"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Monday, March 21, 2011

Magpie Tales #58

Photo by Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales

Listen you battleaxe and listen well

There's not enough mace - this tastes like hell

I wanted a horseman's pick not this pike

You're a hellburner- you did this for spite!

A man catcher you're not- nor a mercygiver

I'd rather eat my cuir bouilli than your chopped liver


31 comments:

  1. Powerful but fun words. Enjoyed that.

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  2. Chopped liver ~ this isn't!!

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  3. Anonymous9:37 AM

    Ah, so pithy. A joy.

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  4. "cuir bouilli" ~ you have cooked up this stew very well and delightful too!! Enjoyed it immensely!!

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  5. Fun take on the prompt, enjoyable.

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  6. Is this about your mother in law?

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  7. fine turn of verse...

    rob kistner
    Image & Verse

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  8. Ouch, stabbing words, indeed. I like it.

    Poetry24…where news is the Muse

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  9. I really enjoyed this.

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  10. A powerful fun-punched piece!

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  11. Fun take... llove how you stewed on this one.

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  12. This is so fun! I love it!

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  13. I bet he said those words in a gruff voice!

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  14. "Listen you battleaxe and listen well" wow! I may use that in a situation someday! ha! This is a fun one.

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  15. Not enough mace, indeed. Love it!

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  16. "Listen you battleaxe" caught my attention as well. Fun post.

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  17. Smart and funny..love the way your mind works!!

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  18. Meaty words, I like this.

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  19. haha...how fun...i rather like liver when not cooked to shoe leather...fun word play too...

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  20. LOL - Well done!

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  21. Oh, joy! I've just bought some lamb's liver today... great with bacom, buttery mashed potatoes and petit pois! Enjoyed your fun telling -off! :)

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  22. Love it Kathe.....awesome fun!! :-)

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  23. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT! Very creative. Love the mood.

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  24. I like the direction you took with this one - most original!

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  25. What a fun twist...you are always so clever...bkm

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  26. What a way to speak to a battleaxe!

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  27. Dear Snappy: Love how you blending cooking and chopping! Fun take! Never heard of "cuir bouilli" but it does sound dangerously delicious!

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  28. Anonymous11:16 AM

    Woww!! So powerful in a very anti-battleaxe sorta way!! Superbly written, Kathe!!

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  29. Fighting words indeed. Love it!

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