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Constance La France Decrepit contest 6/5/2025

Decrepit

Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge,
and the longer you are on earth the more experience
you are to get. --L. Frank Baum The Wizard of Oz

Designed to stain the credibility of soul.
Eager to kick down the road, the sage.
Conclusion, that wrinkles and scents,
Regardless of impact, don’t matter.
Eager to pretend that youthfulness won’t fade.
Progeny was in those creaky bones.
Icy, the feelings of the crowd; God sees
Tottering old fools as roots, not weeds.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 6/7/2025 10:27:00 AM
I hope Constance appreciates this one as much as I do. Not one part over another for I loved the whole poem!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/7/2025 11:22:00 AM
Oh thank you so much, Rob!
Date: 6/6/2025 10:11:00 AM
Love the last 2 lines! Make that 3 lol...fav line is, "Progeny was in those creaky bones." What a wonderful way to put it. That's one of the many things I adore about poetry... finding new ways to look at redundant things...new perspective. This acrostic is fantastic! Xo
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Crystol Woods
Date: 6/6/2025 10:13:00 AM
From the look of others comments, that final line is striking a chord with everyone! Way to go!
Date: 6/5/2025 7:31:00 PM
Interesting take on 'Decrepit,' Kim. Restores a measure of dignity to a woe-begotten word. Nice. ~ Gershon
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/6/2025 8:48:00 AM
Thank you so much! :)
Date: 6/5/2025 9:54:00 AM
"God sees Tottering old fools as roots, not weeds." -- Love that! But do not like Root Canals:) You are a great poet. Your works will live on.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/5/2025 11:45:00 AM
You’re sweet! No one likes root canal…lol!
Date: 6/5/2025 9:11:00 AM
Very deep, delivered delicately and wisely- "roots, not weeds"
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/5/2025 9:32:00 AM
Thank you! Have a great day writing, sweet Paige!
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