The Colloquium

The colloquium convened –

and reconvened –
and reconvened –

hoping by a summary consensus
to have overseen – at last! – the formulation
of an adequate pronouncement –

sufficient to do justice
to the patent mess around them
they'd commingled to address –

but in defeat had to confess
that though they’d sorted out the more-and-less
of the declarative and the comparative –

today, alas, again,
would have to lack
a narrative.

Some found this – if in private
(asked, they wouldn’t tell) – sort of swell.
To others it was hell.





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