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Two beady black eyes jump to the wrong conclusion ... a piercing tongue v e spits n o m stabbing me in the back Dial it back Poetry Contest Sponsored by Maureen McGreavy 5/7/19

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Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 6/6/2019 6:16:00 AM

How nasty it its when we can't trust a true friend or what we thought was a true friend. Congratulations my dear on a witty poem well expressed. Love xo

Jan Allison
Date: 6/7/2019 6:12:00 AM

thanks Pixie:-) hugs Jan xx

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 5/20/2019 2:06:00 AM

Sharp, keen, acute, spiky, peaked, salient, cupspidate, prickly, spiny, thorny, bristling and to the point! Your verse is all of these, Jan - sharp pen! (thanks Thesaurus)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:58:00 AM

LOL thanks Geoffrey please accept my sincere apologies for not responding sooner:-( hugs jan xx

Jack Horne

Date: 5/9/2019 2:32:00 PM

a sure winner here, my friend - the undead viper strikes again

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:58:00 AM

LOL Jack, so sorry for the delay I know you understand:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/8/2019 8:15:00 AM

- ... a theme I know well - Great written, Jan :) - Good luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:57:00 AM

sad isn't it Anne-Lise - can relate big time from a member of my family:-( so sorry for the delay in replying was at the cancer hospital when i wrote this:-( hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 5/8/2019 5:41:00 AM

Hi Jan, You penned a good entry for the contest theme. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:56:00 AM

thanks Alexis, so sorry for the delay in replying:-( hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/7/2019 9:52:00 PM

Right up Maureen's alley, methinks. G.L. in the contest. Best wishes, Gershon

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:55:00 AM

thanks GW, was at the cancer hospital with hubby and had limited internet access when this was written, sincere apologies for the delay:-( hugs jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/7/2019 9:25:00 PM

Great poem, Jan. Great visual.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:55:00 AM

thanks Line, am sure if you read my comments below you will understand my late reply. Hugs jan xx

Carl Fraser

Date: 5/7/2019 7:36:00 PM

Bible says the power of life and death is in the tongue. How true your words. Blessings Carl

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:54:00 AM

thanks Carl, I'm so sorry for not responding earlier - I wrote and posted this when I was at cancer hospital with hubby had very limited internet access and somehow I never got caught up with comments when I got back, many apologies:-( hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/7/2019 5:49:00 PM

Aye, the tongue has proven to be mightier than the pen or sword! (Not surprising when one considers children learn that before they learn to read and write!) Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 6/6/2019 2:54:00 AM

I'm so sorry for not responding earlier - I wrote and posted this when I was at cancer hospital with hubby had very limited internet access and somehow I never got caught up with comments when I got back, many apologies:-( hugs Jan xx