pinocchio has pug nose

01 Apr 2025 18 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse Tags: , ,

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quite honestly,
we tell each other
sweet LITTLE lies
all the fine time (but
expressly in poetry)
it seems we TRULY
like/speak/hear/read
FALSE pretenses and
sly(ight) exaggerations
it’s our native tongue
(FORKed, of courssse)
artfully twisted answers
to queries of how we
are OR how we look,
or do you think i’m fat?
(but we’re being polite
and NEVER political!)
now when poetic tries
to be provocative, she
simply claims LICENSE
can you easily read
between the li(n)es??

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April Fools Day so Melissa asks dVerse poets to lie to her but i must tell the truth 😉

standing on the promises

29 Oct 2024 13 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , , , ,

promises made to be broken?

passion’s romantic love turns cold

marriage vows end in divorce

friendships sometimes betrayed

how good is your word?

gossip gives slight exaggeration

everyone tells little white lies

who can be trusted?

God’s promises have always 

proven faithful and true.

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What a blessing to hear my grand daughter, Anna, spontaneously sing the classic hymn, “Standing on the Promises” while playing at my house…of course, I joined in!

Linked to dVerse poets’ quadrilles prompt hosted by Lillian.

Can’t account for the unusual format…thanks to WordPress 🙂

lust & lies

16 May 2022 31 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

A quadrille for dVerse Poets on theme of “sleep”….

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things got hot in egypt

when potiphar’s wife urged
young servant joseph
“come, sleep with me!”

he refused to dishonor master;
resisted by fleeing without cloak
which became false evidence

potiphar’s wife deceitfully
cried “rape!” which swiftly
landed joseph in slammer

integrity is costly!

painting of “Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife” by Guido Reni, 17th century

hellfire-breathing

04 Jun 2019 16 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , ,

 

that ancient dragon
cunning serpent
epitome of evil
father of lies
the deceiver
our accuser
murderer

satan still prowls
“seeking whom he may devour”
whether sinners, saints, saviors

his loyal minions
destroy families
enslave addicts
abuse children
pervert truth
entice fools
incite wars

beware!

 

 

Linking with dVerse Poets where De Jackson invites us to write a quadrille (44 words) on “dragon” theme…

mad…or just magnetic?

05 Apr 2018 5 Comments

by lynn__ in magnetic Tags: , , , , , ,

Sometimes you just gotta play…magnetic poetry!  (First time I used one set of words, no “adds”.)

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