What’s in a Head Within a Blue Page
Five Mantinades
What’s in a head within a blue page that never seems to end?
Anthi smiles and turns the page much bluer near the inner bend.
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What’s in a head within a gold page that never seems to age?
Goddess Athena turns the page to prepare for the next stage.
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What’s in a head within a green page that never seems to grow?
A tall tree cannot strive to become taller even below.
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What’s in a head within a yellow page that never looks old?
A series of lies from times when legends as true facts were told.
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What’s in a head within a white page that tends to spell each M?
A never-ending need to count each blue-and-white flower stem.
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A mantinada typically consists of a Cretan 15-syllable rhyming couplet. Mantinades is the plural.
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Patrick M. Ohana
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I've never heard of this form before. You executed it brilliantly!