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He's a stable smithy Thinks his genius words are pithy As he pounds, pounds, pounds Into the night Swings his big word-hammer Never minding lies and grammar Cuz he's gotta, gotta, gotta Fuel the fight With his bellowslike ire He stokes the fire As it burns, burns, burns To his delight On his huge word-anvil Pounds rumor and scandal As they sizzle, sizzle, sizzle Burning bright Hones his words untoward Like a two-edged sword As they stab, stab, stab Like a knife As his words extrude They can get really rude As he pushes, pushes, pushes Wrong as right He's a stable smithy Thinks his genius words are pithy As he pounds, pounds, pounds With all his might *** November 30, 2019 F G I series 19 satire Brian Strand, sponsor *** Poetry notes: 05/26/2019 In the context of this poem, "Wordsmith" refers to any who attempt to mislead by using fake news or disinformation. ***

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Date: 6/15/2019 1:57:00 AM
Rude doesn't begin to express sickness of some individuals as they choke on ego. You are fantastic!
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Date: 6/15/2019 5:39:00 PM
Barbara, how nice of you to stop by with your encouraging comments. Give my regards to Peter. ~Mark
Date: 6/3/2019 6:49:00 PM
oh I can think of several on the site who folk laud like blindfolded sheep - f only they knew the truth they would go baaaaaaaaamy lol:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 6/3/2019 11:17:00 PM
Lol...thanks, Jan! It’s always good to hear from you :) ~Mark
Date: 6/1/2019 9:17:00 AM
A clever poem, Mark-- though I could also read it as a satire on ego driven poets and writers who think they are pounding out eternity [not that I could ever be like that...hmmm, or could I?]
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Date: 6/1/2019 12:25:00 PM
Lol... L. J., awesome comment!
Date: 5/29/2019 1:14:00 PM
I agree with Gershon Panagiota
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Date: 5/29/2019 1:24:00 PM
Thanks for stopping by with your nice encouragement, Panagiota!
Date: 5/26/2019 10:59:00 PM
For me, this is the poem of the day!! An instant FAVE. Excellent satirical sneer, Mark, pulled off perfectly! :) gw
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Date: 5/27/2019 3:00:00 PM
Gershon, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it enough to FAVE. It means a lot to me. Cheers! ~Mark

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