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Born Again For Contest

Born Again (For Contest) Y’all come and join me while I set a spell I’ll tell a tale that stirred in yonder dell I reckon I might miss a word or two But this happened here as I say to you There lived a man here who was so nasty His soul was so cussed that we all could see Ornery and riled up as he could be Then one day he met a cute little lass She lived by the Book with plenty of sass In time she wooed him and taught him the Word Anger left him like a wee little bird Now he’s in church with a dumb looking grin I still wish he was the way he had been July 9, 2015

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Punnia Viswan Bhatia

Date: 10/27/2015 12:13:00 PM

last was the punch :) hahaha..love this poem :) :*

Ralph Sergi
Date: 10/27/2015 1:20:00 PM

Thank you again! I'm flattered.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 10/20/2015 1:46:00 AM

G'day Ralph... nice little tale, and yes, we like to see a bit of unpredictability in some folk at times - Lindsay

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 9/1/2015 4:25:00 PM

Hahaha! Congratulations on your win. The last line was a clincher. Thanks for enjoying my poem in the impermanence of life. / M

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 8/1/2015 1:48:00 AM

Congrats on ur winning marvel Ralph!

Skat A

Date: 7/31/2015 1:38:00 PM

RALPH, Congrats on your win. SKAT

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/31/2015 4:04:00 PM

thank you for your comment , SKAT.

Eve Roper

Date: 7/31/2015 10:23:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, Ralph, a 7 . Hugs Eve

Jan Allison

Date: 7/31/2015 4:10:00 AM

Made me giggle Ralph - many congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/31/2015 8:13:00 AM

Hi Jan: Thank you; it's always good hearing from you.

Laura Leiser

Date: 7/30/2015 11:53:00 PM

This one really made me chuckle, Ralph! I can just picture the poor whipped guy with the wife staring daggers at him in church! Funny! Congrats on your win :)

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/31/2015 8:12:00 AM

Hi Laura: Thank you for your comment. I really enjoyed reading your Out of the depths. It was very emotional but there are all kinds of sin, aren't there?

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/30/2015 7:28:00 AM

Hi Kim: Thank you for the good wishes. I really enjoyed your The crosses in your eyes.

Kp Nunez

Date: 7/30/2015 6:07:00 AM

Give me a dumb looking grin anytime! better than the ornery kind. All the best in the contest, Ralph! Kim :-)

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 7/29/2015 6:00:00 PM

Your write swims smoothly in the heart of the readers, I like how you penned it and the imagery...............A.M.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/29/2015 6:36:00 PM

Hi Afolabi: Thank you for kind comment. I enjoyed reading your Life Treasure. It's a great tribute to women.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/29/2015 4:56:00 PM

Hi Andrea: Thank you for your comment. I enjoyed your Refection of the Shadows.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/29/2015 12:28:00 AM

hahaha, Love this twist on born again. Was it you, Ralph??

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/29/2015 12:28:00 AM

oh, I see it is for colloquialism contest. Awesome!

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/29/2015 4:54:00 PM

Hi Andrea: Thank you for your comment. I enjoyed your reflection of the shadows.

Robert Lindley

Date: 7/22/2015 5:25:00 PM

Love this write. Yes , we sometimes love the wildness in others but trust me, having conquered mine(it was massive) I know tis better to be calm, deliberate and gentle. Wife helped teach me that.. A7--great write.

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/23/2015 12:38:00 PM

Thanks for your comment, Robert. the Theme of the poem is colloquiums. The south has the best ones.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 7/14/2015 1:00:00 PM

wonderful lesson learned from your stirring work, sergi.. huggs

Eileen Manassian

Date: 7/13/2015 12:31:00 PM

Enjoyed this! ;) The power of a good woman, and yet...the heart years for the times of being ornery. Thanks for this treat and for visiting Gladiators.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/13/2015 11:53:00 AM

Hi Daver, nice to know you: Of course the poem is satirical (ha ha) and thanks for the compliment.

Daver Austin

Date: 7/13/2015 10:55:00 AM

Yep! Born again kin be a pain in the yes, specially ta sinners like me. They is sich a thang as bein too damn good. Like your style and your thinking. Thanks for reading my stuff. daver

Ralph Sergi
Date: 7/13/2015 11:51:00 AM

Hi saver, nice to know you: Of course the poem is satirical (ha ha) and thanks for the comment.

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/12/2015 10:34:00 AM

Thank you, Olive Eloisa: Reminds of my days in the south.