when canaries sing ~ leave out the washing you’re already in the shît
By
David Kavanagh
Getting out of my car this morning I heard a loud CAW! Above me a crow with its feathers all ruffled cried and called in a regular time, Caw…Caw……..Caw…Caw........Caw...Caw.
I felt the message was just for me, or maybe anyone that would listen,
“Be…ware……..Slow…down……..Shut…up.”
Good advice! “A little birdie told me."
Thank you,
the one that got away.
It's no use wondering
what might've been
We were never meant be.
I do wish you well.
Thank you,
the one that got away.
A little birdie told me
you did steal the heart
of another; I wish you both the best!
It's the way destiny intended it.
Thank you,
the one that got away.
Our spark of romance
never lit as we were much
too young to understand
what love meant then.
Thank you so much,
the one that got away,
because you've led me
to my true love, my precious
jewel of a wife.
It's the way destiny intended it.
Date written: 07/05/2020
An Opinion blindly thinks, but
Boldly speaks out loud
Judgment of...Perspective on...
Doesn't matter to the crowd
As quick as it leaves the lips, it's retold with words anew
Snowballs fast, has bigger plans
For Opinion's point of view
Big Ears-Big Mouths pass it on
Reporting it; "As the truth!"
A small fish becoming a whale of a tale...
Without a single shred of proof
Hearsay tweaks the tale a bit; "Needs more drama"
"I can tell"
(Not a lie, just embellishment...The better buzz will sell)
A Little Birdie told me, in my ear
Flap flap-flapping...Peep
Chattering; "Listen to this" to a;
"That's what I heard!" Sheep
Following the flock, Baaabbling on
Nosy Parker Yakkety-yaks
Gossip climbs on the bandwagon, poisoning truth with little-known facts
Together they spread the Rumor
Through the grapevine, fruit gets ripe
Gossips peck 'til there's nothing left
Of 'Opinions Grapevine' flight
But soon, another Opinion speaks up..
Through the maze, to the Grapevine News
Headline reads;
"Loose Lips Sinks Ship."
Aboard Gossip's Scuttlebutt Cruise!
A little birdie told me you love me
You dare not put anything or anyone above me.
A little birdie told me you will protect me
Dare anyone or anything try to destroy me.
A little birdie told me you will comfort me
When the storms rage you will wrap your arms around me.
A little birdie told me you will lead me
When the path gets dark you will take my hand in yours and humbly guide me...
A little birdie told me you love me
You dare not put anything or anyone above me.
A little birdie told me you will protect me
Dare anyone or anything try to destroy me.
A little birdie told me you will comfort me
When the storms rage you will wrap your arms around me.
A little birdie told me you will lead me
When the path gets dark you will take my hand in yours and humbly guide me...
No wearing a uniform, no selling beauty products, nor knocking on anymore doors.
Wanting to wash dishes for a temporary or fulltime job is not insane. I'm just a plain
Jane.
Burgers and fries. Tater tots. What is new? What is not? My ultimate desires are
little.
Curiosity sometimes runs amuck.
Don't continue to make the situation worse by causing yourself to get stranded or
stuck.
You're an ice king and selfish in the sack.
With a heart like an onyx of the deepest black. What are your thoughts, honey?
People say that seeing people's struggles in life to you is a joy.
That small part of you must harbor a miserable little boy.
A little birdie told me a secret about you not so far in the distant past.
Part of it is being bereft of cash.
The crow-like one said that once you're done with all the damage, what's left of the
existence from everything else will be nothing but ash.
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