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Figuratively Speaking

Unmotivated, I’d dropped my creative side on the kickoff line until I picked it up at halftime. Fumbling, I now use things I know little about to explain things I know even less about life. Touchdown when I get it right! For Nathan's short poems Poetry Contest

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Phyllis Babcock

Date: 10/17/2010 12:38:00 PM

The kids are down from Saskatoon and going to the Riders game today. The Saskatchewan Roughriders is our CFL football team and they play here in Regina. So your poem made me smile. Phyl

Francine Roberts

Date: 9/25/2010 11:50:00 AM

nice entry, congrats on your win in the contest

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/24/2010 11:24:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Andrea in Nikko Palmario's contest "29 Words". Have a wonderful weekend. Love, Carol

Kris Walters

Date: 9/24/2010 6:00:00 AM

Wonderfully done metaphor :) I realize how far behind I am reading your poetry! Congrats on your win here, nicely done! hugs, kris

Nick Bagnall

Date: 9/24/2010 5:19:00 AM

congrats on the win, very interesting first verse.

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 9/23/2010 5:10:00 PM

congrats to you Andrea on your 29 word win here!

Sharon Tideswell

Date: 9/23/2010 3:18:00 PM

Congratulations on your 4th place win Andrea. I enjoyed your take on Nikko's contest ~ Sharon :)

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 9/23/2010 12:43:00 PM

Congratulations on this third place win in the contest, Andrea

Wilma Neels

Date: 9/23/2010 12:29:00 PM

Andrea, congrats on your win in Nikko's contest, love Wilma

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/23/2010 11:15:00 AM

Congrats Andrea on your super win in Nikko's contest.. another amazing poem.. enjoy yur sweet success and victory my friend with luv...

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 9/23/2010 10:28:00 AM

Aaaackkk Andrea!! You did it again?? Why do you keep on doing that? and I keep falling for it?? I thought yet AGAIN that this was a guy writing, LOL I never learn huh?? you sure got me laughing when I saw your name!! I really enjoyed your take on my challenge (even if I don't watch football) --super congrats and hugs to you for your 4th place win! -- nikko :)

Lynette Chachere

Date: 9/17/2010 7:38:00 PM

that quite interesting! i love to play f-ball.lol awesome idea here. ~Always&Forever Lynette

Tahera Mannan

Date: 9/14/2010 4:19:00 AM

Hey I love this one. yes my daughter is a poet too, but shy of letting anyone read her poems. She follows most of the poets on PS.

Wilma Neels

Date: 9/13/2010 8:57:00 PM

Andrea, figuritively speaking I love your entry :) just kidding, seriously I love you metaphoric write! Best of luck in Nikko's contest, love Wilma

Matthew Anish

Date: 9/13/2010 8:33:00 PM

Football as a metaphor for creativity and life. Intresting, Andrea. Keep it up! Love Matthew A.

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 9/13/2010 3:54:00 PM

enjoyed reading today--good luck!!

Audrey Haick

Date: 9/13/2010 10:20:00 AM

A perfect entry for the contest, Andrea! Wishing you good luck. Love, Audrey

Samir Georges

Date: 9/13/2010 10:12:00 AM

Love it. What I really like is comparisons that I don't see coming, and this idea of a football field and fumbling with words with fantastic. I am from Lebanon btw (Middle East), in CA atm tho for uni xD I went to English schools as a kid back home so that's why my English is decent.

Daver Austin

Date: 9/13/2010 7:41:00 AM

The second four lines - how true! eebbaadda, oobbaaddaa, zzeebbadda. You are not all by yourself in the great stadium of life. The rest of us flounder also. Love, Dave

James Rasmusson

Date: 9/13/2010 7:40:00 AM

Again, thanks for all the help. Carol Brown sent me a welcome and said she'd be happy to help too. "Antidis...." was posted on PFT and fell flat which was disappointing in that I think it's in my top 20. I like your poem above with football metaphors, but I think there's a typo in the second stanza; shouldn't the second line have the word "things" instead of "thing". Hugs, ~Jim

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 9/13/2010 7:35:00 AM

Another great entry for Nikko's contest.. good luck with interspersing the words like a football game language .... my entry is "Day Dawns in Darkness" about 9/11 tragedy.. as it was fresh in my mind the night I saw this contest posted.. luv..