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Cuckoo Clocks

Cuckoo clocks are quite ornate it is said

     But those raucous squawks we suffer with dread

          Why could not its designer

               Have found a bird much finer

                    Like a sweet trilling canary instead

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Placed No. 5 in Brian Strand's "Five Lines Down" Contest - May 2011

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Debbie Guzzi

June 12, 2011 at 2:40 PM

yup very annoying thing those cooku's! Congrad's Light & Love

Carol Sunshine Brown

May 20, 2011 at 9:56 AM

Congratulations on your win in Brian's contest Bob. Love, Carol

Robert A. Dufresne

May 18, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Hey allright Robert! good one for an interesting contest and a well deserved win. Your poem makes a very valid point. I would have expected to see this higher up in the standings but it's a win all the same. congratulations to you

Dr.Ram Mehta

May 17, 2011 at 1:27 PM

Congratulations on the win in the contest of brian, Bob

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

May 17, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Congrats Bob on your super win in Brian's contest with this dynamic poem my friend.. enjoy luv..

James Peranteau

May 17, 2011 at 7:42 AM

LOL ! Awesome write my friend ! I'll be sharing this write with Noah ;) We have the infamous clock in our living room ! Noah and I have this lil' thingy we do when that lil' rogue starts his dirges. We goad each other to see who can say; "who's cuckoo" first ! And Noah has got it down pack, let me tell ya ;) Pops is usually, "cuckoo" first thing in the mourn'n ;) To mine favz if'n ya don't mind sir ! I'm certainly happy that I peek'd in on this one Robert ! Have a good one...much love, james

Nette Onclaud

May 15, 2011 at 1:27 PM

and the wise comedy king does it again! greeat one, robert! :) huggs, nette

Dr.Ram Mehta

May 15, 2011 at 5:37 AM

Silent humor that makes one smile and not laugh with wit, Bob

James Foulk

May 14, 2011 at 8:49 PM

cuckoo clocks are a good name for them. this piece you wrote made my day, it was really funny.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

May 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM

well its a thought Bob .. a great and funny write .. my Mom had a brown cuckoo clock in her kitchen way back when and everytime the hour chimed we jumped from the shrill sound.. great lines luv.. smiling .. luv..

Gwendolen Song

May 14, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Remember the song from the Sound of Music--the Cuckoo Song that the kids do at bedtime? You could replace the annoying song of the clocks and replace it with the VonTrapp's silly song. Hammerstein Cuckoo Clocks we can name them! Robt..u write a limerick as tho it were a wise ole Haiku...(hope that doesn't sound silly...but it's true!) Gwendolen