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playing deaf or plain dumb

the worlds cleverest man once said ~ nothing you fool! he wanted a life the dumbest man tried to copy him ~ but he hooked a fishmongers wife this story has no moral ~ sometimes silence nets bliss other times strife

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Lin Lane

Date: 3/5/2024 9:42:00 AM

I get so much entertainment from reading the dialogue between you and Dilly. No need to read between the lines. I think the inquisition has taken place and answers to questions by many who've wanted to know but dared not ask have been revealed. Guilty, the irrelevant interloper who begged for attention. His lack of influence openly witnessed by the PS poetic public.

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/5/2024 9:57:00 AM

Exposed just like the moon Lin, but with no influence whatsoever, oh! speaking of the moon, you guys are so lucky with another total eclipse in April, Dallas, Indianapolis, and Buffalo amongst the biggest cities to witness totality, I’m so jealous wish I was there! Cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 3/5/2024 2:54:00 AM

Least said soonest mended (unless someone in the mix is seething) :) there's no perfect answer but perhaps establishing intent behind any action or inaction can be telling. My mind is running now thinking about that terrible pursuit of asking loaded questions...

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/5/2024 5:17:00 AM

I like that always internal Interpretation, nobody likes interloping, irrelevant forces looking for attention, just because they have no magnetism or sphere of influence lol!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/5/2024 3:10:00 AM

I'd advise caution on adding intrigue to stories you do not wish to tell haha :) however poetry soup is not the home of 20 questions and I'm neither an officer of the law nor nosy (an example of one truth one lie in that statement haha). Just kidding, poetry is for internal interpretation and not inquisition :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/5/2024 3:05:00 AM

We can all put our foot in it at times Dilly, always best to retain our right to silence especially when down a police station, lol! Yeah I think the whole point of this one is knowing when to speak, but then that would give this one a moral, so I’m saying nothing just diverting attention away from this hole I’m digging myself into, haha! Cheers David