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Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month
Watch Your Mouth
we weren’t allowed to curse
so she never did it herself
always setting the good example
whenever we repeated words heard…
that we were forbidden to utter…
she’d softly remonstrate…
“now now now…watch your mouth”
but I learned very early
she had an exception
if pushed to full annoyance
(a rare event – she…Read More4 Comments-
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I never had my mouth washed with soap but my sister did once. I was always too afraid of getting in trouble to put a toe across any lines. Thank you, Curt
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My cousin told me to say a word in front of my mother, and I didn’t know what it meant and I got slapped. Never said that again. haha at least not to her.
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My mother swore all the time – redheaded temper. But she yelled at us if we did. Grandma taught by quiet example. I’m a veritable sailor mouth now, but then? Nope! 😂
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This is good informative poem. My son has dyslexia and though it takes him a little longer to read things, it does not change who he is. I love when I can relate to a piece
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You are you and that is all that matters. Great poem.
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you sure do shine beautiful Jackie I leave out whole words my brain says are there you have my sympathy ❤️
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Powerfully penned, Jackie. Amazing write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Broom wrote a new post
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Read MoreI wrote this poem with no AI interference at all, nope none of that. The only thing AI did was help me get my poem onto this picture. That’s it. Thank you
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The Queen is a dark bad ass. Like the lay out and the rhyme scheme.
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Hello there Fia 🙂 thanks for stopping and thank you for commenting. i’m glad you enjoyed this piece
Thank you❤️
Jackie
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Hello Honoria,what a treat to see you here.
Like I was telling Crim it took me all night to write this poem. I’m pretty happy with the outcome. Thanks for looking, sweetheart.
Miss you
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Hello Damian.
Always a pleasure to see you on my page. I appreciate you too thank you my friend.
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Hi there vision, thank you. It means a lot and thank you for reading it and commenting. Appreciate you.
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Thank you very much Abby appreciate you.
Jackie xx
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Read Moreinches to miles look how far we've fallen never perfect but better than this they're rewriting what they aren't erasing stacking the deck in their favor throw another log on the fire some say he's crazy and they're probably right but crazy can still be evil as...
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This bonfire is raging with truth.
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There’s a lot of power in truth. And we gotta keep it blazing! Thank you, Fia 😊
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Gotta keep that fire going! Thank you, my friend 😊
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In our house it was the threat of having our mouths washed with soap if we cursed. And it only took one mouth washing to guarantee obedience to this rule. Very cool poem for day 7 of poetry month Willow -Curt