Yes or No

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Yes or No

This week here at Poetry Jam I would like you to think about things or situations  that you say YES or  NO to.   Or you can write to both YES and NO.

Or write about a time when you said NO when you wished you had said YES.

Or a time when you said YES when you should have said NO.

Or a time when someone said NO to you.  Or YES.

Or you can mix it up and write a YES and NO poem.

But no MAYBE allowed this week.

Here are a few quotations just for fun and perhaps  inspiration:

"The oldest, shortest words - "yes" and "no" - are those which require the most thought."   --  Pythagoras

"Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best."    --- John Maxwell

"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."   -- Mahatma Gandhi

" I only have 'yes' men around me. Who needs 'no' men? "   --  Mae West

" While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses.  "  -- Ellen DeGeneres

"The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes."  -- Tony Blair

Once you write your poem, link it below.  Then visit the poems of others who link to see what others said 'yes' or 'no' to!  I will be anxious to see what you come up with.