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Amazing How the Pearls Are Flung

Amazing how the pearls are flung
Before the swine these days, and I
Can hardly understand any
Decision to do so by otherwise
Enterprising individuals.
Funny how the swine devour the
Gifts of insincere folks who cast
Handfuls of nuggets their way
Ingratiating them, while
Judging them unfit or unworthy,
Keeping them in the pigsty
Languishing, denying them upward
Mobility and almost
Never allowing them to fling
Open their gates and
Put their feet on earth’s upper crust.
Quite honestly, 
Riches and fame and eventual
Success are denied the swine
Too often, 
Until measuring their worth in
Various cuts of meat,
While standing before the butcher’s
X-rated slabs of raw cuts
Yes, waiting to be sold like pieces of
Zombies, dead and slowly rotting.

Written June 30, 2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 6/30/2021 11:11:00 PM
I am thinking of one swine in particular. Snort. Snort. "Funny how the swine devour the Gifts of insincere folks who cast Handfuls of nuggets their way" Ha!
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/1/2021 7:46:00 AM
I should have given you a nod on this one because I decided to try the form after reading your fantastic one.
Date: 6/30/2021 7:31:00 PM
Perceptive write in a difficult form!
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 7:49:00 PM
Thank you so much for your thoughts, Unseeking Seeker. I appreciate them.
Date: 6/30/2021 6:23:00 PM
WoW! L. Milton, You did an amazing job with this form. You made it look easy. Excellent job! Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 6:51:00 PM
Thanks, Alexis, I really enjoyed writing it. Glad you liked it.
Date: 6/30/2021 2:33:00 PM
amazing abecadarian its a tricky form and you nailed it:-) hugs jan xx
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/30/2021 2:36:00 PM
Thank you so much, Jan. Actually, it was a fun write. Hope you're feeling better now.

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