Dandy

He dresses with passion This leader in fashion And stands out from all of the rest But twenty years on When his waistline has gone He’ll shudder at how he once dressed
14 February 2022 Sponsor: Line Gauthier For Contest: Bite sized poem number 36

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Date: 2/21/2022 4:52:00 PM
Hey Terry ... when you hear someone call out 'hey Fatso!' Do you turn around - thanks Terry - Lindsay
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/23/2022 11:47:00 AM
I turn up my hearing aid and I say, ‘Yes, that IS so!’ ;-)
Date: 2/15/2022 10:49:00 AM
Especially if the photo is posted on the internet! Aloha!
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/15/2022 10:56:00 AM
God forbid, Rico. Terry
Date: 2/15/2022 10:41:00 AM
Haha don't you just cringe when you see old photos of yourself. Thankfully camera phones didn't exist back then so unlikely to end up online. Greetings from Ringwood. Tom
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/15/2022 10:50:00 AM
Welcome to the Deep South, Tom, hope your not too warm being so much closer to the equator. You’re right about old ‘selfies’… particularly those school photos! Enjoy your visit. Terry
Date: 2/14/2022 2:05:00 PM
ha! very true and very funny, terry!
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Rico Leffanta
Date: 2/15/2022 10:50:00 AM
"Singing of bell-bottom trousers, coats of navy blue, let him climb the rigging like his daddy used to do ....!
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Terry Flood
Date: 2/14/2022 2:25:00 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I can live with memories of flares, platform shoes and tank tops… but those Bell bottoms… SHEESH! Glad you enjoyed. Terry
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