Wall, Cave, And Pillar Statements, After Asoka Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFFFG HIJIKLMKNOPJQRSTUKVW TTXYZA2A2A2B2C2D2E2F 2CC2F2G2 A2A2H2A2I2H2J2C2K2L2 A2| In order to perfect all readers | A |
| the statements should he carved | B |
| on rock walls on cave walls | C |
| and on the sides of pillars so | D |
| the charm of their instruction can | E |
| affect the mountain climbers near | F |
| the cliffs the plainsmen near | F |
| the pillars and the city people near | F |
| the caves they go to on vacations | G |
| - | |
| The statements should and in a fair | H |
| script spell out the right text and gloss | I |
| of the Philosopher s jocular remark Text | J |
| Honesty is the best policy Gloss | I |
| He means not best but policy | K |
| this is the joke of it whereas in fact | L |
| Honesty is Honesty Best | M |
| is Best and Policy is Policy | K |
| the three terms being not | N |
| related but here loosely allied | O |
| What is more important is that is | P |
| is but the rocklike truth of the text | J |
| resides in the the The the is The | Q |
| By this means the amusing sage | R |
| has raised or caused to be raised | S |
| the triple standard in stone | T |
| the single is too simple for life | U |
| the double is mere degrading hypocrisy | K |
| but the third combines the first two | V |
| in a possible way and contributes | W |
| something unsayable of its own | T |
| this is the pit nut seed or stone | T |
| of the fruit when the fruit has been | X |
| digested | Y |
| It is good to do good for the wrong | Z |
| reason better to do good for the good | A2 |
| reason and best of all to do good | A2 |
| good i e when the doer and doee | A2 |
| and whatever passes between them | B2 |
| are beyond all words like grace | C2 |
| or anagogic insight or definitions like | D2 |
| particular instance of a hoped at law | E2 |
| and which the rocks alone can convey | F2 |
| This is the real reason for the rock walls | C |
| the cave walls and pillars and not the base | C2 |
| desires for permanence and display | F2 |
| that the teacher s conceit suggests | G2 |
| - | |
| That is the end of the statements but | A2 |
| in order to go on a way after the end | A2 |
| so as to make up for having begun | H2 |
| after the beginning and thus to come around | A2 |
| to it in order to include the whole thing | I2 |
| add In some places the poignant slogan | H2 |
| Morality is a bad joke like everything else | J2 |
| may be written or not granted that space | C2 |
| exists for the vulgar remarks the dates | K2 |
| initials and hearts of lovers and all | L2 |
| other graffiti of the prisoners of this world | A2 |
Alan Dugan
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