Word Game
The "video" is a recording of the poem read by myself, accompanied by the still picture.
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These are the rules of the game:
You may say what you like
provided it is not serious.
You may say something serious
if your tone is flippant.
You may say something flippant
in a serious tone.
You may even say something serious
in a serious tone,
so long as you exaggerate just enough
to show that you do not mean it,
or to imply that you would mean it if....
(without supplying the condition,
even in your own mind).
If you mean what you say
you must not let anyone know that you mean it.
If you say something you mean,
and if it becomes known that you mean it,
it is no longer the same game.
It may not even be a game at all.
Like this very much...the lesson "Make your words sweet, you may have to eat them"...(something I heard my youngest daughter say to one of her grandchildren) Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
How very true of love-talk - and captured like this it reads amusingly near to the bone. Well chosen concept.
ha-ha, but don't we do this all the time.... ;)
I have since re-read this poem with a fresh eye, and simply adore the sentiment. It has captured the language of love to a tee, and the closing line is spot on. How could I have been so horribly wrong?! :)
This wasn't meant to be about political correctness; it was more about the language of love and/or flirting.
This is no game! This is the new legislation on how to be politically correct - fantastic! :)
Another masterpiece recorded Paul.I simply adore your excellent presentation.