Replies to post #1726 on Poet's Corner

[Koikaze]

Thank you, Alexed, but ...

"Clumsy jesting is no joke.", Aesop

Fred

[Koikaze]

It's not my purpose to annoy
Though, from time to time,
I use a pointed ploy
And when I do, "Oh Boy, Oh Boy"

Fred

[Koikaze]

Alex, I hunted around for an idea worthy of your kind invitation. Here's the best I could come up with, which, though written around 30-something B.C., describes an important circumstance in my own life and may be of value to others:

"A jest often decides matters of importance more effectually and happily than seriousness.", Horace

Fred