Two-Faced

The rotten apple in the cart,
And lowest of the low,
A waste of space, a waste of time,
And not a joy to know,
A heartless witch, a nasty troll,
A trouble-making shrew,
The creature from the Black Lagoon,
And pile of doggy do,
A hateful, wicked bag of slime,
A monster hated for all time.

The mould was broken at her birth,
This angel, dear and sweet,
This blossom, delicate and fair,
Refined from head to feet,
This paragon of virtue glows,
A pearl before the swine,
A perfect rose amongst the thorns,
Champagne compared with wine,
A treasure trove, a swan, a dove,
And saintly lady filled with love.

For Vie’s Let me have it, then kiss my petunia contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 11/4/2012 1:52:00 PM
Jack! What a delight!
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Date: 8/28/2012 1:07:00 PM
Jack, this is an awesome entry for the contest...love all the counterpoints! Hugs
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Date: 8/26/2012 8:55:00 AM
This is priceless Jack. It all came clear when I saw the contest subject. Got to admit I like that creature better. love, Kathy
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Date: 8/22/2012 5:43:00 PM
rereading this one. I love it. it's so hard for me not to notice the constanzas people are doing, but actually by the time i get to my contest, I always forget which titles go with which poets!!
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Date: 8/22/2012 9:26:00 AM
i like the concept of this contest. it's the theme of my love life. but how do you make a come back with what you started with?
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Date: 8/22/2012 6:13:00 AM
Jack, woohoo I like it...great flow..David
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Date: 8/22/2012 5:02:00 AM
love this jack.. You did a great job with this gem.. good luck in the contest.. Have a wonderful day cory
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Date: 8/22/2012 3:38:00 AM
great,,,,, love it ;}
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Date: 8/21/2012 9:55:00 PM
excellent Jack.. tremendous entry for Vie.. right now I am stumped with this one contest luv.. hate to write degrading stuff on another poet.. oh.. how r u doing?
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Date: 8/21/2012 8:32:00 PM
wow, I really like how you pulled this off. GREAT title, great contrast. Why didn't I think of doing it this way ? A sure winner!!
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Date: 8/21/2012 3:31:00 PM
This is a perfect entry into Vie's contest, very nicely done my friend! I am impressed with the way you twisted the two parts! What a fabulous write Jack! Great Work!!
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Date: 8/21/2012 3:17:00 PM
Geez, what expert rhyming!! You moved with ease from the rotten apple to the saint. For sure this must be the winning entry in Vie's contest. I'm rooting for you. :)
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Date: 8/21/2012 2:56:00 PM
Good job..Reads like a winner to me..You are very good with the contrasting of personality traits..Must have met some really interesting personality types in your life..Thanks for stopping by..Your comments were uplifting..Sara
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