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casting shade on food security~ let them eat dirt

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Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/28/2023 2:07:00 PM

clever and witty...but truthful...we lack logic sometimes. Well said. Enjoy your day, Sara

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 9/30/2023 12:10:00 PM

Thank you Sara. Absolutely defying logic, sadly. xomo

Anonomus Scorpio

Date: 8/19/2023 8:15:00 PM

Well said Mo! As always you manage to shape daggers from the abc's Regards A.S.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/20/2023 6:41:00 AM

Thank you my friend! xomo

Arthur Vaso

Date: 8/19/2023 8:11:00 PM

Love the play on words, very witty!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/20/2023 6:41:00 AM

Thank you Arthur :))) xomo!

David Kavanagh

Date: 8/18/2023 8:53:00 AM

Oh I like this one Super Mo, the finger pointing at ourselves in the developed world, it’s brutally true! Joke’s on us, cheers David

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/18/2023 10:01:00 AM

Thank you David! It’s knowing better and not doing better because money is louder than common sense. Joke is definitely on us. xomo

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/17/2023 9:21:00 PM

Glad to see your sharp wit is back, so sad to think how many people, and children especially, don't know where their next meal is coming from~

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/18/2023 6:12:00 AM

Thank you Lovely! It’s only going to get worse alas. xomo

Tania Kitchin

Date: 8/17/2023 6:42:00 PM

Mo, a great poem, love it!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/18/2023 6:11:00 AM

Thank you Tania! <3 xomo

Jan Allison

Date: 8/17/2023 4:39:00 PM

thought provoking piece Mo though i had to smile at the irony of the final line. hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 6:18:00 PM

Desired effect! Sweetness! Thank you lovely, whole lotta hugs, xomo

Mark Koplin

Date: 8/17/2023 2:22:00 PM

Nice one Mo!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:19:00 PM

Thank you Mark! My muse has its moments. xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 8/17/2023 10:18:00 AM

The state of the world is in such a sad state. In this poem you've stated it very well Maureen. Hugs

Jeff Connelly
Date: 8/17/2023 4:15:00 PM

A US dollar bill sauteed with garlic and onions is really good. Hugs

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:17:00 PM

Too bad we can’t eat money. Oh wait, I would starve a lot faster lmao

Tom Woody

Date: 8/17/2023 6:21:00 AM

Pity the children of Sudan. The leaders of this world only pretend to care, or are simply unable to feed everyone. I don't see humor in this, only sadness

Tom Woody
Date: 8/17/2023 6:38:00 PM

It's always difficult to read into the mind of a poet to see what inspired them to write what they did. Thx for the explanation

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:16:00 PM

There is sadness, humour, and a whole lotta rage in this one and rage definitely brings out my sense of humour. I like a little poem that can say more than it’s words, once out there, it’s no longer mine. On behalf of my muse for context, inspired by a condo tower ok’d by the city that will cast shade on the federal experimental farm whose purpose is maintaining food security.

Lin Lane

Date: 8/17/2023 6:11:00 AM

Dear Mo. This is exactly the kind of creative humor I alluded to in 'Zany.' In any form, you make me smile. I prefer to think in a positive light this morning, Mo, rather than casting shade on another's comment.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 8/19/2023 8:14:00 PM

Yes I loved this poem, bringing light and even humor to the needs of many, that is true humanity, of course trying to look good by blaming everyone else, and doing nothing, we all know what that is! Let him eat dirt.

Tania Kitchin
Date: 8/17/2023 6:43:00 PM

Lin, so true!

Lin Lane
Date: 8/17/2023 3:32:00 PM

Ha ha Mo. I knew what you were all about. Referencing Marie Antoinette’s line.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:21:00 PM

…the”let them eat cake” an absolutely deliberate reference

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:19:00 PM

Thank you Lin! My let them eat dirt line made me giggle, patting myself on the back for that one, cutting the cake ;), xomo

Mark Koplin
Date: 8/17/2023 2:41:00 PM

Their true colors always start to show

Mark Koplin
Date: 8/17/2023 2:29:00 PM

God sees all, even the wolf in sheep’s clothing.

John Lawless

Date: 8/17/2023 5:53:00 AM

i remember when food security was outrunning my sister....I guess we won't stop "moving to the country" til there is no country to move to....

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/17/2023 3:07:00 PM

Ahhh, giggles. I was faster than my sister. And bigger… d’oh