For the Paint The World With Words “Be Inspired Challenge” this week, we are playing with Epigrams. An Epigram is defined as, “a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.”
My epigram came from wondering what the hell I was going to write for an epigram:
In the recess of thought, great words sit; awaiting the writer to unleash their wit. They lay in silence and pique’d fit; for most, including me, aren’t up to it.I also decided to try my hand at some other epigrams:
Faith is a five-year-old’s belief in parents perfection. Wisdom is the realization they are not.
I love movies. They divorce people from reality, who in turn divorce each other because their reality is not a movie.
Writers strive to reveal society’s troubles. Society obliges by giving them so much to write about.
Zeal is great…until it crosses to zealotry. Then, not so much.
Hope you enjoy.
Happy Reading and Writing!
You did great!!!
Thank you!
I couldn’t get my mind around this one. I knew if anyone could, it would be you.
It was a bit difficult, and I thought about skipping it. But I just accepted that badge for consistent posting on the challenge, and would have felt guilty 😉
Ha oh that guilt. You really did do it wonderfully.
Yes. She’s roped me in 😀 But I enjoy the challenge, and it allows me to do two things at once: Her challenge, and my weekly New To Me Poetry 😉 Now to get some of the other, quicker, challenges out of the way!
You did a great epigram! I liked your Oscar Wilde witticisms, too!
Thank you! I wasn’t sure about the witticisms, but decided to throw them out there anyway and see what sticks 😀
They were very apt. 🙂
Wonderful! J., your posts are a delight to read indeed and these attempts are indeed witty, sharp and they said such witty messages in a precise way. Your poems always hit home for me! Thanks for your participation! These poems rock!
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Thank you so much, Amreen! I do enjoy the challenge, though this one was more difficult than some 😀
I had just become familiar with epigrams this week after studying T. S. Eliot. His style is usually somber, and his epigrams eerie.
If guilt is what motivates you to keep writing stuff like this, then bring on the guilt 😉 Seriously, though, I’m with Anja…cannot wrap my brain around this challenge; you did a GREAT job!! I especially love the poem.
Thank you, C.C.! The poem took the longest to do. After I finished that, the pressure lifted and the epigram sentences came a little easier 😀
I don’t think my brain could’ve come up with something in this form. I did like the one about movies an divorce. There is truth to that…
I wondered and wondered what to write. I found a few examples of epigrams about epigrams, and decided to go that route 😀 I didn’t know some sentences were considered epigrams until I researched it a bit.
Loved your work. Truly amazing!
Thank you so much!
Well i was facing the same dilemma just moments ago. Epigram is a bit tedious to write. But it feels good in the end 🙂
I just read yours, and you did a great job with them 😀
Oh thanks! But i am not sure if they qualify as epigrams.
I think they do, based on the definition of epigram. This seems to be a broad form that encompasses many sayings. If mine qualify (something I’m not sure of either 😉 ) then I think yours do as well 😀
That sure brings some hope. 🙂
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Great job! I particularly loved the epigram about movies, spot on!