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Sunday, June 5, 2022

Signs (11)

"Senatus Populusque Romanorum"
(the Senate and the People of the Romans),
a banner borne by Fascists through the Forum --
a Nazi's sign. (It weren't no British yeoman's.)

"Beyond This Boundry Face Masks Must Be Worn";
ubiquitous, such signs, in recent seasons.
One half the nation treats such signs with scorn --
and, question'd, they will cite you sev'ral reasons.

"Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here" --
a sign disposed above Inferno's door,
or so I thought; but I was nowhere near.
Along the Texas border they're galore.

     (To be continued)

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita Anagramaniacal Opening Lines

Lolita, light of my life...  ...might fail to yell "Foil!"...  ...or opt to yell "Epee!" -- she's just that unpredic...