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Crumpled Musings

Methinks it is a hidden curse This vain attempt to write in witty verse To take the words and put them in reverse Turn them to sardonic lines quite terse Yet I pamper them as bedside nurse With shaking head and lips that tightly purse While rolling crumpled musings to the hearse John G. Lawless ©1/17/2023

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Gary Radice

Date: 1/24/2023 4:56:00 AM

I can say with much certainty John that whatever issues you think you may have writing witty verse are not shared by this reader. I'll add that monorhyme takes so much work and skill too. Soup can be a strange beast, reams of hits and comments don't necessarily a great poem make. I, for one, read many poems here but don't always comment. Keep on writing and I'll keep on reading. :) Cheers - Gary

Jenna Logan

Date: 1/18/2023 9:26:00 AM

John, if you think you're cursed to write some witty lines, then put that spell on me! Nicely written.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/17/2023 7:58:00 PM

Your 'attempts' at witty verse are by and large successful, I'd say. At least, I think so, John. Keep the powder dry and the ink wet.