All Is Not Lost – 30th March 2026

~ shaun tenzenmen

“Freedom
is autonomy!”
“Better to reign in Hell than serve
in Heaven!”
Bound by pride, envy and despair
benefits the greater good.
So serve.

My first attempt at a Cameo poem, written for W3 #204 and inspired after reading Lesley Scoble’s information on the creator of the Cameo form, Alice Spokes, here. Within that article, it is hinted that Spokes re-imagined the whole of Milton’s Paradise Lost using this form, which in turn led me to look more into the meaning behind Milton’s work, not having read it yet. I’m certainly interested to read it now.

I don’t think I’ve nailed the form with this poem, or even if it says anything meaningful.

Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

Reason In All Things

Ruled by impulse, habit or whim
Reason soon gets sidelined
Forces often drag you along with them
Your own intellect undermined

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