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Straight Road

March 16, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

sometimes lackluster,
honesty is a straight road—
a lonely pathway.

talya

Musical Pairing:

Honesty, Billy Joel

Week #72, The Writers’ Post Blog Hop, Writing Prompt- Honesty

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: poem

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Comments

  1. Joyce Lansky says

    March 16, 2013 at 8:25 am

    But a path worth taking. Good point.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/03/writers-post-brain-mouth-no-filter.html

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      March 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm

      True Joyce:)

  2. Mary Hill says

    March 16, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    Really nice picture. I love the quote too.

    http://mary-anderingcreatively.blogspot.com

    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      March 16, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      Thank you Mary. I took the picture behind our house in Arkansas.

  3. Suzy says

    March 19, 2013 at 12:29 am

    Love Billy Joel’s honesty. I sang it while I was doing my post. Your lines are truly profound.

  4. Mary Hill says

    March 19, 2013 at 11:02 am

    Doesn’t it seem to work this way all the time? I sympathize. Glad you had a back up.

  5. Corinne Rodrigues says

    March 20, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    The path less taken, but so worth it. Loved the simplicity and depth of your words.

    Honesty is such a lonely word….Billy rocks!


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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