the weight of words

a senryu

the weight of your words
found not in calculations
but in slips of tongue

Author's Note

Reviews

[Neville]

No more tongues she said
Go on get out my head

No more s**t she said
F**k off get out my bed

She wept he bled
Que sera sera

Hey KL, I love this senryu of yours and thanks for inspiring my next to be uploaded offering to the literary world. I owe ya.... Neville

[Lyn Anderson]

You are welcome and thrilled to inspire

[Jon Roggie]

Sometimes truth slips into the conversation. The song is a classic, and as a kid I liked Doris Day.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. It reminds me of my mom, who is one of the smartest women I know

[AprilRN1210]

creative, clever, and so dang true.. well done ma'am.. never heard this song.. ummmm made me giggle..

[Lyn Anderson]

Oh, it's really old. My mom is an old movie star buff. She loved Doris Day.

[redzone]

And sometimes it is not "slips of tongue " but words calculated to harm, also a very heavy weight. Both hurt and damage ..
~~redzone

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, that is true too, although in this case my brain was going a little lighter ...:)

[redzone]

Phew, thanks KL, those words i used were getting rather heavy ... I'll take lighter any time ..

[Fran Marie]

good advice to think before you say the wrong thing and put your foot in your mouth...neat senryu piece

[Lyn Anderson]

thank you I appreciate the reviews.:)

[Fran Marie]

you're quite welcome;

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very succinct way of saying that someone does not think before they speak!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, yes, I appreciate your review.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Where is Frieda?

[NoelHC]

OMG, quite likely the first "adult" song I enjoyed as a kid, I think I was in love with Doris Day for a while.
Lovely words.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is one of the only songs my mom wandered around the house singing when I was a kid.

[NoelHC]

I thought I was so smart, understanding Italian and all. My mom played Glen Miller a lot, still love his stuff.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah, my mom was a Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra gal.