Chat

For me, I’d love to stay and chat
but all this tea and cake is fat
that I do neither want nor need.
If I stayed, it would be for greed.

So she learned to cook in health
and I would give her all my wealth
to eat the luscious food she made,
and so I talked and talked and stayed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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February 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Another beauty Las. Your humor is infectious. I love it. A few words from you and I have a smile on my face all day. Thank you my friend.
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February 12, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Always pleased when I can make a friend smile! You are always welcome at my table. :)
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