If we roll with the punches
and take the good with the bad
we may become as wise as the ancients
and quickly forget how to ‘get mad’
Moreover …
If we let sleeping dogs lie
while we keep our stoic stances
we reap a gain in pain
by giving tyrants more chances
©Vivian Zems
Jilly hosts Tuesday Poetics on dVerse today with the use of adages
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August 28, 2018 at 9:03 pm
Dogs and punches and so much word play here – good job!
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August 28, 2018 at 9:10 pm
There is dog buried somewhere… don’t let the tyrants be.
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August 28, 2018 at 10:14 pm
The tyrants will take any chance they can get.
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August 29, 2018 at 12:03 am
Hmmm, I like the way you subverted these adages – so quietly and gradually that the punch-line snuck up … and then, pow! And yes, there are times for yelling, times when getting outraged is the appropriate response.
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August 29, 2018 at 1:44 am
Way to adage Vivian!
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September 2, 2018 at 10:40 am
🙂
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August 29, 2018 at 2:28 am
A great call to action. gaining pain… I love what you did with this one.
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August 29, 2018 at 4:18 am
There is some serious truth here…
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August 29, 2018 at 10:04 am
may we all grow wise.. rulers and ruled…!!
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August 29, 2018 at 11:38 am
We musn’t let the tyrants succeed! 😮
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August 29, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Nice use of ‘roll with the punches’, and ‘good with the bad’ reminding us not to be tolerant. Well done
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August 29, 2018 at 7:22 pm
Thanks Dorrianna😊
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August 29, 2018 at 4:26 pm
I’m not keen on giving them any more chances than the ones they have grabbed
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September 2, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Absolutely!
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August 29, 2018 at 7:18 pm
TRuE Life
is no
Red
TieD
Event
Tis Live or Die
Liberty For Free..:)
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August 29, 2018 at 8:30 pm
Humor & rhyme masking a sharp jab to the plexus; terrific use of both. You already know how I feel about the Donald.
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September 2, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Lol! I know!
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August 29, 2018 at 10:35 pm
So very true and wonderfully said Vivian!!
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August 30, 2018 at 12:45 am
Way to go, Viv!
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September 2, 2018 at 5:14 pm
😎
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August 30, 2018 at 12:18 pm
Yes! That’s all that’s needed to be said. YES! Good one!
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September 2, 2018 at 7:02 pm
Thanks, Lillian!
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August 30, 2018 at 3:54 pm
I’m with Rosemary on this one: great use of the adages to set up that punchline! Well done!
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August 31, 2018 at 6:10 am
it pays to take the high road sometimes
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September 2, 2018 at 7:18 am
Sometimes… Thanks for commenting!
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