Gregory Richard Barden Poet Rhyme

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Afoul of a Fowl

Time has come for getting tough
               For I have now had quite enough

Day-after-day this kid comes 'round
               To pester me like some old hound

Pelting me with day-old bread
               And poking posies at my head

Calling me these cutesy names
               And forcing me to kiddie games

Her silly parties, cakes and tea
               Are not what they're quacked up to be

Hugging spells I've barely weathered
               If not for her, I'm fully-feathered

And if you please, I've had my fill
               Her painting lipstick on my bill

Now she's pulled the final straw
               A rare offense of barnyard law

Spraying me with bottled water
               (Soon, she'll find how far it got her)

Now it's MY turn for some fun
               I'll get that chicky on the run!

Perhaps she'll learn, when run amuck -
               That "NO" means nothing ... to a duck.




* FIRST PLACE in the "There Is A Brighter Side" Poetry Contest, Eve Roper, Sponsor. I have selected picture number one (#1) for my poem. *

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Line Gauthier April 21, 2018 at 8:22 PM Back with belated congrats on your win with this beauty. Gregory Richard Barden April 22, 2018 at 6:48 AM Thank you, Line - this was fun! :-)

Sandra Haight January 30, 2018 at 5:36 PM Your poem is well-written, funny and so entertaining, Gregory! I really enjoyed it. Congratulations on your first place win! Sandra Gregory Richard Barden February 1, 2018 at 3:20 AM Thank you so very much, Sandra, you're always so kind to me ... blessings to you, my friend! :-) <3

Jan Allison January 29, 2018 at 5:38 PM you quack me up with this poem Greg, congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Gregory Richard Barden January 29, 2018 at 10:12 PM I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, Jan, thank you so much ... blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Line Gauthier January 29, 2018 at 2:19 PM What an awesome poem full of funny imagery. Superbly done, Gregory. Gregory Richard Barden January 29, 2018 at 10:11 PM That's so nice, Line, thank you very much ... blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 29, 2018 at 10:26 AM Back with congrats! X's n' O's <3 Gregory Richard Barden January 29, 2018 at 10:11 PM Thank you so much, Mo ... blessings. :-)

Mick Talbot January 29, 2018 at 9:57 AM Boy did I enjoy that, absolutely quackers I am, congratulations on a quacking win Gregory! ;-) Mick Gregory Richard Barden January 29, 2018 at 10:10 PM LOL thanks so much, Mick - glad you got a chuckle, my friend! :-)

Eve Roper January 28, 2018 at 9:23 PM Congratulations on your win, Gregory, you captured what I was looking for. Great write :) Hugs Eve ~`* Gregory Richard Barden January 29, 2018 at 3:15 AM Thank you very much, Eve - I am humbled and honored to be on such a list of wonderful poets! So pleased you enjoyed my write - it was a lot of fun! :-) <3

Andrea Dietrich January 18, 2018 at 4:54 PM this is just darling, my friend. I believe it's the first one I read based on the duck!! My black cat will be up next for me!! After that, our collab! Soupie. Gregory Richard Barden January 19, 2018 at 12:16 AM I will check out your cat! I haven't seen any of the others for this one yet ... is there a place where the poems already entered in a contest are listed? (I assume you've just seen others by reading personal pages, as I don't know of any such place, except for the judge, of course). I'm so pleased you liked my duck poem - it was fun! :-) (Soup Mail back atcha)

Dale Gregory Cozart January 17, 2018 at 5:12 PM Very cute and awesomely well-written! Gregory Richard Barden January 18, 2018 at 1:17 AM I so appreciate that, Dale ... best wishes to you, my friend! :-)

Kim Rodrigues January 17, 2018 at 10:09 AM LOL! Great fun in the barnyard! Gregory Richard Barden January 18, 2018 at 1:16 AM Thanks so much, Kim - blessings, friend! :-) <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 17, 2018 at 8:12 AM Ha awesome! Hilarious ink my sweet friend :) my best to you in the contest Greg <3 xomo! Gregory Richard Barden January 18, 2018 at 1:16 AM Very kind of you, Mo, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked this little ditty - it was fun! :-) <3

Silent One January 17, 2018 at 6:50 AM A fantastic poem Greg, this should do well in your contest.. Gregory Richard Barden January 18, 2018 at 1:15 AM Thank you, my friend, I greatly appreciate that! :-)

Sneha Rv January 17, 2018 at 5:36 AM Genius again!! 'Quacked up to be' and 'A rare offence of barnyard law' are SO clever.. this will do great in the contest :)) I also love the title and the ending! Gregory Richard Barden January 17, 2018 at 6:17 AM Thank you so very much, Sneha, I greatly appreciate the kind comments! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3