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Bouncing That Gut Feeling

viscera wound tighter than the tightest rubber ball never mind bouncing off the walls guts like a pinball machine an arcade between the ears with tilt alarms screaming 02.10.19 For Capture That Emotion Poetry Contest Sponsored by Nina Parmenter

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Vijay Pandit

Date: 3/13/2019 2:50:00 PM

Congrats for your podium win..and sustaining for so long at the TOP tier of the best poem chart... so well earned with this brilliant write, Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/13/2019 4:11:00 PM

Thank you so much Vijay! I'm tickled pink! :))) xomo

Oliver Mckeithan

Date: 3/9/2019 11:01:00 PM

Hello Maureen, Well done. Expressing anxiety that we all have.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2019 8:26:00 AM

Thank you Oliver. xomo :)

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/3/2019 12:24:00 PM

Hello Maureen, a great poem. have a nice day my friend.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2019 8:27:00 AM

Belated Thank you Darlene, I hope you have a lovely day. :) xomo

Desi Gall

Date: 3/3/2019 8:14:00 AM

Congrats on the well deserved placing of the poem Maureen; more than just a " gut " feeling. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/3/2019 8:32:00 AM

Tee hee ;) Thank you Desi! xomo

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 3/2/2019 6:05:00 PM

Know this feeling all 2 well Tight writer

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/3/2019 7:38:00 AM

Me too. x

Brandy Nicole

Date: 2/22/2019 11:23:00 PM

Such vivid imagery!!! Inside the mind- moments of reality!! Congratulations Maureen, on Poem of the Week!! ~ Brandy

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/23/2019 8:30:00 AM

Thank you Brandy! :))) xomo!

Michael Wise

Date: 2/22/2019 9:21:00 AM

Sounds just like my average stressful day! Creatively expressed! Congratulations!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/22/2019 9:32:00 AM

Oh OUCH! ;p unless of course you work at an arcade. Thank you Michael! xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 2/20/2019 6:25:00 PM

I think visually Maureen. A wonderful image you have made in my brain. Thanks so much.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/22/2019 9:29:00 AM

Thank you Jeff! :))) xomo!

Bobby May

Date: 2/19/2019 10:34:00 PM

How did I miss this Congratulations!! I guess I shouldn't be so lazy and look though your poems more often, well done!!! :-)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/19/2019 11:21:00 PM

I'm bad for that too ;) Thank you Bobby! xomo

Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 2/19/2019 3:07:00 PM

Off the wall for sure. Over stimulation! Great write! Congrats on POTW!!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/19/2019 3:25:00 PM

I is! *giggles* Thank you Sandra! :) xomo

Eve Roper

Date: 2/19/2019 9:25:00 AM

Congratulations on Poem of the Week, Maureen

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/19/2019 9:29:00 AM

Thank you Eve! :) mo hugs <3

Marilyn Williams

Date: 2/18/2019 11:31:00 AM

A little to sensitive for my gut. Congats on your POTW!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/18/2019 3:10:00 PM

Thank you Marilyn! :) xomo

Peter Hackwell

Date: 2/18/2019 5:54:00 AM

I feel the anguish. Although short and snappy, the reader senses that this is a frequent, irrational, unsolicited and tortuous emotion that the writer experiences. I liketh.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/18/2019 8:19:00 AM

Thank you Peter! I delighteth in your warm perceptive review ;) xomo!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/18/2019 5:00:00 AM

Back with congrats on POTW Maureen. Tom.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/18/2019 7:42:00 AM

Thank you my friend :) xomo!

Silent One

Date: 2/17/2019 4:22:00 PM

Awesome... so great to see you get POTW

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 6:11:00 PM

Thank you my friend :) xomo <3

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/17/2019 3:51:00 PM

Congratulations Mo, on your deserving POTW honor! : )

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 6:09:00 PM

Thank you Connie! :) xomo!

Tania Kitchin

Date: 2/17/2019 3:39:00 PM

Awesome Mo, congratulations on POTW!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 6:07:00 PM

Thank you Tania! :))) xomo!

Jan Allison

Date: 2/17/2019 11:38:00 AM

many congrats on POTW I am at a loss how to tackle the contest myself!:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 11:46:00 AM

Thank you Jan! I'm especially thrilled since I nearly pulled this one out of the contest ;p if it's at all possible I think I had even more fun with my muse composing for the second one. xomo!

Susan Ashley

Date: 2/17/2019 9:28:00 AM

I’m delighted to return and offer my congratulations to you, Mo, for your excellent poem being awarded with POTW honors. Awesome! Warmest wishes always my lovely.. ~Susan

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 10:05:00 AM

Thank you so much Susan <3 I'm thrilled! Made my day, um er, week!!! ;) mo HUGS

P.S. Awtry

Date: 2/17/2019 8:33:00 AM

Congratulations Maureen on POTW! All the tension you were able to convey in so few words... well done :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/17/2019 8:37:00 AM

Whaaat?! Thank you!!! :))) xomo!

Sunita U.D Palawon

Date: 2/15/2019 9:39:00 PM

Powerful write. I can sense the feeling. Congrats. :) Sunita

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/16/2019 11:20:00 AM

Thank you Sunita! :) xomo!

Susan Ashley

Date: 2/15/2019 7:28:00 AM

The imagery and the wrenching feelings your verses exude is absolutely amazing, Mo. Congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved trophy win. Warmest wishes always my lovely.. ~Susan

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/15/2019 8:59:00 AM

Thank you Lovely! I got right in there ;) squishy hugs xomo