A MAN OF CONSEQUENCE
A brow austere, a circumspective eye.
A frequent shug of the os humeri*:
A blustering manner, and a tone of weight,
A smile sarcatic, an expressive stare:
Adopt all these, as time and place will bear;
Then rest assured that those of modest sense
Will deem you a man of consequence.
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Beverly Stock is an American poet, a former journalist, and a feature writer; she delights in creating poetry that asks big questions about small memories we so often overlook. Her verse has been published by the Society of Classical Poetry, The Chained Muse, Persimmon Tree, PowerPoetry.org, PoetrySoup.com, and Lighten Up Online, in the U.K. Visit her at www.beverlystockpoetry.com.
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