He called her the serpent
pointed out how mordant
she could be
He dubbed her the viper
said she spread poison
at a time of prohibition
She may have slithered
sensually
and hissed
in sadness
and sorrow
But X-ray vision
clearly showed
he was the one
in possession
of a forked tongue
This was written yesterday, at the table, in between glasses of champagne and plates heaped with food – a little 5 minutes writing interlude which earned me funny looks from people as I hurriedly typed these lines on my phone before I forgot them. When inspiration strikes, you have to do that, Christmas lunch or no Christmas lunch (forgive me if that sounds pompous!). I hope all of you guys had a great day yesterday, that you all got to spend Christmas with family and loved ones — because, after all, this is what Christmas is really about. Much love to all of you ❤
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Yes Merry christmas, I wonder who was at the table! x
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Merry Christmas to you too Mr Writer 🙂
The people at the table were people who should know me well enough by now to accept all my little quirks without so much as a raised eyebrow from them 😉 x
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Love the poem, and I hope you had a great Christmas.
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I had a great Christmas, I hope you did too my awesome friend!
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Glad you typed them. It is good, as always. 🙂
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And you are too kind, as always (but I like it!) 😉
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Hehe . . and it’s my pleasure 🙂
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Loved the conclusion … that’s often the way, isn’t it?
Hope you enjoy the rest of the holidays and these final days of 2015 🙂
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Yes, it usually *is* the way.
Thank you, I hope the holidays have been good for you so far 🙂
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Lovely, glad you wrote it!! 😊 Merry Christmas, Beauty 🎄🍃🌺
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Thank you! 😊
Merry Christmas to you, you gorgeous girl 💜
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😘🌹
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Great piece
Love the end
Merry merry& Happy happy
As always Sheldon
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Thank you Sheldon, Merry Christmas! 🎄 😊
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I love the twist in the end
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Thank you 🙂
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Forked tongue…love it! Thank you and happy holidays!xo
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Happy holidays to you too 🙂
Hope this is an inspiring time for you, and filled with love 🙂
xo
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Love to you as well. (And we must write when we are inspired, wherever that may be)
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Bittersweet interlude, nicely done.
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Thank you 🙂
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This post made me smile. Love the idea of you quickly typing away in the middle of a meal before the words are lost. Makes me wonder who was at the table to elicit such a poem!
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Me too 😉
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Now I’m smiling 😉
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Haha, nobody at the table was responsible for inspiring those lines 😉
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Beautiful Post, have a merry Christmas 😉
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Thank you, and the same to you 🙂
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Happy Week 🙂
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I do that too. My family has finally learned to accept it. 🙂
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Inspiration really can strike at the most unlikely of times.
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Isn’t that the truth, and you should always listen to the muse when the muse is speaking 😉
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Some of my best writing is done in 5 minute bursts. This is one of yours! Well done.
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Yeah, same! I do find that if it writes itself then it’s usually good. Some people like to work for hours on a few lines and I do that too sometimes but then I start doubting myself and thinking that it’s s**t if I spend too long on it…you know?
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