith 26 July 2018

The Devil is a word that conjures up that idiot of myths.++10

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Kelly Kurt 26 July 2018

Deviating from 'normal' thought. Normalcy is overrated. : -)

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