Kim Barney

Kim Barney

I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Kim Barney
I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Jump Ship Or Not Comments

Rating: 5.0

I hear the soft chime
from many a lip:
'I think it's time
we jump this ship.'
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Nosheen Irfan 03 September 2022

Yes a point comes in life when you have to take a decision, you have to make a choice. Life doesn't allow you to walk many paths. Very well articulated Kim!

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M.J. Lemon 16 August 2022

This is fantastic, Kim. I've sometimes thought that life is like being on a log in the middle of the ocean...some small respite but lots of danger. We may swim for shore, but does anyone ever make it? This verse goes to myfavourites.

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Kim Barney 20 August 2022

M. J., thank you for the comment. As you can see, I haven't jumped ship yet. Still clinging to the rail.

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Nosheen Irfan 31 July 2022

The dilemma mankind is always facing....so aptly put into words.

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Kim Barney 20 August 2022

Nosheen, thank you so much for your uplifting comment.

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Belle Wassermeister 27 July 2022

An apt metaphor for abandoning this website. You are certainly correct that it is not as much fun as it used to be. I wish they would bring back the old version, but I don't suppose they ever will.

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Kim Barney 20 August 2022

Dear Belle, thank you for the comment. I wish for the same thing. You and I really think a lot alike!

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Bri Edwards 26 July 2022

I'll make this a 'favorite', if only to help draw attention to it and to my WISE and WONDERFUL comment(s) . : ))))) bri I see no chance here to give a star rating.

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Bri Edwards 26 July 2022

Some readers (of those who have not 'jumped ship' aka abandoned PH already) , may have moved to All Poetry 9r another sight but visit here at times. For my own 'selfish'? reasons (some are practical reasons) I'm staying 'come Hell or high water', ...or I just change my mind. Ha ha. bri ;)

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Bri Edwards 26 July 2022

You are welcome, Kim. But haven't you heard: 'It's not who wins that counts; it's how one plays the game'.

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Kim Barney 20 August 2022

I've heard that, yes, and it's B. S.

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Kim Barney 26 July 2022

Thanks to Bri Edwards for the inspiration.

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I was born in a bank - - my mother went there and made a deposit
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