Contend You Not

[billy]

based on this;
What I could use are suggestions to work out the syntactically tortured parts which is about 70% of the poem.
i came up with this;

It's folly to Contend the untrained mind, or ['Tis]
which Conspires with the scalpel to evade,
and flee on fearful legs with thoughts to blind,
a semblance of false pride that it may save.
Do not contest with those too eas’ly hurt,


i need some help wit the next line.
it's like legaleaze is it a real anemone?

Anemone, are they who thus do live,
Feelers at will, recall, when to its work,
Your reply, it has nothing there to give.
Contend not with those beyond all assail,
With strong walls thick that let no mote inside,
Your not invited to their carnival,
No worth to lean against the gate and bide.
The coin of proverbs can’t be give’ or spent,
Those who desire wisdom only to rent.

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Contend you not then with the untrained mind,
Conspire it will the scalpel to evade,
It flees on fearful legs its thoughts to blind,
Some semblance of false pride that it may save.
Contend you not with those too eas’ly hurt,
Anemone, are they who thus do live,
Feelers at will, recall, when to its work,
Your reply, it has nothing there to give.
Contend not with those beyond all assail,
With strong walls thick that let no mote inside,
Your not invited to their carnival,
No worth to lean against the gate and bide.
The coin of proverbs can’t be give’ or spent,
Those who desire wisdom only to rent.

—Erthona


Yes, I am aware of how horrid this is, and you may point out its flaws should you wish, though I doubt will bring many new ones to my attention. What I could use are suggestions to work out the syntactically tortured parts which is about 70% of the poem. But regardless, feel free to slice and dice as it is not that often I put something out in this poor of shape, but I have done all I could. So maybe take pity on the poor thing and help it along.

Thanks,


Dale