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I Believe Mom And Dad.

Playing With Fire Is Bad...

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Comment from GARY MACLEAN
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I appreciate the sentiment and I agree with you that we should be thankful in all things, but I don't read any lessons you learned from Mom or Dad other than 'don't play with fire.'

Stanzas 4, 5 and 6 I know go with each other but the way they are positioned makes it difficult to maintain a consistent thought.

Yes, be thankful in all things.

 Comment Written 13-May-2022

Comment from humpwhistle
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Yes, we'd all do well to heed our parents' advice about playing with fire--in the metaphorical sense, as well as the literal. Jesus and Smokey the Bear both agree on this topic.
You may want to have another look at lines 3 and 4. Just a bit awkward.

Best of luck.

Peace, Lee

 Comment Written 11-May-2022

Comment from Fleedleflump
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I very much like the theme and message you're conveying here and the simplicity of a message often buried beneath perceived complications.

There are some areas I think need tweaking:

'Fun I will have none' feels like reversed phrasing just to meet the intended rhyme. It could work with a comma after 'Fun'

The comma after 'burn' is unnecessary - it causes a pause where you don't want one. Same goes for the commas in subsequent paragraphs after father and then time.

I hope that helps.

Mike

 Comment Written 11-May-2022