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Dear John

I opened the mail with trepidation Reading the words with great hesitation Stunned at the message My life a wreckage She’d wed another–humiliation. 9/01/2020

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/6/2020 9:32:00 AM

Those dear Johns caused a lot of pain!

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 9/6/2020 10:05:00 AM

Glad I'm past all that ;) Thanks Kim.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/4/2020 9:45:00 AM

oh so clever Linda - better to be told than hear through social media :-( what next divorces by text message:-( hugs jan xx

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 9/4/2020 10:55:00 AM

Too much social media going around for me It used to serve its members, now I think it serves its masters. smiles, Linda

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/3/2020 5:28:00 PM

Well done -- at least John didn't hear about it on 'social media' first. Great limerick, Linda! :) gw

Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 9/3/2020 5:50:00 PM

Thank you GW. I actually wrote one in "new" terminology/technology but it just didn't sound quite right. ;)