First Date
go to dine
start with a little wine
present her your own natural self
Compliments are a sure way to keep off the shelf
never speak of money or your personal wealth
stay focused and see ways to relate
order food sure to sate
good first date
~//~
a stitch made in time
in the course of do and don’ts
is said to save nine
you are more well off to plan
than caught dead in the water
~//~
Better to always have thoughts benign.
Better to always meet at least as friends.
There is no awkward making of amends.
Quickly conjuring excuses for evil design
It’s good not to imbibe in verbal decline.
The reasons just don’t justify the ends.
Better to always have thoughts benign
Better to always meet at least as friends.
I’m embarrassed to have my words malign.
So I try to say nothing which might offend.
That’s a good thing, I don’t have to pretend,
when I’m falsely accused of verbal brine.
Better to always have thoughts benign.
© Oct 20 2010 Charles Henderson 3 rd
in Jared's Trois, Tanka, Rondel contest
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