Wednesday, February 3, 2016

A Goblet Of Gossip Comments

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Hiss-spit shhh…..
Come
There's a secret to tell
A soul to judge
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Simone Harriman
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Akhtar Jawad 10 April 2018

A beautiful poem, enjoyed its style.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 31 March 2018

A treacherous toast amazes mind to linger longer after laughter. Views of gossiping are amazingly presented in this poem. This is cleverly penned...10

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Michael Walker 05 March 2018

A brilliant expose of a failing of people with too much time on their hands-gossip, usually critical of the absent person. We have all gossiped at times, but a discerning person cuts down on gossip. Your poem shines a light into a dark place of human nature.

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Susan Williams 11 August 2017

I have never ever read such a well-written poem targeted on one very common vice - - you totally exposed the ugliness of this vice. The body parts and functions were perfectly used to dishonor the foulness of gossip.Yes, Satan the Snake slithers into the creation and distribution of this destructive and damaging and damnably cowardly way of attacking people. 10++++++++++++++++ as usual

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Bri Edwards 13 December 2016

favorite lines: So let's babble in the bowel, so delightfully foul A fabrication to invent and ferment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LEECH or LEACH? [THANKS, Google] Bri can't decide! too confusing for me! ! see below: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - leach lēCH/ verb verb: leach; 3rd person present: leaches; past tense: leached; past participle: leached; gerund or present participle: leaching (with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater. the nutrient is quickly leached away synonyms: drain, filter, percolate, seep, filtrate, strain the chemicals leach into our drinking water subject (soil, ash, etc.) to a leaching process. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - leech1 lēCH/ noun noun: leech; plural noun: leeches 1. an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends. Many species are bloodsucking parasites, especially of vertebrates, and others are predators. 2. a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others. they are leeches feeding off the hardworking majority synonyms: parasite, bloodsucker; More informal scrounger, sponger, bottom feeder, freeloader the welfare system is supposed to help the needy, not feed the leeches verb verb: leech; 3rd person present: leeches; past tense: leeched; past participle: leeched; gerund or present participle: leeching 1. habitually exploit or rely on. he's leeching off the kindness of others Origin ====================================== more favorite lines: With a little swizzle stick to stir in a smack of spitefulness...........love the Sssssss! and MORE delicious letter repetitions! ! ! and my favorite stanza: Oh the anticipation, the expectation, the elation As I spill slowly each slanderous drop And drip derision with precision In your outstretched cup of gossip Quivering in your hands OUTSTANDING! may i never get on your wrong side! bri :) to MyPoemList. any interest in sharing in one of my three-part, monthly showcases? ? i also enjoyed reading some comments from some of my favorite poet friends, especially this from Loke Kok Yee: I could feel the evil dripping out from the mouth bri :) :)

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Tango 19 March 2016

Very well written, and true to life When people get together, and tounges do ply. Reputations are ruined, and squashed like a fly. Who knows who will the next victim be. It could be me, or your wife.

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Kelly Kurt 29 February 2016

You have taken the English language to its heights. You know how to stir thought and emotion, and depict using metaphor and mirth. An outstanding poem!

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Jak Black 24 February 2016

This is a wonderful piece of writing, Simone. As I was reading this I could picture the three witches chanting around their cauldron, in Shakespeare's Macbeth.... Double, double, toil and trouble. Fair is foul and foul is fair.....Shakespeare.

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Paul Brookes 10 February 2016

dark and serpent like great piece of writing enjoyed its power thanks for sharing

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Ann Beard 08 February 2016

Deliciously dark, served up with a large slice of humour. I love it.

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Valsa George 07 February 2016

Simply marvellous! What an ingeniously prepared concoction of poison, much more intoxicating than any wine served in a goblet. Yes, people exult in gossip. Spreading scandal is a cruel pastime for many. They never care how it will damage the reputation and morale of a helpless victim. The use of words is excellent! A 10+++++

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Unwritten Soul 07 February 2016

WOW how accurate the title and the poem you wrote...and even you tell precisely about the ingredients of a goblet gossip :) :) well done

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Loke Kok Yee 06 February 2016

I read it twice and I had to read it again, Coming from you writing it must be quite a strain But then that is what great poets are all about Gossiping is not you yet you wrote it with clout Exceptional write, I could feel the evil dripping out from the mouth.

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Brian Mayo 04 February 2016

Enough already! I want the lurid DETAILS! LOL This poem is a delicious brew, carefully stirred, smelling of sulphur and sin, and I could see my own judgmental eyes staring back at me, reflected in its black, oily surface.

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 February 2016

Of mayhem! Yes, gossip destroy many things. Thanks for sharing.

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