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Grindstone Cowboy
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    Hope this is allowed… A poem from the excellent Brian Bilston.

    Rob
    Heinous Deficiencies
    A Statement from The Decaffeinated Protein Surveillance Society (Atheist Branch)

    I before E except after C
    is one of those weird and ancient rules
    to which beige obeisance gets paid
    when you’re at school

    but it’s time it reigned no longer,
    the rule being of little use –
    it’s counterfeit, a sleight of hand,
    and only serves to veil the truth.

    The phrase makes us feel all ogreish,
    a different species altogether,
    for its heinous deficiencies
    forfeit a life of leisure.

    Surely a rule that’s conscientious
    should therein bear its weight.
    Yes, a few exceptions can reinforce
    but not eight hundred and eight.

    Sorry to inveigh so feistily
    and deign to perpetrate this heist
    but let’s seize the day (and cease this phrase) –
    it’s time to get with the zeitgeist.

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