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Edits Okay

Diet is really edit misspelled. I'd rather think of it that way. It seems easier to modify, Than it does to take away. Diet is also a harsh word. Starvation leaps to mind. A jailer who throws the key away, Because eating is a crime. Edit is a nicer word. Rearranged it spells the tide. A picture of ebbing serenity, Erosion over time. Diet is more of a challenge. A gauntlet slapped in your face! While edit simply reminds us, A pencil may also erase.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 9/4/2008 5:03:00 AM
This is a wonderfully clever piece, Clare. Like many others, my life has been one diet after another. Congrats on this one. Love, Daver
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Date: 9/3/2008 1:13:00 PM
You know, i never saw those words in diet before. Maybe it was because of the lack of food consumption when you are on one LOL!! That was a very great poem. Nice form and nicely thought out. No wonder it was featured this week.
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Date: 9/2/2008 3:39:00 PM
Claire, Heartiest congratulations on your poem Edits Okay being featured this week. A superb write. Some edit is needed by most of us specially the ones in advanced age brackets. I recently had an edit - a total knee replacement of my right leg.-Mohammad
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Date: 9/2/2008 7:13:00 AM
I definitely need some editing. Congratulations on "Edits Okay" being featuring. Vince
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Date: 9/1/2008 8:36:00 PM
Very ingenious poem here - Congrats on being featured - God Bless
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Date: 8/31/2008 6:15:00 PM
Congratulations Claire on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Shar
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Date: 8/31/2008 5:57:00 PM
Thanks for allowing me to chuckle with this one. Nice use of rhyme. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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