Did you hear something?
Shout
and Spout
A man who was never in doubt
Opinions and orders did flout.
As parent, he’d prate,
But never would wait.
And soon, he’d abandoned his clout.
As each generation arose,
They shed him like yesterday’s clothes.
He still would inflate
To pontificate,
Although no one pondered his prose.
Perhaps he had wisdom to share,
But others remained unaware,
Ignoring his bait
And tossed-around weight.
If only he’d come up for air.
c2012 by Linda Ann Nickerson
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NOTE: This post incorporates blogging prompts from the following memes:
- Mad Kane’s Humor Blog (“A man who was never in doubt…”)
- Meme Express (“shout”)
- One Single Impression (“waiting” – adapted as “wait”)
- Sunday Scribblings (“parent”).
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