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The six things you should forget if you wish to be a great poet.

Blog Posted by John Lawless: 10/26/2019 5:38:00 AM

Ahh, errr, ahem,......DAMMIT......I FORGOT THEM!!!

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Amanda
Mawu

Date: 11/12/2019 2:34:00 PM

great read ;D

Darlene
De Beaulieu

Date: 11/7/2019 5:10:00 PM

I do agree. Those are wrong words for a poem. Thank you for telling us about thes words. Have a nice evening my friend.

John
Gondolf

Date: 11/4/2019 11:06:00 AM

I was all ready to take some notes, John, you got me!

CayCay
Jennings

Date: 10/31/2019 8:04:00 PM

Very funny - I was all geared up to learn something but laughing is always preferable, right? No? Well, it is what happened and I thank you that it did.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 10/30/2019 10:49:00 AM

hahaha!

Becca
Teagan

Date: 10/29/2019 9:50:00 AM

Hahaha :D

Jan
Allison

Date: 10/26/2019 1:06:00 PM

I'm here for fun I write pooetry not good poetry lol :-) hugs Jan xx

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/26/2019 7:30:00 PM

You write good poetry, Jan! But I guess at some point you decided to shift to S#&@! LOL! (sorry.. i be a bad girl here :0)

Darlene
De Beaulieu

Date: 10/26/2019 12:34:00 PM

Hello Lawless John, I don't do those um- words at all.By for now : Darlene

Sandra
Adams

Date: 10/26/2019 11:39:00 AM

lol....is memory one of them?

Eve
Roper

Date: 10/26/2019 10:51:00 AM

Fantastic , John.. I am not a poet.. just here for fun and the love of the members that are here :)

Eve Roper
Date: 10/26/2019 9:07:00 PM

Thank you Laura, people like you I love your encouragements do help.. Hugs Ev

Laura Leiser
Date: 10/26/2019 7:28:00 PM

You ARE a wonderful poet, Eve!! :)

Constance
La France

Date: 10/26/2019 10:43:00 AM

John... ahh yes !

Maureen McGreavy
Pigeon Tart

Date: 10/26/2019 7:42:00 AM

Lol! ;D,

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