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About This Poem

Paper Plate


Paper Plate

serve me well friend poet;
flavor anew words I've
eaten all my life.

Kathryn McLoughlin Collins
July 16, 2011

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  1. Delaney Avatar
    Suzanne Delaney
    Date: 5/5/2013 12:55:00 PM
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    Good Morning Kathryn: I just love this....I wrote a similar thought in my Poet's Impasse. Nice to know you are here. SuZ
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    Drake Eszes
    Date: 4/4/2013 11:06:00 AM
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    Strong lines here. Huge message! Excellent work!
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    Sara Kendrick
    Date: 3/25/2013 8:27:00 AM
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    Great work expressing exactly what a poet can do..Wonderful..Enjoyed reading this morn..Thanks for stopping by..Sara
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    elizabeth wesley
    Date: 3/17/2013 8:25:00 PM
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    Ho ho, and don't we eat our words, probably more often than we'd like to. Clever way you tie this knot! Luv, Lizzie
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    Terry O'Leary
    Date: 2/23/2013 5:37:00 AM
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    Hi Kathy... just came by for another serving! Love Terry
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    Keith Bickerstaffe
    Date: 2/22/2013 5:10:00 PM
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    A very clever metaphor! Poets need to eat too, but we have an additional appetite for words. A super piece!! Love, Keith (PS as for prepositions: I was taught not to end sentences with them, but language has gotten looser, and grammar is suffering. If I see it done I squirm!)
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    Chris D. Aechtner
    Date: 2/22/2013 1:17:00 PM
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    Kathryn, this is a neat little poem; succinctly put. I should try writing shorty's like this....would probably be a great exercise for a rambler like me. Yeah, I can ramble on and on.
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    Debbie Guzzi
    Date: 2/22/2013 1:06:00 PM
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    I was sorry to hear you aren't feeling well, hope you will be all better soon. So glad you stopped by my writes, thank-you. Light & Love
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    Terry O'Leary
    Date: 2/22/2013 8:47:00 AM
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    Very clever, dear Kathy, clever, clever, clever... what's more to say... love, Terry (well, also, it's a great poem...)
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    FABIYAS M V
    Date: 2/22/2013 8:34:00 AM
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    Paper plate is sweet,Kathryn.It's small and beautiful.
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    daver austin
    Date: 2/22/2013 7:32:00 AM
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    Sending words of love and, always, esteem for your wonderful talent. daver


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