Edits Okay

Diet is really edit misspelled. 
I'd rather think of it that way. 
It seems easier to modify, 
Than it does to take away. 
  
Diet is also a harsh word. 
Starvation leaps to mind. 
A jailer who throws the key away, 
Because eating is a crime. 
  
Edit is a nicer word. 
Rearranged it spells the tide. 
A picture of ebbing serenity, 
Erosion over time. 
  
Diet is more of a challenge. 
A gauntlet slapped in your face! 
While edit simply reminds us, 
A pencil may also erase.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Austin Avatar
September 4, 2008 at 5:03 AM
This is a wonderfully clever piece, Clare. Like many others, my life has been one diet after another. Congrats on this one. Love, Daver
Thepoet Avatar
September 3, 2008 at 1:13 PM
You know, i never saw those words in diet before. Maybe it was because of the lack of food consumption when you are on one LOL!! That was a very great poem. Nice form and nicely thought out. No wonder it was featured this week.
Yamin Avatar
September 2, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Claire, Heartiest congratulations on your poem Edits Okay being featured this week. A superb write. Some edit is needed by most of us specially the ones in advanced age brackets. I recently had an edit - a total knee replacement of my right leg.-Mohammad
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
September 2, 2008 at 7:13 AM
I definitely need some editing. Congratulations on "Edits Okay" being featuring. Vince
Jordan Avatar
September 1, 2008 at 8:36 PM
Very ingenious poem here - Congrats on being featured - God Bless
Winter Avatar
August 31, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations Claire on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Shar
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August 31, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Thanks for allowing me to chuckle with this one. Nice use of rhyme. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Wishing you continued success with your writing. Karen
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