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To Be Avoided

small slights provoke fights and restless nights HONORABLE MENTION Written May 15, 2022 submitted to "Bite Size No. 44" Poetry Contest sponsored by Line Gauthier

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/10/2022 3:25:00 PM

To be avoided indeed ~ well presented

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/10/2022 7:40:00 PM

Thanks so much, Line.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/27/2022 9:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. Few words with much said. A wonderful write. Have a blessed day/weekend.................

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/27/2022 9:59:00 AM

Thank you so much, Paula. I was jotting down notes for a poem one day, and this popped into my head. It thought it would be perfect for Line's contest.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 5/26/2022 9:17:00 PM

Even a small hole enough for a ship to wreck. Beautiful. Congratulations!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/27/2022 5:45:00 AM

So true, Chris.

Bill Baker

Date: 5/16/2022 4:54:00 PM

Nice entry, short and not so sweet. Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/16/2022 6:54:00 PM

Well, it pretty much gets to the heart of small slights. Thanks, Bill.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/15/2022 8:32:00 PM

Bite-size perfection here, Milt. Good luck in Line's contest. :) gw

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/15/2022 8:47:00 PM

This is more like a nibble, gw. Thanks for the good luck.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/15/2022 4:58:00 PM

Which is why I let them roll off my back

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/15/2022 7:55:00 PM

I try very hard to myself.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/15/2022 2:19:00 PM

nice one, milton! best of luck in the contest...

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/15/2022 7:56:00 PM

Thanks, Ilene. It's a simple little ditty, but it certain is a bite-size poem!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/15/2022 1:50:00 PM

So true Milton, especially those who have a short fuse and don't listen to reason. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/15/2022 7:56:00 PM

Yep, which is why it is so important to keep tabs on one's emotions.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/15/2022 11:58:00 AM

Sadly, people who carry guns feel the need to justify their purchase with a lethal response to a small slight, especially in traffic! Good one, Milton! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/15/2022 12:43:00 PM

Thanks, Rico, and, unfortunately, this is true on many occasions. In traffic, even I tend to flip the bird occasionally in a burst of temper. Poor driving that endangers life is hardly a "small slight."