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Rust

Rust If you touch it, it stains your fingers The stains will spread and sometimes linger It shows neglect and decay from no protective coating The elements attack and leave a film of scum on water floating Trust if not practiced and true, decays in the storms of life too So a coating of protection is needed to keep trust To stop the rot and decay and it too, turning to rust.

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Jeremy Martin

Date: 4/21/2013 12:51:00 PM

Quite a thoughtful and meditative write. Good work :)

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 12/14/2012 10:15:00 AM

Dear Mandy, I enjoyed this very much Going to my Favs LOVE YOU ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal (Young) Liege...Harry

John Castro

Date: 12/31/2011 8:42:00 AM

wow nice i always love when people make comparisons like these this is awesome 7up

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 1/1/2012 5:44:00 AM

Thanks John Happy new year x

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 12/25/2011 7:09:00 PM

Neat stuff to write about Mandy, I like how you apply it to life, very appropriate! :) Luv, Elizabeth

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/26/2011 2:10:00 AM

Thanks again Elizabeth x

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 12/25/2011 10:02:00 AM

Merry Christmas. Enjoyed your rhyming poem on rust this morning. God Bless Phyl

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/25/2011 10:08:00 AM

Thanks Phyl, same to you x

Gwendolen Song

Date: 12/24/2011 3:58:00 AM

This is the first entry that I've read for this contest...what a nice trio of couplets for this rhyme, Mandy. I loved Tony's comments and yours below. Great jeepers! Merry Christmas. Gwendolen

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/24/2011 4:45:00 AM

Thanks Gwen have a good one x

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/22/2011 6:12:00 AM

awesome Mandy, i can see this is going to be a brilliant contest, good luck. harry

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/22/2011 6:41:00 AM

Thanks Harry x

Deb Wilson

Date: 12/22/2011 5:49:00 AM

I like the comparisons you make here ..trust and rust...love,Deb

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/22/2011 5:52:00 AM

Thanks Deb, it just seemed to fit somehow, how just alittle weathing can cause massive damage to somthing unprotected just as trust can be erroded if its is weatherd in any way, and once its starts to decay there is not much that can be done. x

Tony Lane

Date: 12/22/2011 5:16:00 AM

I used to teach a class on passivating the surface of ferrous substrates in order to prevent the attraction of oxygen so as to prevent rust. I was told I had to tone it down because it was too sexy.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/22/2011 5:28:00 AM

gosh you are right far to sexy keeping oxygen off it. x

John Smith

Date: 12/22/2011 4:18:00 AM

Very insightful; well writ. Eventually, that crust of rust must turn to dust and go bust, just like my brief gust of lust.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/22/2011 5:29:00 AM

Never lose your gust of lust my dear. Thanks for commenting x

Anthony Nutter

Date: 12/22/2011 4:06:00 AM

Nice write, enjoyed the metaphor.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 12/22/2011 5:29:00 AM

Thanks Anthony. nice of you to comment x