cheaper by the dozen: the art of puffery

revisionary revolutionary
reverberation
resounding rhetoric
reactions
rotating
ruffled

feathers

dance the hokey pokey
and turn yourself
inside out

say, what ya giving
up for Lent?

beyond the face is a heart
and a little bit of chocolate
goes a long way.

pretenses have a life of their own.

— Kailashana, Feb 17, 2010

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Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Brilliant write beyond the

Brilliant write beyond the face is a heart and a little bit of chocolate goes a long way. and chocolate goesss a long way with me one thing I havent had to give up lol love and biggest hugs Jayne x x x

magics02

16 years 3 months ago

Never give up chocolate

Hey but wait what happen to the puffy rice cakes?? lol Behind the face lies a heart full of gold, a cup of coffee to warm your soul and of tons of chocolate. Oh and don't forget the hokey pokey sure is a good dance to tap too! good day Magics02 "Determination Brings Success"

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

Hokus pokus filiokus! "Olé olé Samba'en er løs"(N)

Ann of Norway Piffery puffery what's in your fluffery visible squizzible squids in the bellafry oh your Annufery you mean a bluffery of carnivouruffery all goey and chocolatey pretending to be and coughocophony. Ann.With lovety dovety covety yummaty.

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

or… when life hands you a

or... when life hands you a lemon... it is good that one likes lemonade, surely one knows how to squeeze the living juice? ~A Thanks to all for reading. May today bring you great joy and peace of mind....love in your heart.

xena465

16 years 3 months ago

Oh to have a nice chunky

Oh to have a nice chunky piece of chocolate..Mmmm. Can't...too much sugar gives me spots. I used to be told it was just being a teenager and that spots were normal, however, the first time I cut down on sugar, my spots disappeared. Even now, at 53 on Sat, if I eat chocolate etc; the spots rear their ugly heads. Lovely poem though if I ignore the chocy bit. Rosina xena465

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Sooner or later, if we’re

Sooner or later, if we're lucky, we give up pretenses... those will always leave spots on our soul. Thanks for reading Rosina. ~A

Stuart Reiss

16 years 3 months ago

Revolutionary

Loved the wording ~A, the re sounds are great and it kind of makes me think things are coming back around again...what was old is new again etc.. Really nice write Best regards Stu :-)

Neonfilm

16 years 3 months ago

“beyond the face is a

"beyond the face is a heart" "pretenses have a life of their own" Beautiful - I feel like the first lines highlight the inco-ordinate, chaotic of being out of kilter with your 'heart'?? livingin pretense, then things slowly gain structure leading into the insight at the end - Am I stating the obvious?? Apologies if I am but I love the way the poem is structured - and this is why. Best wishes, Neon