image from pixabay, Eveline de Bruin
The merchant was gallant
Though backdated, maybe ancient
He was unfashionably dominant
Not quite the tyrant
But blunt
He’d say constant
And then add, adamant
Not a favourite with the ladies, I’d warrant
They looked away to views more distant
Some few were tolerant
Most were impatient
Cavalier, he’d say with a leer
A rake, they’d say and hope he’d disappear
Not heard of equality?
Madam, I AM that quality
He said, so flippant
74 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Flippant
crispina kemp 
Love how you crafted this, perfect show not tell
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Thank you. I’m a writer, ingrained
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Excellent take Crispina
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome my friend
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😊
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Wonderfully done. I must say being flippant is a character flaw I most dislike (especially from my kids!)
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Kids are the worst for it, I know. So are debonair arrogant self-opinionated tyrants (tyrant here was not my first choice of word!)
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But tyrants the seem to be nonetheless!
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Tyrant means Landowner, thus privileged, thus arrogant & toxic, and not much liked in today’s world. I do not include all landowners in that
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Of course not all fall under this category.
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Last two lines are awesome 🙂
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Thank you, Reena. Sometimes I hit it just right as my pen speeds across the page! 😊😊😊
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That is the creative process – being in a zone where we become the medium for the message.
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And because I’m writing (nearly) all the time, I tend to reside there 😊
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Great 🙂
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❤️
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Eek he ain’t my kind … 😉 Well done!
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I’m glad about that. I didn’t want him to be likeable 😊😊😊
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🙂 success, then! 😉
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So well crafted and wonderfully written, Crispina. Well done.
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Thank you, Bill. As ever, it was very quickly done. 😊
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Flippant and more besides! Nice one, Crispina.
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Thank you, Keith 😊😊😊
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