Wendy Watson Poet Rhyme

The Ides of March

The Ides of March, oh woe betide
Twas on this day that Caesar died
Stabbed by his double-dealing men
Remorselessly, time and again.
Twenty-three times the knives were thrust;
Take care therefore in whom ye trust.


09.04.2022


Bite Size Poem No.43 Poetry Contest 
Sponsor - Line Gauthier

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Line Gauthier November 10, 2022 at 3:39 PM Wise advice. Congrats on top honours.

Sam Kauffman May 18, 2022 at 10:26 AM Wendy, great advice superbly couched in your poetic limerick of wisdom! Well done Wendy! Congratulations on your win!

John Watt May 17, 2022 at 10:54 AM Lovely lines, and informative as well, Wendy. I am personally more worried about the ides of April when our income taxes are due here in the US! Congrats on your win ~ John

Paulette Calasibetta May 16, 2022 at 12:32 PM Great write! A well deserved win in the contest! :)Paulette

Jeff Kyser May 15, 2022 at 4:06 PM Hey, nice, Wendy! I have a hard time with the short ones, but this is great, covers a lot of ground! Wendy Watson May 16, 2022 at 4:17 AM I appreciate your feedback,Jeff and I learnt a few new facts in the process of writing this one.

David Drowley May 15, 2022 at 12:58 PM Congratulations on your win! Elegant flow of words. Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:10 PM David, thank you for such encouraging words.

Reason A. Poteet May 15, 2022 at 12:05 PM Congratulations on your win, Wendy. Nice theme for March, instead of "windy". i wrote a similar one for Andrea Dietrich's contest. I researched that it was sixty men who led the charge and had not read that they delivered only 23 punches. but after all, how dead can one person get? Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:09 PM Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment,Reason and I'll take a look at your poem on the same theme. I entered this in Edward's contest but didn't get selected but there were some very good entries.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders May 15, 2022 at 10:49 AM Be careful, indeed! I enjoyed reading your wise words, Wendy. Congrats on your top win! Blessings, Rhonda xx Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:10 PM That's kind of you,Rhonda.Many thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

Regina Mcintosh May 14, 2022 at 10:09 PM Congrats. Love this. God bless you, Love, Gina Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:11 PM Thank you,Regina. It's good to be given a topic which then leads to a little research and broadens one's knowledge.

Joanna Daniel April 10, 2022 at 3:36 AM Succinct with words of wisdom, Wendy:) Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:12 PM Thank you, Jo. I'm glad it appealed and appreciate your comment.

Sand Blown April 9, 2022 at 1:39 PM ...a poetic meta...for ide(a)s of change in the 'march-on' month of spring.....stan Wendy Watson May 15, 2022 at 1:13 PM I enjoyed the play on words,Sand. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.