{"id":544,"date":"2026-04-09T08:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=544"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:38:52","slug":"a-curse-or-a-verse-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/a-curse-or-a-verse-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"A CURSE OR A VERSE? — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

A CURSE OR A VERSE<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

08-29-2014<\/p>\n

In a situation that may grow rather adverse,
\nSome folks get frustrated while others curse.
\nBut rather than yell with so many words terse,
\nBy far it is better in God’s Word to immerse.<\/p>\n

Forget nasty rants and just let them disperse,
\nDon’t dare say anything that may be perverse.
\nSpeak something nice, quote the Devil a verse.
\nControl your temper, or you’ll only grow worse.<\/p>\n

For should you keep it up you’ll need a nurse,
\nBut what if your condition she cannot reverse?
\nBefore long you could end up in some hearse,
\nThen your dead body they’ll have to submerse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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