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These Lips

.............These lips Too late to trap that errant tongue That slipped those words... And just so, an evil deed was done Now smiling ruefully To sell your saline tears so dear That rolling past collecting debts To siberian mines or the Ever constant sea Now bile is oozing from a punctured heart Sliver moon shimmering a path To cross this ocean of regret Standing on the doubting shore Wind kept hair and both feet wet Only unfit words coming back to me and worry And floating miserably a rolled up note Humble bottle Im so sorry

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Elaine George

Date: 2/21/2019 3:34:00 PM

BRILLIANT ... SIMPLY BRILLIANT... SINCERELY, Elaine

Jannie Breedt
Date: 2/21/2019 3:44:00 PM

O Elaine, first off, thank you. Im afraid this is not one I treasure as Im still eating my words after two years. I actually forgot I wrote it. Im sorry but Im not too impressed with it

Patricia Cresswell

Date: 9/20/2017 8:25:00 PM

Hello Jannie regret especially of something said is an ache that remains forever. Like a wee worm in our heart. To cure it one must call the words back write them down and burn them. Take the ashes and bury them deep beneath a willow. She (the willow) will bear the ache until the ashes are absorbed back into the earth. Or just apologize. Good write I could feel the emotions involved.

Jannie Breedt
Date: 3/17/2018 1:42:00 AM

Only now did I find your gracious comment. I am going to do the first part now. My apology wasnt accepted. In the heat of the moment I said some things. Yup I have to burn that letter like it burned my heart. Much thank you

Silent One

Date: 9/20/2017 7:33:00 AM

A great write Jannie, I like the rhymes, but i dont know if it is a sonnet, unless it is one that is a different form..

Jannie Breedt
Date: 9/20/2017 9:12:00 AM

Hi SO. Off course its not. That was just an oversight which I will now correct Thanks for stopping by again