“play it by ear”
no wonder I cant play banjo I’ve been playing with my fingers
“A No Brainer”
If balancing a checkbook is a no brainer, why can’t I do it
“Hit below the belt”
As a guy I don’t even want to go there
“I’m all ears”
No wonder I can’t smell or see
“Play it by ear”
No wonder I cant play banjo, I’ve been using my fingers
“Think outside the box”
I tried that once and they closed the lid on me
“Plenty of fish in the sea”
If so, why can’t I catch any?
“Put lipstick on a pig”
Do pigs even have lips?
"Let's play it by ear," said the guitarist and musician.
"Let's just enjoy the silence," said the lover who reminds me of
A certain old verse in an old song in which I feel we belong.
It's time for Christmas trees
and bright lights.
No Christmas color here,
my world black N white.
Sunny Southern Cali,
No chance of snow,
No Santa this year,
he has no get up and go.
Broke no money;
to buy gifts and presents,
I think I might need,
some Anti- depressants.
No stuffing of stockings,
going on here,
Just another lonely day,
will play it by ear.
No smiles, no laughter,
silence thru out the house,
I'm cold and lonely,
and poor as a mouse.
No frosty the snowman,
outside my window sill,
Isolation and loneliness,
the coldness of a chill.
No cookies, no fudge,
no Christmas pie,
No Saint Nick,
or a twinkling of an eye.
My sisters and friends,
make sure I have some gifts,
They stop by,
my spirit they try to lift.
All I can say,
it's been one hell of a year,
I dug down deep,
can't find my Christmas cheer.
I say the sooner the year,
is over the better,
This is my Christmas,
Dear John Letter.
TURBO1904
The future's unknown as days quickly pass
As we age, we really don't buy green bananas
Uncertainty is great
Could be the last page
No schedule, we play it by ear and takes our chances
Having a field day:
My joy immense
At your expense
Immune to crocodile tears:
The old judge
Will not budge
Best thing since sliced bread:
Produced an innovation
Without any hesitation
Head above water:
Averting with persuasion
Bad financial situation
Child’s play:
Brand new toy
Jump for joy
Winter blues:
Right on cue
Down with flu
Shipwrecked:
Stuck on reef
Oh good grief!
Philosophy:
A hot potato
Tackled by Plato
Call it a day:
Do not commit
Time to quit
Play it by ear:
My only advice
Is to improvise
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A Six-word Couplet Series
contest hosted by Mark Toney
© 24th September 2018
I am empath
Both blessing and curse
I feel things
Coming straight from the heart
I hear things
You need not speak a word
I walk into a room
I pick up on all the chatter
Whether it happened right now or before
It really doesn't matter
Like soundwaves of energy
Bouncing around in space
I absorb everything
All pleasures, all the pains
Never knowing if the frequency
is my own or someone's else's
I play it by ear, feelings and reactions
Like I said before it's both blessing and curse
I feel everything
Whether it's mine
Or if it's yours
Some starry night I’ll have a crack
At humming a lullaby for you.
But first I’ll try to find a track
To your soul not to make it blue.
Then let me know you are ready.
You’ll lay your head on my breast,
And I’ll try to remain steady
Though you’ll be kissing the warm nest...
And I’ll begin singing the silent song.
It will be meant only for your heart.
Everything I’ll sing won’t be wrong.
I’ll play it by ear – something smart...
You’ll come to like my murmuring.
I’ll give you its words without any fight.
But let me tonight sing, quietly sing.
Let me care about your dreams this night...
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