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A Promise

I forget things I'd like to remember and recall what I'd rather forget. And so I made solemn promise. A promise that so far I've kept. I promised to always remember to forget all I forgot to forget.

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Curtis Johnson

Date: 4/6/2017 10:41:00 PM

good work Mark.

Mark Peterson
Date: 8/31/2017 10:15:00 AM

Thank you, Curtis. Please forgive the tardiness of my response.

Kelly Deschler

Date: 4/6/2017 8:08:00 PM

Yes, the unpleasant times have a way of never letting us forget them... A very clever and humorous write, Mark. Nicely done!

Mark Peterson
Date: 4/6/2017 9:52:00 PM

Thanks, Kelly. I promise not to forget your comment.

Sofia Ra

Date: 3/20/2017 2:03:00 PM

Love this. Great job!!

Mark Peterson
Date: 4/6/2017 9:54:00 PM

What a delightful remark Sofia, summoning a prompt within me to check out your work tonight.

Jan Allison

Date: 7/29/2016 4:52:00 PM

ha ha ha - can relate to this so much Mark .... and I also make lists and forget where I've put them :-) hugs Jan xx lovely to see you back on soup:-) xx

Mark Peterson
Date: 8/12/2016 12:35:00 AM

Jan, you're always such a dear to keep up with my occasional verse and so supportive. Much appreciated. Now if I could only remember to reply to comments.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/17/2016 4:46:00 AM

This made me laugh Mark. Very clever and I needed a good laugh before retiring to bed. I always enjoy your work. Nite : )

Mark Peterson
Date: 8/12/2016 12:37:00 AM

Connie, always a treat for me to see your avatar on one of my poem's pages. I so appreciate your support of my work, which is meager of late because I took a summer job here at Cape Disappointment State Park where I do nature interpretation. Lovely work, but very intense and time consuming. So I've had little time for rhyme. It's over on September 15.