Rambling On Mincing With Words
chop, cut the small words
don’t mince words; say what you mean
I don’t understand
speak clear and candid
there were plenty of poets
mincing beyond doubt
blunt and outspoken
tell what you really think
squarely and frankly
vodka ,rum , bourbon
mincing them all together
sick the next morning
playing with words - why
lawless is confusing as ?
as fools we believe
6/24/2016
I placed his words upon a chopping block
Will this blade be sharp enough for the task?
They say the first cut is the deepest.
I can't cut them up fast enough.
Will this blade be sharp enough for the task?
All these words that have hurt me so.
I can't cut them up fast enough!
Perhaps in smaller pieces they might taste better.
All these words that have hurt me so.
Words make up the recipe of my disaster.
Perhaps in smaller pieces they might taste better.
I chop them up with tremendous enthusiasm!
Words make up the recipe of my disaster
Once separated will they be of little consequence?
I chop them up with tremendous enthusiasm
Uncontrollable tears escape from my eyes
Once separated will they be of little consequence?
They say the first cut is the deepest.
Uncontrollable tears escape from my eyes!
I place his words upon a chopping block.
Written June 18, 2016
For John Lawless's contest.
Limerick: Once a mincing Mrs. from Mississippi
Once a mincing Mrs. from Mississippi*
Went to a bank for a fiddle-d-dee
But her girdle got stuck
And the “SS” came unstuck
That’s why Missis ends as a double P..
*No aspersions cast on Mississippians here;
the term refers to the Paleozoic era in North America,
following the Devonian and preceding the Pennsylvanian,
of course.
© T. Wignesan - Paris, 2013
Do come in
All welcome
Religion yes all religion
Bow down
Do your bit
Submit
Submit
Wind the crank yourself
and celebrate the Devils birthday !
Do come in
All welcome
Religion religion
Bow down
Do your bit
Submit
Submit
Wind the crank yourself
Celebrate a Devils birthday!
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