Re-Gifting

What goes around…

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“So kind.”
“So lovely.”
“So thoughtful,” you said,

And took the thing I gave.

But Margret’s unwrapped it since then,
and so have Bill and Dave.

“So pretty.”
“So creative.”
“So utterly divine.”

That’s what I said when it returned
And unfortunately is mine.

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Bridget Webber writes articles for magazines and websites; she often ghostwrites for professionals who can’t spare the time to pen compositions. She’s written poetry eBooks and is featured in several leading publications.