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An Old Shovel Poetry Contest Sponsored by John Lawless

08/15/23

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An Old Shovel

I was once pristine
Then my owner gave me work ~
I’m down in the dumps!

Covered in faeces
Just used to shovel horse poop
It’s such a crap job!

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Joanna Daniel

August 17, 2023 at 11:45 PM

Wit and humour, great work, Jan:)

Terry Flood

August 17, 2023 at 3:13 PM

Personification in Monoku form… clever

Valsa George

August 17, 2023 at 5:43 AM

Humoir never evades you Jan.... ! Really enjoyed seeing the image and reading your poem.

Richard Lamoureux

August 16, 2023 at 7:32 AM

You haven’t lost your sense of humour. Be careful not to eat off a pooper scooper.

Deb M

August 16, 2023 at 4:23 AM

Hehe the poop just keeps coming from the Queen !! Fun as per….Debx

Eve Roper

August 16, 2023 at 12:49 AM

such a crappy job. Like always very good. Hugs

Mystic Rose Rose

August 16, 2023 at 12:09 AM

Very creative Jan, love this, gl

Akkina Downing

August 15, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Lol.. You gave old shovel its great run here, Jan! Fabulous job. A win for me :)

Jerry Brotherton

August 15, 2023 at 6:30 PM

A crap job will do that. Very creative.

Sotto Poet

August 15, 2023 at 3:18 PM

Jan, you never fail to amaze me with the creative ideas you come up with. I like how you interpreted the theme of the competition. But as the shovel is used to remove the horse poop, we use those shovels to separate the gold from the other residue.Good luck with the contest