T'suris Shared
Could we dialogue Without Commiseration? Yes! To proclaim Personal or Kinned Good tidings Also to argue Important Political Issues of the day (usually far above what we can do to change things for the better) And then there is Sharing T'surises Wherein - Such as God only knows Stiff toes Evil foes Anything goes
Well - To stifle This commiserating Folderol One must pursue The following Sure-Fire-Closer It's called A T'suris Contest You tell me A sad story I counter with An even Sadder story (whether it be true or fictive) Then in order To stay in this One upmanship game I escalate my Sad recitation
To outdo and best Your last endeavor (bigger and bigger fibs are somehow more plausible) Back and forth We will trade Woes 'Til there is Nada - Nil Left to imagine And propound The T'suris Contest Ends in a Fatigued Draw Each of us Withdraws Nursing (and rehearsing) For a future Duel!