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A Muse Abused

I'll just step very softly, tip toe, on this blank page. My inner critic? fast asleep! Perhaps I'll tap dance, lightly, while he snores. For freedom has a jazz band beat ...soon twirling dizzily... Shhh! The prison guard stirs. 9/27/2019 Yalto Poems Only Contest Emile Pinet, Sponsor

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Jack Horne

Date: 11/6/2019 3:00:00 PM

lovely imaginative wit

P.S. Awtry
Date: 11/6/2019 10:41:00 PM

Thank you Jack :)

Linda Milgate

Date: 10/27/2019 10:23:00 PM

Read this again, like it so much.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/27/2019 11:04:00 PM

Oh, thank you! How kind of you to tell me so :D

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 10/26/2019 1:48:00 PM

Oh yes! A fave. xomo!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/26/2019 3:38:00 PM

Wow! thank you so much Maureen :)

Arturo Michael

Date: 10/18/2019 3:18:00 PM

Nice poem...

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/18/2019 5:28:00 PM

Thank you very much

Mike Bayles

Date: 10/16/2019 2:01:00 PM

very well done

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/16/2019 2:06:00 PM

Thank you very much :)

Georgia Kereopa

Date: 10/12/2019 6:55:00 AM

PS absolutely enjoyed reading. Congrats on your win

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/12/2019 10:06:00 AM

Thank you Georgia! So glad you liked it :)

Joseph May

Date: 10/2/2019 7:58:00 PM

I enjoyed your "tip toe on the blank page" and the funny ending....Congrats on your win..

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/2/2019 8:19:00 PM

Thank you very much :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 10/2/2019 2:11:00 PM

This poem is uniquely delightful P.S. It made me smile. I loved the creativity in this winning piece. Congratulations on your deserving podium win! : ) xxoo

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/2/2019 2:31:00 PM

thank you Connie. I wrote it after quite a long dry spell. so glad you liked it :)

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 10/1/2019 4:25:00 PM

Wonderful. Congratulations on your win. A light touch seems to work better than imploring. SuZ

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/1/2019 4:32:00 PM

Yes I think you are right. Thank you :) ~ps

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 10/1/2019 8:17:00 AM

A familiar truth, effectively expressed, with the lightest of touch that matches the sentiment. Very well done PS

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/1/2019 9:14:00 AM

Thank you Geoffrey, I so appreciate your thoughtful comment. (of course I doubted this one and even withdrew it from the contest a couple of times!)

Beata Agustin

Date: 10/1/2019 12:41:00 AM

Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 10/1/2019 7:04:00 AM

Thank you Beata :)

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 9/30/2019 6:49:00 PM

This is so clever...many a poet knows this beat. Congratulations on your top win.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/30/2019 9:22:00 PM

Thank you! :)-ps

John Hamilton

Date: 9/30/2019 1:34:00 PM

Congrats P.S on a great top win in this challenging form, one of the best I've seen, enjoyed especially the ending the prison guard stirs, wowsa!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/30/2019 1:36:00 PM

Thank you so much John!

Edward Ibeh

Date: 9/30/2019 12:52:00 PM

Back with congrats. See, I knew you had a winner with this, P.S.!:-)

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/30/2019 12:55:00 PM

Thank you Edward!:)

David Mohn

Date: 9/30/2019 10:38:00 AM

this is so unique...big congratulations!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/30/2019 10:47:00 AM

Thank you so much :) ~ps

Emile Pinet

Date: 9/30/2019 10:27:00 AM

Congratulations JP.S., your poem has placed "Third" in my PoetrySoup contest. Very well done my friend, Emile.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/30/2019 10:30:00 AM

Thank you for hosting this contest. I enjoyed learning this new form. I am very honored to have placed :)

Paul Callus

Date: 9/29/2019 2:41:00 PM

This is very creative, P.S. One of the very best entries which I have read so far. ~ Regards // paul

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/29/2019 2:47:00 PM

Thank you Paul! You have made my day :)

Wren Rushing

Date: 9/29/2019 8:35:00 AM

It seems your muse has broken free! Mine is in the witness protection program! Have a blessed day my dear poet!

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/29/2019 11:34:00 AM

LOL! Comment of the day!

Robert Johnson

Date: 9/27/2019 7:33:00 PM

Every thought has a seed. To make it grow you have to feed. To let the critic stomp it out. Is to only grow that seed of doubt. May the muse refuse to ever die. Good poem P. S.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/27/2019 11:15:00 PM

Thank you Leslie for your very thoughtful comment :) -ps

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/27/2019 4:50:00 PM

A superb write, PS..I feel those emotions your words evoke.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/27/2019 5:18:00 PM

Thank you Vijay. :). -ps

Edward Ibeh

Date: 9/27/2019 4:26:00 PM

This is such a fantastic Yalto, P.S.:-) A doozy. Had to fav it! I sense a winner with this one...

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/27/2019 4:38:00 PM

thank you so much Edward. So glad you liked it!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/27/2019 1:21:00 PM

Intriguing and thought-provoking as always, my long-lost friend. Happy Friday! Best wishes, Gershon

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/27/2019 1:26:00 PM

So happy to hear from you dear Gershon! Happy Friday to you, as well!

Jeff Connelly

Date: 9/27/2019 12:39:00 PM

Ah, your Muse poem you spoke of Awtry. Really wonderful; with a nicely implied ending twist. And of course since you're a she your Muse is a he. Thank you.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 9/27/2019 2:43:00 PM

Awtry, mi Musa is real. A flesh and blood woman that I deeply love, and unfortunately desire, but that is not our original meeting's attention.

P.S. Awtry
Date: 9/27/2019 12:42:00 PM

Thank you for stopping by Jeff. Funny I do still think of my muse as a she and my inner critic as a he. It might be more productive to switch that around. You may be on to something there!