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Monday 4 February 2019

Poetry: Gossip




Post bumped up to share with with Poetry Pantry ,originally posted 27/4/2011






Sweet seduction
Sows the seed
Wanting, yearning
Fulfilling needs

Momentum builds
No turning back
Doubt consumes
Fuels the attack

Whispers abound
Rumours spread
Pulling back
No searching ahead

Truth forgotten
Scandal full blown
Lies take on
A life of their own



See ya later
Love KB
xxx

37 comments:

  1. The truth about gossip laid bare!
    Strange isn't it how humans will walk the darkside without a care.
    Lovely work babe xxxx

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  2. aint that the truth...all it takes is a spark and the whole forest is burning...

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  3. At first I thought you were going for a spring poem. The poem seemed to take a sharp unexpected turn. I always like when that happens.

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  4. What I dig about this poem is that the form fits the subject matter, since the regular rhythm supports the inevitable conclusion at the end. "Momentum" and all that. Good job!

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  5. You've got that right...a life of its own. Lot of harm done by gossip...but it is a reality. Also, from a technical standpoint...the meter and rhyme were great. Vb

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  6. WS - thanks hun xxxx

    Dustus - I did begin the poem with something else in mind but this it what I finished up with. I love it when that happens too.

    Thanks for the comments everyone.

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  7. Oh... you've explained it well.

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  8. So true. You captured gossip perfectly.

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  9. You know its out of hand when it takes time to realise they mean you!

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  10. Loved this lilting look at how sometimes people care more about being seen as the one "in the know" than actually knowing the truth.
    Thank you.

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  11. Gossip is such a bad part of humanity....

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  12. That's gossip in a nutshell. Wise words!

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  13. Yes, lies do take on a life of their own. Spread a story about someone, and the story grows. One lie begets another. Very sad and predictable.

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  14. Gossip des take on a life of its own. I cant imagine people feel very good when they engage in it......

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  15. An awesome - and wise - take on the way of gossip.

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  16. Very well written this essence of gossip I wrote about it too as part a prompt zero tolerance as I think gossip is a form of bullying

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  17. Yikes! I can hear the whispering now : )
    ZQ

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  18. Good write on gossip. Have to be careful how easily gossip can do great damage.

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  19. Your poetry is really good, effective.

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  20. I agree with your poem that we should take down the gossip.
    have a great day

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  21. Expresses the reality! Nice poem

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  22. I visited Poetry pantry and Tuesday platform and was impressed with how they cite material from other people such as photos, wow. My solution was to not use material from others lol.

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  23. KB, would you please email me at wildwomantwo@gmail.com ? I have a question. Smiles.

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  24. I'm not much into poems but your poem is very true and tells it like it is.
    Hugs, Julia

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  25. Beautiful poem.
    Best regards Irma

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  26. Apt words, KB.

    Momentary pleasure,
    Then guilt without measure.
    Covered with lies,
    Truth perhaps dies!

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  27. Lovely poetry ~

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  28. Ah! the birth and growth of sin explained.

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  29. Very nice and thought-provoking.

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  30. Lies are self-feeding snowballs...

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