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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

Date: 11/10/2022 3:39:00 PM

Wise advice. Congrats on top honours.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/18/2022 10:26:00 AM

Wendy, great advice superbly couched in your poetic limerick of wisdom! Well done Wendy! Congratulations on your win!

John Watt

Date: 5/17/2022 10:54:00 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

Date: 5/16/2022 12:32:00 PM

Great write! A well deserved win in the contest! :)Paulette

Jeff Kyser

Date: 5/15/2022 4:06:00 PM

Hey, nice, Wendy! I have a hard time with the short ones, but this is great, covers a lot of ground!

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/16/2022 4:17:00 AM

I appreciate your feedback,Jeff and I learnt a few new facts in the process of writing this one.

David Drowley

Date: 5/15/2022 12:58:00 PM

Congratulations on your win! Elegant flow of words.

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/15/2022 1:10:00 PM

David, thank you for such encouraging words.

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/15/2022 12:05:00 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
Date: 5/15/2022 1:09:00 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

Date: 5/15/2022 10:49:00 AM

Be careful, indeed! I enjoyed reading your wise words, Wendy. Congrats on your top win! Blessings, Rhonda xx

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/15/2022 1:10:00 PM

That's kind of you,Rhonda.Many thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 5/14/2022 10:09:00 PM

Congrats. Love this. God bless you, Love, Gina

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/15/2022 1:11:00 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

Date: 4/10/2022 3:36:00 AM

Succinct with words of wisdom, Wendy:)

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/15/2022 1:12:00 PM

Thank you, Jo. I'm glad it appealed and appreciate your comment.

Sand Blown

Date: 4/9/2022 1:39:00 PM

...a poetic meta...for ide(a)s of change in the 'march-on' month of spring.....stan

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/15/2022 1:13:00 PM

I enjoyed the play on words,Sand. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.