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A Tale Retold

Once upon a time there was a town,
this town was just like the one in which
you live, except instead of people, pots and
kettles of all sorts and shapes carry on
the business of being kettles and pots.

No one knows which came first, the pots or the kettles,
suffice it to say they each arrived
just about the same time to lay claim to the land
of kettles and pots.

Dare I say there is always trouble brewing just below
the surface... and the land of pots and kettles was no
exception in this matter, and thus it was passed down
to generations of pots the business of calling the kettle black.
— Kailashana, Jun 21, 2008

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Rolwright

17 years 11 months ago

Hilarious

How do you think this stuff up?I'm sorry for posting too many comments but this the only way of having any contact with you.Sometimes I just try to exercise it the fullest extent.I'm not trying to be a nuisance,hope you don't see me that way.It's feels like I'm back in middle school passing notes,I haven't written a poem in awhile either.Well I have been writing but just not posting on the website cause hey probably only you would probably read cause I can see they show poets alot of favoritism on this website but if you wanted to hear something I wrote all you would have to do is ask. Peace and Love Rolwright
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 11 months ago

Ok… I’m asking

Ok... I'm asking Rolwright... write...!!!! How do I think of these? You don't want to go into my mind... it's a bit insane. lol. Love and Peace. Anna
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professor

17 years 11 months ago

Word play

is something I know you are good at Anna, and this is indeed sparky and fun. So just who is the pot and who the kettle? And who gets brought to the boil first? lol. Keith
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 11 months ago

That depends on who’s

That depends on who's doing the cooking, eh? Glad you enjoyed it. I'm always cooking up something or another...unless I'm not. And well, that just doesn't happen too often... ~Anna
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prayersbyPatty

17 years 11 months ago

Anna

I liked this poem, short sweet and a twist of mystery. Patty
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 11 months ago

Thanks Patty… not too

Thanks Patty... not too often do I do short sweet and mystery poems... lol. I'm verbose, colourful and downright exasperating sometimes. Have a great weekend. ~Anna