Squaring Things Away

Perfection as a goal demands correction;
accepting mistakes requires some reflecting..
Call me a square if you like but I'll admit
when it comes to money, I keep short accounts.

Simplicity puts tender in the kitty;
humility builds reckoning, quality.
It can be smart to start with "I am sorry,"
then move on to square up any damage done.

Meeting with candor - never self-defeating.
treating others as fellows means no cheating;
While allowing for the factor of mercy
the product of two equal terms becomes square.

If you owe me something, I won't cause a rift.
Swift resolution counts, I am no spendthrift.
Square dealings focus on making all sides straight;.
such practice eliminates hate and distrust.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Goldsmith Avatar
May 2, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your creative "A Time To Reflect" write with a great ending... Have a fun day with your win...............
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May 1, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Great take on the contest.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
Poteet Avatar
May 1, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Thank you for your kind placement. It was kind of a play on the word "square" after reading of a new form called square rhyme. It did require some reflection and redirection of my thoughts. PS: "A square rhyme is a rhyme made at all four corners of a couplet. The beginning and ending words of both lines must rhyme
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