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The Spitting Image

I wonder why my parent said She’s the spitting image of grandma dead For in death, grandma did not look her best ~ though she still aced the saliva test

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Bill Baker

Date: 7/23/2025 5:51:00 PM

Funny one, gw ... I like it! BB

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/23/2025 6:52:00 PM

Hope and trust it likes you too, Bill. lol.

David Crandall

Date: 7/23/2025 10:48:00 AM

Haha, good point, people are always saying about cute little babies "(s)he looks just like some ancient person - that's ridiculous - lol!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/23/2025 6:52:00 PM

Correcto: The ancient person looks just like the new baby, after all.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/23/2025 7:59:00 AM

Hey Gershon, Your poem gave me a good chuckle, sharp, clever, and full of that dark humor that only a true poet can pull off so effortlessly. It’s funny how you take something so familiar and make it fresh and surprising for poetry doesn’t always have to be serious to be meaningful. Summer Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/23/2025 6:56:00 PM

The day I get serious about poetry, is the day... I stop writing poetry.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/23/2025 3:45:00 AM

I think I'd wonder too...perhaps a puzzle? No, maybe a riddle? :-)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/23/2025 6:59:00 PM

I imagine that it's a ... pruziddle.