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‘All that glitters is not gold.’
Write a poem that begins with this line. What might this common saying lead you to explore?
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In youth, I yearned for grown-up days,
For freedom's call and adult ways.
Then 18 came, and I was grown.
So I set forth, to make the world my own.
I wish I had known those were the golden years,
When worries were scarce, and there was nothing to fear.
The world was a canvas waiting to be painted,
My heart was innocent, pure, and not tainted.
But the rush of time brought truth to light,
With eve...
All that glitters is not gold.
Is what the counselor consoled .
To the lad who wished to be bold .
Like the heroes he knew of old.
Finding wonders to behold.
Seeking treasures to withhold.
And to finally fit the mould .
Of a person uncontrolled .
Or, so that’s what he was told .
By the voices that cajoled.
Never once fortold.
Of the events that would unfold.
Of the hunger and the ...
All that glitters is not gold
Midas sparingly slits his wrists
The prophecy soon to be foretold
An age of bronze achingly persists
Doctors frantically rush to his aid
Maids begin reaching the next of kin
Relatives come to enact their charade
The feast of wolves is ready to begin
Treachery abounds as the master is tended
Serving interests that are wholly their own
Machinations sewn and knees ...
All that glitters is not gold
Like the charming guy at the bar
He looks pretty and beautiful and bold
But he’ll flirt with you and take it too far
He wants the women with the pretty confidence
The tough outfits
He twirls his hair
Hits on the misfits
They feel wanted like they never have before
Now the misfits have been used
Because men like that only want one thing
All that glitters is not go...
All that glitters is not gold
Not the light that hits your eye
Not the stories that you’ve told
Not the colors of your lies
Little white or big and red
Shining with the tears they’ve wrought
Love slain, strangled, and shot dead
Illuminates the times we’ve fought
All that glitters is not gold
I wish I could blink back our past
And never let our love unfold
A lie is never built to last...
All that glitters is not gold
And you dare to close your eyes
All those stories seldom told
Turn into a bunch of lies
All that glitters is not gold
When it turns to stormy skies
In your hands a life you hold
It will die despite your tries
All that glitters is not gold
When your talents turn to rust
And your memories get old
And you are tired of trust
All that glitters is not gold
You’re done ma...
All that glitters is not gold.
All that’s gray is not dust.
All that’s rusted is not old.
All that reigns is not just.
All snakes do not slither.
All songbirds do not fly.
Not all arrows leave the quiver,
racing up towards the sky.
Not all traitors carry guilt.
Not all singers have a stage.
Not all lovers really love.
And sometimes love turns to rage.
All betrayals are not heartfelt
And with i...
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