Spiked Interest: A Modern Day Fairytale
There’s spiked interest in forgiving. It’s become the newest fad.
Sis forgave her boyfriend and my mom’s forgiven Dad.
Isis forgave the infidels and Christians forgave arabs.
Egypt forgave England for absconding with their scarabs.
Now the Nepalese love China, they called them on the phone
and China made a promise to leave Everest alone.
Ukraine made up with Russia. Mongols gave up declining
to give any permits for the Chinese to keep mining.
The world would be so perfect, given all of these befriendings;
but sadly, only fairytales have these happy endings.
Marilyn, thanks for suggesting a tie-in to this Tom Lehrer song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ8ZCs4jY
The WordPress prompt today is “spike.”
Great poem!😍😉
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Would that it were true, Rugby!
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You sound like one of my favorite Tom Lehrer song, called “National Brotherhood Week.”
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If only! Your rhymes are so satisfying.
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Aha.. love that adjective.
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If we can imagine it…. Well, we can still dream. Nicely done.
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Brilliant!
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Stellar poem and fantasy … let’s dream
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I like your poem
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Thanks, JL.
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Loved it.
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