Sleep Talk

I was awakened by the words she spoke As she lay in slumber deep In her dreams her silence broke Her secrets now were mine to keep Then a name she did invoke As she lay there fast asleep Unloading guilt from off her yoke Truth was all that she could reap When morning came and she awoke My anger then began to show And once again her words provoked She called me Bob, my name is Joe!

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Mark Martin

Date: 1/21/2017 10:51:00 PM

Ouch! Wonder how many people have made that mistake. Great poem Bob, sorry I mean Joe! :-)

Joseph May
Date: 1/22/2017 3:42:00 PM

Lol,,Thanks Mark

Gary Smith

Date: 1/20/2017 7:52:00 AM

Congratulations :)

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:48:00 AM

Thank you Gary

Seren Roberts

Date: 1/20/2017 4:46:00 AM

wow congratulations, great write....Seren

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:48:00 AM

Thank you Seren

Claudia Polydoro

Date: 1/19/2017 9:44:00 PM

hahahaha That's great Joseph, the last line made me laugh out loud... Loved it!

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:47:00 AM

Thank you Claudia...

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/19/2017 9:36:00 PM

Congrats, Joseph! Bob! LOL

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:47:00 AM

Lol..Thank you Kim

Deborah Burch

Date: 1/19/2017 8:55:00 PM

Lol!!! Joseph! FABULOUSSSS poem!! Well done my friend. Big hugs!! Deb

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:46:00 AM

Thank you Deb...hugs

Lewis Raynes

Date: 1/19/2017 8:52:00 PM

I loved the .... and then.... this poem left me with, a real story beginner. loved ur take for the contest, congratulations on ur win.

Joseph May
Date: 1/20/2017 8:45:00 AM

Thank you for my placement Lewis..

Arlene Smith

Date: 1/17/2017 3:36:00 PM

Storms a commin!! Are you from the south, hun.. You could be Joe Bob. Lol

Joseph May
Date: 1/17/2017 3:46:00 PM

Haha...you are funny Arlene

Judy Ball

Date: 1/16/2017 6:01:00 PM

Ooohoohoo! That's gotta hurt where it really counts. Great little rhyme here my friend. Always perfect in rhythm and rhyme. Excellent. God Bless, JB

Joseph May
Date: 1/16/2017 6:10:00 PM

Thank you Judy...God bless you too

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 1/14/2017 9:41:00 PM

Time to send her a packing Joe, lol! Very nice quatrain! :)

Joseph May
Date: 1/15/2017 8:15:00 AM

Thanks Cheryl...I'll send hr to bob...lol...

Jan Allison

Date: 1/14/2017 5:29:00 PM

Oh that final line is the one that stabs in the heart Joe - she should call everyone 'darling' lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May
Date: 1/14/2017 6:49:00 PM

Thanks for that funny comment Jan,

Daniel Turner

Date: 1/14/2017 5:25:00 PM

Bummer! Great poem, Joseph:) Every time I try to write one for this contest, all I can come up with is that song by the Romantics. "I hear the secrets that you keep, at night when you're talking in you sleep"

Joseph May
Date: 1/14/2017 6:51:00 PM

Thanks Daniel, I had trouble trying to come up with it as well...keep working on it ...