A Date For the Diary

I wouldn't want to meet again the guy I met tonight;
it really was the saddest case of hatred at first sight.

based on a friend's description of a blind date

for Susan's What I Wouldn't Want to Relive contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 2/10/2014 4:22:00 PM
Jack, sad it is.. Congrats.. I WOULDN'T want to relive this either. Loving it ~SKAT~
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Date: 1/12/2014 3:39:00 PM
Congrats on your winning work..Way to go..Sara
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Date: 1/10/2014 12:39:00 PM
My hearty congratulations on your great win my dear friend Jack. thank u so much for sharing. I enjoyed your poem. love lots and big hugs, Leonora
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Date: 1/9/2014 9:31:00 PM
Congratulation for a fine win in the contest. enjoyed the poem, Jack
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Date: 1/9/2014 10:09:00 AM
Yikes.......I'm thinking that Cupid missed his target!!! Well done Jack !!!
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Date: 12/21/2013 10:20:00 PM
Great Couplet, Jack! A winner in my book! Sad guy carrying that baggage.. Thanks for reading my last poem. xxAnnalise
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Date: 12/16/2013 7:36:00 PM
Gave me a chuckle this one Jack, good to stop by hope things are good with you Joe..'
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Date: 12/16/2013 1:44:00 AM
Blnd dates don't always work out - though there are exceptions, Your poem is food for thought!. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish 1
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Date: 12/15/2013 5:46:00 AM
That would be an awful blind date..Way to go with a different approach to a contest..Sara
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Date: 12/14/2013 9:26:00 PM
This is an intriguing write my friend! You have masterfully put together a sad poem! I really enjoyed reading this tremendous piece this evening! What an outstanding poem, Great Work!!
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Date: 12/14/2013 9:25:00 PM
you are the master of terse verse my friend and Susan ought to love this one as well!!!
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Date: 12/14/2013 7:46:00 PM
Nice job ...don't think I've ever heard of hate at first sight....really must be awful....good luck in the contest...:-)
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Date: 12/14/2013 5:02:00 PM
ha! you've summed it up in just one perfect couplet...
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