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Cutting Corners©
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Cutting Corners© |
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Genea Member
since 1999-06-15
Posts 321USA |
[scene: Two guys having a beer at a bar. One guy turns to the other and says….] A woman’s gotta shop For new clothes to wear There’s money for her nails Massages and her hair. A movie or maybe two Dinners out with friends Running tight on cash Where will it all end? Her heart’s stretched to its limit Her love budget isn’t balanced She’s cut wasteful spending And even her allowance. We all have excess baggage Things we’d rather just forget But they make us who we are And who we become, and yet It’s good to pause and take stock And lighten our emotional load And make sure we’re on a fresh path Not the same old winding road. But when I told her to consider Getting out of her rut I never ever expected To be a corner she would cut! Cutting corners, my oh my! I was her corner before she said goodbye Cutting corners has rounded me out And taught me what life’s about. So next time you feel, like giving free advice To a friend overloaded, you better think twice! You could end up like me, knocking on a door that’s shut Friend, you just might be, the next corner she cuts. |
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elvira Senior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 936California |
i found this poem rather nice, surprised to find it buried, and without any replies ------------------ Tribute to M.J. ... My One and Only ... Childhood Memories ... your countenance ... hoarse whispers ... serving wench ... stolen hours ... devotion ... Master |
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azblond Senior Member
since 1999-07-01
Posts 637The Steamy Desert |
elvira...you are doing a wonderful job of digging up ones that somehow were missed...I truly enjoyed this too...Sorry I missed it the first time around Genea! |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
I liked this one as well. ------------------ I am not responsible for how you choose to interpret what I say. DreamEvil© |
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Genea Member
since 1999-06-15
Posts 321USA |
Thanks everyone...i like to do that too - search thru the 'archives' for an overlooked poem from my fellow poets. ~Genea |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Genea, this sounds surprisingly close to what Balladeer might write...is he taking a leaf out of YOUR books? ------------------ Sunshine Words will always express our feelings true. ~~~ KRJ Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Genea Member
since 1999-06-15
Posts 321USA |
Sunshine, no, nor do i take pages from his 'book'. ~Genea |
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