AN EMILY wordplay

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2/12/2025

WEDNESDAY WORDPLAY send-a-soupmail - Brian Strand's Blog - "EMILY .a play on a word (meaning etc). No title, broken monoku inspired by no1732 Emily D's 'my life closed twice- before its close..' The form requires a contrast word in each part."

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a dishonest man steals identities - an honest man steels himself

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Maria Williams

Date: 3/1/2025 12:03:00 AM

Hi Mark, haven't seen you for a while, as I looked at your YouTube comment for Victor's romantic lyric 'Night Of Love in Andalucia' on my Channel and saw you had a channel too and hadn't posted. I haven't been going on Instagram for a while. Your broken monoku is very cleverly worded and so true. Hugs Maria

Mark Toney
Date: 3/1/2025 8:36:00 AM

Thank you, Maria. It's so good to hear from you! My secular employment is dominating my time, but I've been able to keep up with Brian's blog challenges, and I've kept my blog's Flash Poetry Challenges going. I haven't taken time to post on IG for a while, nor on my YouTube account. I love what you and your hubby are putting out on your YouTube channel and what you accomplished recently for Tom, Michael, and others. Kind regards.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/22/2025 3:40:00 PM

Love this. Thanks for showcasing my clerihew. I wish Brian let us comment at the tiny poems we make at his blogs

Mark Toney
Date: 2/22/2025 9:39:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea. I enjoyed your “Sonny and Cher” Clerihew. It’s nice that Brian, Su, and others give us opportunities from time to time to display our poetry in their blogs in addition to the poetry contests.