Words cascaded freely from her mouth
Dribbled loosely way down south
Little semblance of any real truth
Nobody bothered to check for proof
Shooting off pain and blame was Ruth
Words cascaded liberally from her mouth
She spoke with such authority, stood aloof
But her verbal grenades, holy struth
Stirred up pain for those down south
Allegations battered like rain on a tin roof
She emitted seismic danger, what a goof
With no real semblance of any real truth …
dVerse, Amaya’s prompt is to incorporate the word “cascade”
Wow awesome poem, Kate and all about a gossip woman who gets away with all her lies. Great.
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Just getting around to reading – we had a similar mind with this theme! Great poem for the prompt – I like the changes you made in the repeating lines.
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This is full of power Kate.
Hope she realizes soon.
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not a real person Rupali, a combination of several people I know, thanks!
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Words can do so much good, or so much damage! Unfortunately, too many people choose words of gossip and lies….
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yes to no personal gain, just massive harm to others …
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Yes, when one let’s words loose without a thought, they cascade hitting hard. Nicely done Kate.
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thanks Punam, it’s a curse …
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It is. I know a few like this.
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best avoided if possible!
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Wonderful kate…i love the play up of words here….
And the photo is so beautiful…
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thanks so much Mich … come on you can do it!
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Wthout any pause for critical thinking and fact checking, lies can erode our faith in the good of humanity.
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yes the damage goes deep, thanks for stopping by to add your voice!
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WOW, powerful!
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Your combo of photo and poem is SO powerful, Kate! Cascading is front and center in both.
I’ve met some “Ruths” who slay people with their pouring-words and yet they say, “No offense”…”or I’m just telling the truth”. Usually their attitude matches their words. 😦
(((HUGS)))
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well said Carolyn, so true … and it harms so many 😦
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I think in more than a few words you defined a ‘Gossip’.
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gossip liar slander … harmful speech ripples out of insecure people …
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There is an old story about a woman who loved to gossip. The town leader finally told her to bring him her feather pillow – then he told her to rip it open and let all the feathers fly. When she was able to retrieve every feather, then and only then could she speak without thinking.
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Nice one Jules!
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Some people get by lying… but they cause so much damage.
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so true Bjorn … some seem afraid to be their authentic self and that only ties them in tight knots!
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Careless words do have the ripple affect Kate, so well portrayed by the wonderful picture in your post…
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thanks Rob, glad that you ‘get me’!
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Loved the way you have described the character using the word Cascade.
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Sometimes I meet such people and I am sad. Man in words can also hurt. greetings
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we can all be careless with our speech Ultra, thanks
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She is such a character and its best not to listen to her lies. Those verbal grenades can really hurt. Good job on the form.
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I’ve read a few of your posts Grace but the comment section is so different to WP, sorry
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This is so true. Words can be poisonous! Hurtful and horrid.
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yes don’t we know it GH, we need to hold our tongues more often …
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Very well written. I like your creativity.
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thanks so much Mary, nice to meet you!
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I do bump into people like Ruth sometimes and I really hate them 🙂
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hate is a strong word Hammad, they are careless and dangerous but we all do this from time to time … it’s a bad habit that we need to eliminate!
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Yes, I know about severity of hate but such individuals don’t care about what their actions result in, despite understanding what they are actually doing in the first place
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I honestly think the majority of people have very little self awareness at all, they have no real idea of the harm they cause or they wouldn’t do it!
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Kate, a common problem! I agree to a point, sometimes careless words are said because the effect is outside of the speaker’s awareness but on the other hand I find it hard to believe that bullies are innocent and not aware of the damage they are causing!
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insecure and ignorant people don’t have the smarts or awareness, or are just downright nasty 😦
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nice one Kate, it certainly felt like a waterfall of words. hitting the skin and then rolling off in big drops. those words never hold any truth, they hurt and cannot be taken back – good take on the prompt!
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thanks so much Gina 🙂
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I like how you described those words as “verbal grenades”.
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thanks Frank, we are all guilty of those …
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