Wednesday, February 4, 2015

kindness

illustrations by penmarq studios




kindness is overrated
love is nothing to write home about either
make a note of it
nobody knows the trouble i've seen

outside in the distance a train whistle fades away
perhaps you have heard of me
i was quite well known back in the day
but renown can be fleeting

i am sorry about your loss of fame
you may recover it tomorrow
i don't pretend to understand these things

variety is the spice of life

where have all the flowers gone?
they have been exposed to the winds
youth will have its day
his taking up zen was the last straw

after hanging up the phone
he broke down and wept
confronting his checkered past
he decided to file for bankruptcy

he was never exonerated
and continued to have fitful nightmares
he grew a beard
hoping to avoid the more extreme implications

i heard all this from old bedworth
a connoisseur of juicy scandal
and the final knowledge of oblivion
left us all breathless at victoria station




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  1. FrikoFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    I like this collection of phrases cobbled together.
    In spite of themselves and their various pedigrees they make sense.
    Hm, yes, I like. I’m thinking...

    came via Peter Greene

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  2. rhodaFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:46 AM

    thank you, friko!

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  3. Dc_February 6, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    Rhoda, delightful.... it's fun reading you here and at http://outofthebluelike.blogspot.ca/

    where you post in the group blog. Did I ever send you a welcome message for joining us?? If not then I am now! welcome...

    Your technique is joyous!
    ' i heard all this from old bedworth
    a connoisseur of juicy scandal
    and the final knowledge of oblivion
    left us all breathless at victoria station'


    Clifford aka Verlaine



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