Kathleen Hassall Poet Rhyme

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So Spake Simple Simon Poetry Contest

6/2/26

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So Spake Simple Simon

So Spake Simple Simon
a request without a method to pay
He was willing to go into debt
to eat well that day
Simon was simple,
yet Simon was kind
He didn't sit and wimper,
he kept trying a way to find

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Victor Buhagiar June 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM Dear Kathleen, I liked your poem. It gets to the point very well. Kathleen Hassall June 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM Thanks, Victor!