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Gobsmacked and Bamboozled and Confused

Gobsmacked and bamboozled and confused

I peeked into the oven where the baking dishes slept
resting in a pot of onion stew
Couldn’t help but laughing, they were snoring as they wept
dreaming of a casserole or two

Picked a card while on the deck next to an old fruit tree
in a three piece suit made out of hearts
Thought I grabbed a king but found I only held a three
folded with a straight of cherry tarts

Climbed onto a ladder that was laying on the ground
hoping I could see just over head
Still afraid of heights but thinking no one was around
believing what the audience had said

Drove off to the levy in a beat up rusted Ford
my Chevy had a tire that was flat
Tried to sing along but noticed I was getting bored
who would write a song as long as that

Painted in a corner in a room shaped like a ball
brushing up a bit before I go
Mixing darker colors than are found out in the hall
thinking that the den would never know

Wrote a stupid poem that I posted here on soup
saw there was a multitude of views
Went to read the comments, found that none I did recoup
gobsmacked and bamboozled and confused


10/25/18
Written for the: What Gobsmacks, Bamboozles and Confuses Me Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Caren Krutsinger

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 11/12/2018 1:38:00 PM
A humorous creative delight Chris. I see why it got First Place. Congratulations on your top win! : )
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:34:00 AM
Thank you Connie, once again for all of your kindness.
Date: 11/12/2018 12:01:00 PM
Fandiddlytastic! Congratulations! :))) xomo
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:34:00 AM
Hey, I like that!!!! Thanks Maureen
Date: 11/11/2018 9:58:00 PM
Congratulation on your awesome 1st Gobsmacked and bamboozled and confused place win.
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:33:00 AM
Thank you Eve for your kind words.
Date: 11/11/2018 6:04:00 PM
this is one "gobsmacking, bamboozling, and confusing" weave of bits and pieces of colliding thoughts.....GREAT JOB.....
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:33:00 AM
Thanks so very much John.
Date: 11/11/2018 4:41:00 PM
LOL sounds like it may be from an actual experience we can all relate to... Well done on your top win, Chris.
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:33:00 AM
Thanks so very much my friend. Yeah, I guess it certainly could be.
Date: 11/11/2018 3:01:00 PM
Gobsmacked and bamboozled and confused at lack of comments? We're all wonderstruck that's why!! Well done,Chris.
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Chris Green
Date: 11/13/2018 8:32:00 AM
Thanks so very much Wendy for your kind words.
Date: 10/27/2018 3:26:00 PM
So stuffed with funny stuff! My favorite line 'noticed I was getting bored/who would write a song as long as that?' I think the same thing every time I hear 'American Pie'!
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Chris Green
Date: 10/29/2018 8:41:00 AM
That makes two of us. :) Thanks so very much Michelle. I am happy you enjoyed this.
Date: 10/26/2018 8:54:00 AM
I am enjoying you so much. I love the personified snore. My pots do the same.
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Chris Green
Date: 10/26/2018 11:56:00 AM
That's why I keep my in the stove. : ) Thanks so much LT
Date: 10/26/2018 8:31:00 AM
Lively and funny, Chris! Janice
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Chris Green
Date: 10/26/2018 11:56:00 AM
Thank you so very much Janice
Date: 10/25/2018 4:40:00 PM
ha! very well done, chris! i especially love the final verse...
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Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2018 4:56:00 PM
Thanks Ilene. I figured I'd put some truth in with all of the nonsense. : )
Date: 10/25/2018 1:58:00 PM
what a fun poem Chris, I am loving to see your humourous side! I'm still working on mine I'm a bit bamboozled on which way the poem should go lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2018 4:55:00 PM
That's how I felt as I wrote this one. Thanks so much Jan
Date: 10/25/2018 1:55:00 PM
oh, I read this poem and almost forgot to leave a comment. Very creative. Every time I see bamboozled, I think of Bazooka gum. I think my brain is bamboozled. lol :)
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Chris Green
Date: 10/25/2018 4:55:00 PM
Thanks so much Heidi. I remember Bazooka gum and the comics inside. : )

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