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// 41 - Permanent Vacation (rondeau redouble') 
// Story: Ponyville & Other Poems 
// by AugieDog 
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Asleep at dawn! The hedonistic thrill
Continues every morning, every day!
Contentment beckons! Sniff a daffodil
And change your habits! Throw them all away!

Responsibility, its roundelay
Concluded, leaves me here upon a hill
And simply breathing slow. My plan? To stay
Asleep at dawn! The hedonistic thrill!

Where birds and bugs in chorus sweetly trill,
I watch exquisite creatures dance and play.
Despite my lessened status, beauty still
Continues every morning, every day!

So let it go and let it go, I say,
Repeat the thoughts I'll take to heart.  I will!
I'm off the clock, withdrawn from ruling's fray:
Contentment beckons! Sniff a daffodil!

Except, awake at dawn, an imbecile,
I fret my useless worries, fail to slay
Recurring doubts... Deny them! Warm the chill
And change your habits! Throw them all away!

The seasons turn. I nod and must obey,
Surrender, pass the bridle. Twilight's skill
Is better suited, drives away the gray,
And leaves a broken nag to drink her fill,
Asleep at dawn...