Life's Like Poetry

CARRY ON TUESDAY

http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com.au
asks us to use the words in blue from song-writer
Merle Haggard.

LIFE'S LIKE POETRY

Life's like poetry. Sometimes it rhymes,

But there are often other times

When try as you may, it just won't scan,

Or nothing seems to rhyme with 'can'.

'Streams of consciousness' just wont stream;

You point your torch but it lacks a beam.

You have a thought that quickly flies

Out of the window into the skies.

Doggerel flows but makes no sense;

The nothingness is quite immense.

But then there are days when words take wing

And life and poetry seem to sing.

Some days are better, some are worse

And the same equation applies to verse.

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IT'S ALL IN THE TONE

It isn't just the words alone;

The trick is mastering the 'sarky' tone.

Practise with the words above,

But don't say them like words of love!

Of course, the 'AND' is pretty telling,

Making the message quite compelling.

And the key-word, 'AREN'T', must be emphasised

So the hearer knows he's been chastised.

So much said with so much brevity

Without the slightest hint of levity.

She doesn't even need to say

'You haven't lifted a finger all day!!!!!!!'

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