Measure twice, cut once.
Treasure twine, split for nonce.
We’re but measured mice, cut slack.
Life’s a maze, amazed, we’re lost, we lack.
What blaze lights your path, the muse of riches?
For love nor money, wager stitches.
Worn red or black, a gamble’s set.
The eyes throw down a heavy bet.
Witless guise, weight of pride, all mulish.
Penny-wise, pound foolish.
For dVerse Twisted Adage
qbit 
You had me with the title! And then – Measured mice, cut slack – you have us twisting and turning in our boot… mazes… OK, I’m rendered wordless! Outstanding!
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Well, you said to twist the adages… Although I think I sort of wrung them out and squished them a bit in the process.
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Isn’t that how good wine is made?
This was great!
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It was (un?)surprisingly difficult to start with one adage and then step by step turn it into another. OK, fine, I said a lot of weird stuff in-between to help me get there. But even with Poetic License it was hard.
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What doesn’t kill us… (That’s an adage, isn’t it?)
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“Worn red or black, a gamble’s set.
The eyes throw down a heavy bet.”
Ooh, that’s good.
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Thanks!!
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Nice line: “Life’s a maze, amazed, we’re lost, we lack.”
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I need a neck brace with all these twists and turns! I applaud you as I search for my paracetamol!
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Ahahaha! Thanks!
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Good stuff, this
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What a ride! You nailed those adages with righteous twists!
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Lol! Thanks!!
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Master Twister thou art, and thou’s art art goodlish twisted nicely. I got lost in this somehow. Your write is excellent, Mr. q.
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You got lost? *I* got lost!!
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You have done a great job combining a lot of the old adages we all have heard. It works very well.
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A fine tapestry of twisted, yet wise, adages. Nicely done!
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Very good!
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The title says it all! And I love ‘measured mice’ and ‘Penny-wise, pound foolish’, although it did remind me of Stephen King’s clown!.
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Excellent twisting of adages and humor.
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Deserves a few readings!
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Not only twisted but shaken and stirred… love the rhythm you came up with from the play.
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Thanks!
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Lincoln Sense Cents
Sent
Washington
Green
BLack
Dollar BiLLs..;)
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I love it when great poetic minds labor in the same poetic trench–our poems parallel each other, and we only ended up with one identical line (your first). You hooked me with /witless guise/.
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Lol! Thanks!!
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I salute you. These are wonderful, as are the rhymes.
“Life’s a maze, amazed, we’re lost, we lack.”
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LOVE the title! Great rhyming and wonderful write from the prompt! 🙂
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with humour and wit you give much wisdom!
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My head’s spinning! Dizzy from your twisty poetry. Genius.
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