Best Adage Poems

What you think you know,
   Is deadlier than what you don't.




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I was pondering the adage
"a rolling stone gathers no moss."
If that is true would rolling moss
be 'street legal?' Or possession of a
controlled substance?
It is just a thought!

It brings to the forefront another adage.
"moss always grows on the 
north side of the tree."

I can see a...

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"Patience is a virtue" - beseeched by she.
Yet thou shares not thine's endurance for me....

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PAW PAW ADAGE OF LIFE.

I know this fruit
I know its old nursery rhyme
I love its taste so sweet
The softness and sweetness align

But where thou grow makes me wonder
In bola thou stand amidst dirt
Cheered by smells and empty nylons 
There you stand so tall and with...

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As the old adage goes

Or the forefathers say

Never discuss

Religion

Or

Politics

Unless you enjoy

Your own company...

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If
one is a coincidence,
and
two is a trend.
Then...
Three is an emerging pattern.
Four is a set schedule.
Five is an unwritten rule.
Six is conventional wisdom.
Seven is accepted practice.
Eight is standard procedure.
Nine is etched in stone.
Ten is the law of the land....

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Well
before
St Luke's day-
best let the tup
play...

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Oil and water do not mix.
Bones may break with stones or sticks.
Old dogs never learn new tricks,
At least that’s what they say.

Feed a fever – starve a cold.
Lunch is never free, we’re told.
Practice makes things good as gold
Claim those who hold some sway.

Two wrong things...

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a penny saved is
a penny earned. just make sure
you spend it wisely,
give to the charity of
your choice and pay your taxes....

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Adage Medley

In the eyes of a child
we are all one.
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When the freedom of the road calls,
Dress for the thrill.
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It is not only important that
you add years to your life,
but also to add life to your years.
~~~~~~~
The first step in making your dream
come true,
you must wake...

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R-eminding you of one
O-ld and well known
S-aying that expresses
E-ach truth that has grown.

E-arly eighth of September, 
S-ave a penny to earn; 
T-hrift is coupled with hard work, 
A-n early bird gets the worm.
N-ever forget the maxim, 
I-n spite of your age; 
L-et the proverb preach
L-esson...

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Hurry Up and Wait

Sir, permission to speak, major sir. Go ahead, private.
Sir, what time is the 10 o'clock inspection, major sir?
You mean the ten hundred hours inspection, private?

Sir, yes sir, I mean ten hundred hours inspection, sir.
The inspection will be at ten hundred hours, private.
Sir,...

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Epigrams by Michael R. Burch

If brevity is the soul of wit
then brevity and levity 
are the whole of it.
—Michael R. Burch

To write an epigram, cram.
If you lack wit, scram!
—Michael R. Burch

Conformists of a feather
flock together.
—Michael R. Burch

If every witty thing that’s said were true,
Oscar Wilde,...

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Does your conniption fit?

If it's not a laughing matter, then it's not important. 

Did you ever notice that when you stir a glass of something, the spoon says, "Jibiddy jibiddy jibiddy jibiddy"?

Worst first name of anyone I ever met: Schmedroy....

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(aka CAN NEVER BE UNSAID)



i’ve lived my life so far
with one simple guiding adage
it’s served me well i think
though i’ll never truly know

these days it seems somehow
to weigh heaviest on my heart
and seems to hinder more than serve
leaving me to rethink face value

you see i've...

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