Remains

Jimmy James liked to whittle
but did that very little.
He wasted his days
lost in a haze
a mere jot and a tittle.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Allison Avatar
January 10, 2017 at 2:31 AM
Made me smile Paul I know many who whittle lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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January 10, 2017 at 5:35 PM
Thanks for commenting, Jan. There's an obsolete definition of "whittle" that states "to ply with liquor." And it seems to me that w-a-y back in my boyhood (though I had forgotten about it) there was still another definition of "whittle." Is that what is making you smile?
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