The Boot Salute - a Quatrain Mix for More Than Kicks
Poetry Month Challenge
Some swashbucklers suppose they're smart.
They act as friends, then break your heart.
Let language be most absolute -
No subtleties: give them the boot.
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A friend more genuine, you know,
Will listen closely, toe to toe.
No languid promises unkept,
Nor boundaries yet overstepped.
.
May truth arise, that we discern
Which bonds to keep and which to burn.
Will we reboot and still remain
With those who will our friendship feign?
.
Kick up your heels. Do not delay.
Souls insincere may slip away.
For such, we need not ballyhoo.
Just whisper as you leave them, "Shoo!"
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- Poetry Month Challenge - Four quatrains examine the difference between friendship and falsehood.
- Which friends are worth keeping, and which should receive the boot?
- Thanks to Artme, a true and genuine friend, for sharing her lovely cowgirl boot artwork.
15 Comments
Post a CommentYou did a great job!
Enjoyed your poem. It contains a lot of truth, as your poems so often do.
Enjoyed your poem. It contains a lot of truth, as your poems so often do.
I like it!
Very nice poem.
Very great and creative writing!
Wow, this was great! amazing talent you show.
another great poem!
Great Quatrain
i like it great adventurous subject