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The Best Life

The best life is a simple life, Poets and pundits all agree. What value strain, what profit strife? The best life is a simple life. So follow drum, and heed the fife, The world a better place will be. The best life is a simple life, Poets and pundits all agree. Entered (?) in Kim Merryman's Try A Triolet contest Placed 1st, with 4 others

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/10/2023 11:52:00 AM

I also agree Jim. Keep it simple! Congratulations! :)

Jim Slaughter
Date: 8/11/2023 10:18:00 AM

Thank you, Linda.

Kim Merryman

Date: 8/7/2023 6:45:00 PM

Jim, I agree: the simpler the better! Excellent flowing lines and rhyme with a great message! Congrats on your 1st place win in my contest! Blessings, Kim M

Jim Slaughter
Date: 8/8/2023 10:22:00 AM

And thank you Kim for hosting it.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/30/2022 4:20:00 PM

this just trips off the tongue, jim! bravo!

Jim Slaughter
Date: 8/31/2022 11:09:00 AM

Thanks, Ilene. These are fun...more difficult than one might think, but fun.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 8/30/2022 12:00:00 PM

Good one, Jim. I really enjoyed your triolet!

Jim Slaughter
Date: 8/30/2022 2:14:00 PM

Thank you, L M. And thank you for reminding me that I had written a couple of these.