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The Tongues

The Lying Tongue sang a song The Flattering Tongue played along The Know It All Tongue intended the composition The Meddling Tongue held it's position The Harsh Tongue kept quiet for once The Tactless Tongue reluctantly obliged The Rude Tongue got annoyed The Loquatious Tongue was soon overjoyed The Discouraging Tongue hummed on The Self-Depreciating Tongue became withdrawn The Argumentative Tongue thought it all wrong The Boasting Tongue thought it right on The Hasty Tongue felt it was contrite The Discouraging Tongue and all this singing The Indiscreet Tongue's awkward whistling The Complaining Tongue's plodding drone The Cursing Tongue let out a no-no moan The Judgemental Tongue liked that a lot The Self-Absorbed Tongue rolled it's eyes The Retaliating Tongue held out a hat The Intimadating Tongue offered a prize The Cynical Tongue just laughed The Accusing Tongue choreographed The Gossiping Tongue signed autographs The Doughting Tongue crooned the refrain The Accusing tongue blasted the blame The Hasty Tongue fanned the flames So the Belittling Tongue dismissed the party The Devisive Tongue composed the ending And the Silent Tongue looked on. * All tongues borrowed from < Thirty Days to Taming Your Tongue by author Deborah Smith Pegues >

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Date: 2/12/2022 8:04:00 AM
Hi Thresha this is and interesting and humourous poem. Regards Mpho.
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Thresha Reese
Date: 2/14/2022 2:35:00 PM
Thank you for your read and encouraging comment :-)
Date: 2/12/2022 6:25:00 AM
Brilliant. Great flow. I was hooked right up until the last line. Very original.
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Thresha Reese
Date: 2/14/2022 2:35:00 PM
The party has to end sometime :-) Thank you for the read!
Date: 1/7/2019 3:32:00 PM
This is briliant, a FAVE For sure.. and do not fave a lot.. I am the silent tongue, but you already know that..
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Thresha Reese
Date: 1/12/2019 9:50:00 AM
I do know this! hehe. Thanks for the read and encouraging comment :-)
Date: 1/5/2019 11:23:00 AM
Nice one, Thresha, nearly got me talking in tongues. Very good to see you again.
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Thresha Reese
Date: 1/5/2019 12:26:00 PM
lol @ talking in tongues. Thankyou for your read and comment. Onward...
Date: 1/5/2019 10:21:00 AM
This is great! Hope you get Poem of the Day! Fun one and a slap too...lol
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Thresha Reese
Date: 1/5/2019 11:08:00 AM
ty for your read and encouraging comment :-)
Date: 1/5/2019 10:11:00 AM
Well expressed considering the theme...
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Thresha Reese
Date: 1/5/2019 11:09:00 AM
ty for that :-)

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