Misfortune

hapless they who become entangled ~ in webs of deceit
Written May 10, 2022
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Krutsinger Avatar
May 13, 2022 at 2:33 PM
writing down the word "hapless" now - I have never used it, but this is about to change.
Hankins Avatar
May 13, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Good for you! You are welcome to it, Caren.
Dietrich Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 4:36 PM
Indeed!!
Hankins Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 7:54 PM
Thank you, Andrea, for your succinct and right-on-target response.
Gorelick Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 2:23 PM
deceit, hypocrisy--what can you do? Stay well, Robert
Hankins Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 2:56 PM
Thank you, Robert. Not a whole lot, I suspect. Best thing is to recognize it in others.
Chies Avatar
May 11, 2022 at 1:38 PM
I read in some comment that you will be undergoing surgery. I hope that at this moment everything is going well with you and that you will soon return to posting your poems, so necessary for all of us. Good recovery Milton!
Hankins Avatar
May 12, 2022 at 2:58 PM
Marco, I've been home from the hospital for about an hour. I had an angioplasty and two stents inserted into my heart yesterday. I'm doing very well. Thanks so much for your inquiry.
Lawless Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 6:23 PM
is the perception of deception the defeat of deceit
Hankins Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 6:43 PM
I'd think it would be the "awareness" of deceit that is the defeat of deceit, John....or the "detection" hmmm...a poem in the making, eh?
Wolf Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 5:49 PM
Seems that the 'web of deceit' is the new world-wide-web! ~ http
Hankins Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 6:43 PM
Very likely, gw. Very likely!
Sands Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 1:04 PM
True Milton. Well done :)
Hankins Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Thank you so much, Heidi. I appreciate your thoughts.
Bauer Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 12:28 PM
wise words, indeed, milton!
Hankins Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 1:04 PM
Thanks so much, Ilene. Deceit, to be avoided at all costs!
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