Favorite Footles

Favorite Footles

An Ailing Hen

Stricken
chicken

Dog Entertainment

Fido’s
slide shows

Overweight Taxi Driver

Flabby
cabbie

Imposter Chef

Baker
faker

Big Guy to Love

Less trim
more him

Shoplifting at the Butcher’s

Bacon
taken

A Fruity Dance

Mango
tango

Mushy Grandpa

Sappy
pappy

Bad Granddad 

Crappy
pappy

Mother Goose Lawsuit

Gander
Slander

Richard Sits on Gum

Sticky
Ricky

Cheeky Flower Child

Lippy
hippy

If Charles had Raised Poultry

Dicken’s
chickens

BFF
Never
sever
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Rodrigues Avatar
July 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Always so good with these free flying footles! Congrats on top win!
Delegans Avatar
July 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Congrats on your win, Andrea. Always enjoy reading your work and this was certainly no different.
Goldsmith Avatar
July 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Congratulations on your win. What a fun write you have here. Love It... Have a fun day writing away..........
Canerdy Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Clever, so creative. CONGRATS, Andrea. Janice
Croft Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Very creative, congratulations on your win!
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Thanks, Karen
Scragg Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 6:29 AM
This is so cool Andrea! Love the way you created a footle for several different things. Some quite funny ones as well. So cleverly done. Like the dogs entertainment and big guy in love.. lol brilliant!! Huge congrats on topping the bill xxx very fun to read :-D
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Thanks. Dog Entertainment is the clear favorite of my commenters
Poet Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Back with hearty congratulations on your contest win with this stunning footle, Andrea.
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Thanks, Sotto
Mckeithan Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Congrats on your placement as #1 of 1 Andrea. I like these footles you used. Nice sense of humor
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Thanks, Oliver
Kerr Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Words fail me, Andrea. i gaze in awe at your prolific original talent. An embarrassement of riches that are not in any way embarrassing. Hats off. H
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
What a super flattering comment. You are a great support for me here at Soup
Andresen Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 1:22 AM
- Congratulations on your win in the footle contest, a joy to read again, Andrea :) - hugs
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Thanks, dear
Cunningham Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
You are the footle queen of soup Andrea, congratulations on your win. Hope your week is going well. Tom
Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
You are too kind. And flattery will get you everywhere!
Sharma  Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Back with heartiest congratulations on the well-deserved win, Andrea! You really do footlessss so impeccably and I need to learn n take notes... :) these brought a smile on my face indeed!
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Thanks so much, Hiya
Sultan Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations Dear:) What a delightful collection of footles! "Flabby cabbie" and "Fido’s slide shows" made me laugh. Love the clever wordplay and creativity. Thank you for the smiles. Blessings to you, my favourite poet!
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Thanks. I think Fido is my overall winner, judging by comments
Scott Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Very funny love the wording xxx
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Thanks. These are fun to do
Jones Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Andrea congratulations on your top win for your lighthearted footle sets. The Dickens one made me giggle! Thanks for entering my contest!
Jones Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
You’re so welcome!
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Thanks so much for this very fun contest
Kendrick Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Andrea, your work is creative and quite humorous. I think those just had to hit you at some point and zap they were written down. Thank you for sharing them with us. Way to go. If for a contest, I would say a great contender. Sara K.
Dietrich Avatar
July 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
They require some thought but yes, when they hit , it's very nice
Etgen-Baker Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
awesome footles from poetry soup's own Footle Queen :-)
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Not a queen. Just a fan of footles. Thanks
Andresen Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
- Fun footle, Andrea :) - I tried one too... but not as good as yours - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
Crandall Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Haha - Dog Entertainment my favorite!
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Good to know what you liked best
Kerr Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Astonishing humour, creativity, and precise use of rhyming words. Good luck to you, Andrea. Happy Week Ahead, Howard
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Thanks, my friend
Smith  Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Wonderful humorous footles
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Thanks
Empress Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
crappy nappy.:: hahah did i just create a footle sweet soul aunt? I wrote one: but i will show you before i post cus well. I am shy! As i am not always good with rhymes. I dont like using my brain but i use my heart to write. Maybe i will post my footle too! Just felt like reading you today after posting an ekphrasis ~ Hugsziezzz
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Yes. That one works, sweetie
Poet Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Fantastic footle poem, Andrea. The flow and fun are incredible. Best wishes
Sharma  Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 2:31 AM
So cool this is Andrea! A flowy and fun footle, amazing! Best wishes and light to you ~
Onclaud Avatar
July 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
lines bright...so right/ stay cool...you rule! hello andie :)
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Thanks so much, Nette
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