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Monday, February 22, 2010

FICTION

For ABC Wednesday
And Monday Poetry Train Revisited

F – FICTION; FOUL PLAY?

FUNNY, as in ‘serious’
How Official Documents
Such as Death Certificates
Hold FICTION, stranger than FACT

Take the case of Mrs. ‘F’
Never a day of illness
No need to see a doctor
Not for the money they charge

Poor as a hungry church-mouse
Happy as the day was long
FIT as a FIDDLE one day
Looked like death warmed up the next

FIRST to go was her eyesight
Weeks later, she lost her mind
‘FRIENDS’ didn’t seem to notice
Her whole life was in FREE-FALL

She died one FRIDAY morning
Cremated that afternoon
Records stated ‘Cause of Death
FATAL FLAWS of advanced age’

No-one knows who’s signature
Adorns the unwitnessed FORM
Mrs. ‘F’ an OAP?
She was FORTY nine years old!

28 comments:

  1. I scan death certificates as part of my day job. I often feel they tell stories between the lines.

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  2. Thanks Julia; I guess it's not always easy to ascertaimn cause of death, but here I was just playing on 'Official' lapses.

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  3. I was thinking of a grandma not a young woman! I like how you incorproated all the F words!

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  4. Phew, or maybe few? I fink I've got that F word fingy too!

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  5. Thanks to:
    Linda; 49 young? That gives me hope.
    Andy; I used 4. 4-letter F words, and no one of them was 'F-U....L-L'

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  6. Interesting and entertaining. What's the next letter going to be?

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  7. Thanks Yousei; Check it out - G is next - Posts accepted Tuesday onwards.

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  8. This was so creative!
    Your dog is so cute.
    Oh. My. Goodness!
    How sweet : )

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  9. Thanks Life With Kaishon; Come back any time.

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  10. This was a creative post indeed and you have a beautiful family including the little four-legged guy! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  11. Thanks Sylvia; The Chihuahua's name is Mojo.

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  12. "Fatal flaws of old age" - classic line. Love the whole poem. Thank you for visiting my "f" post and leaving such a positive comment. I'll be sure to visit you more often now!

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  13. Thanks Amy; You'll be most welcome.

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  14. what a fun poem to have for today. I love the creativity of everyone. Fabulous!

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  15. Thanks to:
    Tumblewords; Let's Get Going with G.
    LeAnn; Lots of good stuff out there.

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  16. Good story, with an important point behind it.

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  17. I'll stick to taking photos and leave the poetry to you; superb!

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  18. Serious stuff in the humour - great post!

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  19. Some death notices are also containing fiction. I have never seen a mourning card saying:" Today our much hated father, who abused his children and beat his wife died. He will not be missed". And such fathers exist. My father was fortunately a caring man.And that's a fact! So was my husband!

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  20. Lots of "F" words for ABC Wed. this week.

    On behalf of the ABC team, thanks for participating this week.

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  21. Thanks to:
    Anthony; Beaurocracy...!
    Gordon; I do photo's - snapshots.
    Jabblog; It happens.
    Wil; True - and I'm happy for you.
    lv2scpbk; I hope to continue.
    Wenn; Thanks for visiting.
    Soiderdama; Some things just don't make sense.

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  22. Funny indeed how some folks fumble the facts.

    Great F post!

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  23. Fiction allows truth sometimes, the underlying truth.

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  24. Thanks Roger; The real truth is often more difficult to believe.

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