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The Disease |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA 
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There is a virus going round A horrible disease. It causes palpitations and A weakness in the knees. It makes your heart beat very fast Then almost makes it stop. It makes your temperature rise up high And then it makes it drop. It takes away your apetite, Puts fever in your brain. Hallucinations form to make You feel that you're insane. You forfeit your perception and You don't know wrong from right And, in the final stages, you Begin to lose your sight. It isn't always fatal. Not too Many victims died But, sometimes from the symptoms, It has led to suicide. It's spread through personal contact Orally or otherwise. Detection's very difficult The way it can disguise. It's really been around a while. It's victims were quite few But, thanks to new technology, It flourished strong and grew. The host has been identified - A creature rather small Whose evilness is sly enough To get us, one and all. You better heed my warning well. I tell you on the level... Be ever on the lookout for The insidious silver-tongued devil. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Then, I, pray for corruption: Virus, here I come, attack me please!!!...LOL Well said Balladeer...now what's the antidote in case it's really true? ------------------ You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. |
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PhaerieChild Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787Aloha, Oregon |
ROTFLMAO!!! This was so funny!!! I loved it!! I hope I get real infected soon. LOL ------------------ Words lay dormant in the recesses of the mind til called forth to a labor of love. By WildChild |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lies, all lies! You'll never pin this one on me! Well done, Sir Balladeer. At first I was thinking "love" but as I got deeper into it... well there you have it, a snake in the grass. Once again, well done! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Hey Balladeer, this was great!!! I really enjoyed it, well written |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
If it isn't love then what exactly is it? ------------------ *Elizabeth* "Dwelt a maid belov'd and cherish'd by high and low, But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..." |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Oh Balladeer, you have me stumped! Is this love that you speak of? I will have to think upon this one for a while. Great Job! |
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Star Fairy 2 Member
since 1999-09-06
Posts 260cerritos, california, usa |
just a very strong intuition... its love.. right?? ------------------ "If to rectify your demeanor, You must imitate another, Your philosiphy on morality Is a burden on your mentality, Your actions based on popularity, Will never fulfill you internally, Cuz the world was not blessed with equality, But rather with fake geniality. --823-- |
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Craig Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 444 |
I thought at first it was poetry, But the last line made me think of Toerag ( you never warned me of this side effect). Either way can I be cured? ------------------ Yes, I admit your general rule. That every poet is a fool: But I myself may serve to show it. That every fool is not a poet. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I am speechless!! (At last?)  Very well done!! ------------------ Denise |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
"Who was that masked man?????" "He speaks with forked silver tongue"....  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 09-06-99).] |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thanks for the comments. Elizabeth, WhtDove and Star Fairy 2...a silver tongued devil is a person who lures women with his "silver" tongue, spouting compliments and praises and making promises for the sake of compromising them into giving themselves to him. The only love involved is on their part....not his. As Andrew correctly pointed out....a snake in the grass. |
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Elizabeth
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since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Ohhh, I get now! What a player. ------------------ *Elizabeth* "Dwelt a maid belov'd and cherish'd by high and low, But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..." |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Be wary, listen carefully to the sound of this snake's hiss guard your heart, take care! do not offer him a kiss! Wonderful, Balladeer! As the poem goes, so goes the poet!  |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
But Bal, doesn't that mean it could still be Toerag??? |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Afraid not, Christopher. Toe could be the silver-haired devil or the sliver-tongued devil but that's about it. Hop over to the Adult and see my latest surprise for him. |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
How thought provoking. It had my guessing all along!! ------------------ Words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. `Isis~ |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Oh, well I get these things mixed up sometimes...I'm hopping! |
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miriam Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 323glendale,ca. |
it's too good to be pushed down...i'm bringing you to the top Bal!!! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Well, I think it's just all about been said, except for another boost to the top. Well done, Sir. |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
'Deer Soooooo... now you are attacking silver-tongued devils, are ya? I'll have you know I have not used my silver tongue in that manner for several years now. OK. Make that several months. Alright alright alright. Several weeks. Days, you say? Hours? OK! I'm a silver-tongued devil, but I can't help myself (very much). I loved your poem. [This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 09-08-99).] |
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Iloveit Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121NM |
well, I sense myself in danger, posting right under a STD but, I know this one uses his silver tongue for smiles, so I think I am safe, great poem, great ....very well thought out....STD's......lolol |
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traveler Member
since 1999-08-17
Posts 119 |
Smiling ... Balladeer ... another wonderful poem ... ok ... ok, I know that is repetitious ... but so is the quality of your work ... LOL .. just a small point ... in today's world ... being a "silver tongued devil" is no longer limited to our gender .. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Thanks to all. LongJhn, it's good to have you back, whatever color that tongue is. Traveler, this poem was written about the female silver-tongued devils. You mean MEN are like that ,too??? hehe |
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Sue Member
since 1999-08-04
Posts 383France |
Now I understand. When I first read the poem I thought you were talking about the sickness you get when you are suddenly deprived of a forum! Maybe I have a one-track mind. |
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traveler Member
since 1999-08-17
Posts 119 |
OOPS ...thanks Balladeer ... almost missed that this was another tribute to Poet Devine, and friends ... |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
To The Top |
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Becky Mangrum Member
since 2006-10-18
Posts 56 |
Had me thinking of several different things as i went along that was VERY smart writting |
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