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No Kilt For Milt

Never look back and be eaten up with guilt
Try to correct what you did in the future
I remember the first time I showed up in a kilt
Never look back and be eaten up with guilt
Everyone said, “Not for you my friend, Milt,”
Truthfully, I think it is a matter of culture
Never look back and be consumed with guilt
Try to correct what you did in the future.

I remember the first time I showed up in a kilt
Everyone said, “Not for you my friend, Milt,”
Never look back and be eaten up with guilt.
Try to correct what you did in the future,
Truthfully, I think it is a matter of culture
At the time, I thought it a worthwhile venture.

 
Written July 8, 2021
[This is a “trionet,” a form I invented which combines
the traditional triolet with the 14-line sonnet. The
rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB  AAABBb.]

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021

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Jennifer Fenn Date: 7/9/2021 4:12:00 PM Lol! Great humor poem! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/9/2021 4:21:00 PM Thank you so much, Jennifer. I'm so pleased you enjoyed my poem. I appreciated your visit, your read, and your comment.

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 7/9/2021 5:40:00 AM A profound Triolet that one should never forget the wise message it carries. Excellently done , my friend L.M. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/9/2021 9:18:00 AM Thanks, Demetrios. I am proud that you recognized it as the metaphor it is. Thank you very much, friend.

David Mchattie Date: 7/8/2021 7:22:00 PM You're right. As a Scotsman... pulling off a kilt is not easy. It's a question of attitude. Stay well my friend. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/8/2021 8:13:00 PM Thanks, David. I am encouraged, but, no, I won't be trying a kilt again.

Gershon Wolf Date: 7/8/2021 5:26:00 PM This one almost kilt me! ~ in the Recovery Room Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 7/8/2021 8:13:00 PM LOL. I hope you're out of the Recovery Room by now.

Sotto Poet Date: 7/8/2021 5:04:00 PM A mixture of many good ideas and excellent advice, I enjoyed this poem, Milt:) don't even think of guilt in the future; the feeling of guilt can kill, blessings and warmest regards Login to Reply