has resulted to swear words
one after the other
to get some point across.
The problem is their work
then seems vulgar and cheap
and I stop reading their work.
With a little thought,
they could use an alternative word
and that might even brighten
up their work.
It just makes you grit your teeth
and go Grrr
and then under your breath say
“You silly stump hole.”
9 July 2009
and a fist of iron as the other.No one cusses during his sermonsor fell asleep there.Fire and brimstonewas the way he spokeand everyone listened.He took an unruly congregationand made them toe the line.While they were in God’s house,his words were their command.He knew who the sinners wereand he would eye them out.Once his gaze was…
after getting off a fairground rideat sunset that day.That what I was about to writewould be a crowning achievementin my writing life.That what I wrote would be read and usedin all the four corners of the world.It would be used to complimentphotos, painting, and memorialsto those who had passed away.A piece of writingwhich would evoke…
are not all whatwe thought they would be.Some hold a little disappointmentthat you can never share.Some show a little promisethen flicker like a candle lightbefore being extinguishedby the cold wind at night.1 September 2008
old Dodgy Dave forgettinghis poetry friend’s birthday,only remembering at the last minute.Happy Birthday SandraI hope you are having a wonderful onewith family and friends around youto wish you all the happiness you deservefor all the kind comments you plant here and there.If you had a wish,I wonder what it would be for,to live a long…
The words normally comefrom those who are jealousat what they cannot achieve,and for what they will never have.
in reality we only make them seem that way.We worry sometimes over nothingnever figuring they will come outall right in the end,but normally they do.A human fatality I’m afraidthat makes us worry over nothing.We look at the negative side of our problemsinstead of taking a positive view.We tell ourselves the problemis an insurmountable kindthat we…
