“A closed mouth never gets fed.”
Remember the words you said.
Shadows of a time that fled,
feelings followed where hearts led.
Random fears dance in my head.
“A closed mouth never gets fed”
Whispered voices fade till dead,
wish I could sing loud instead.
Hesitance steadily treads,
balancing poise on a thread.
“A closed mouth never gets fed.”
Hope deep inner thoughts are read.
Absorb the knowledge you bled,
absolving our every debt.
Confidence imprints and spreads.
“Opened mouth forever fed.”
– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy
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I read this to a rhythm. Great lines!!! ❤️
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It seems, Grace, that you spoke to my young birds as this is their mantra! I like your clever poem very much. Thank you.
Joanna
I am delighted to hear that you liked it, my fellow animal lover. Thank you so much, Joanna.💕
Big hug for this one ❤️🙏🥲
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Speaking is quite necessary today .Great words❤
Thank you, dear Laiba.💕
Welcome❤
Agree completely. Input was invaluable makes me realize I’m not a writer, I should go back to my day job. Thanks 🙏
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love the repete and powerful message Grace!! 💖 I rescued a bird today from Ollie and it was bleeding but I held it fro awhile and put her on a time out and it in the window box and it flew away. 👏👏👏👏👏
Glad it was ok and able to fly away. Ollie must be pretty quick to catch a bird. Happy you liked it, Cindy. Thank you.💕
Meeee too Grace!
Cats will be cats and Moms will be moms!
Loved it as always Grace!
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A wonderful, wise quote, indeed!
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Of course, Grace. ^_^
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What about intravenous feeding?
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I really enjoy your verses and the way you see and feel the world and what it brings with it.
A pleasure to go through your blog.
Greetings and hugs, Grace. 😀
Thank you so much, Lincoln. This truly means a lot to me.💕
I love your lyrics. 🤗😃
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The rhythm and flow are great and you manage to instill a lot of wisdom on us. Thanks for sharing, Grace!
So happy you liked it. Thanks so much.💕
Lovely form and flow, dear Grace. Love it. 💞
Thanks so much, my friend.💕
I really like the twist at the end where the repeated line deviates to wrap up the poem. Structured poetry delights me, and yours is always a pleasure to read, Grace. 🙂
I am so happy you liked it, Mike. Thank you for taking the time to read my poems. It truly means a lot to me.💕🙏💕
This is a powerful message Grace.
Thanks so much, Sadje. 💕🙏💕
My pleasure
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Just awesome, Grace! Repetition of a line with alteration in the last adds its flavour. Enjoyed reading it. 😊❤️
So happy you enjoyed it, dear KK. Thanks so much.💕
Pleasure is all mine, Grace. 😊
Open mouths are never fed
But some arms are still wide open
Tho my eyes gaze thru your eyes
Perhaps some mouths shouldn’t!
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