Kill With Truth Or Live a Lie

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*Image of White Lies by PToday. Kill With Truth Or Live a Lie Innocence precedes with their mouth, Bold-step, no Fred Astaire, Unashamed, not from the deep south, Turn a smile amid glare. Embellished claims, "Friends to the bitter end," Advent sketched destiny...a reflection, Candid critiques retards the heart--transcend. 'Twas best to conspire words of perfection, Now rivals are close, turns I to pretend, A picture's worth a thousand subjection. Age turns to face, choices regret, Quick death or suffering, Was it stanza two? I forget. Third stanza? I'm laughing. 2023 January 04 *HMS.

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 1/9/2023 1:22:00 PM

Great theme beautifully developed, as always, William! Your turn of poetic phrases and images is always so original! Mahalo! Just a P.S. - have you thought about turning your snow angel story, which still has me laughing, into a Sedoka for Charlie's Winter contest? I think it would be a winner!!! Blessings my friend!

Hilo Poet
Date: 1/9/2023 3:16:00 PM

I'm unsure if jocularity was mustered, but anyway, it isn't what it was, Sam, thanks for the laudation here as there is another story my friend, Aloha William