William Kelii Kekaula Poet Quatorzain

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Kill With Truth Or Live a Lie

*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 January 9, 2023 at 1:22 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! William Kelii Kekaula January 9, 2023 at 3:16 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