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Grapes I'D Rather

I just got through viewing The "Hot New Poems List" With the names of those I know and some I guessed I've missed I breezed right though the first five Then, right straight down to ten and new there'd be no need To ever check, that high again Then, Flying though the twenties Perhaps, the thirties I would place Even in the forties would be a saving grace Perhaps the Soup was careless For sure they are mistaken Not every poem I have written 'till now, could be forsaken Then, there were the sixties and the seventies, AGAIN ! You'd think between lines they, could s-w-eeeeeze my poem in The eighties saw no hope The nineties were amiss You'd think that I'd be sad Or just a little pissed But I'll just keep on trying 'Cause, you can never tell But, the truth is that I'm Happy to see my friends all doing well I want to especially Congratulate my friend and yours Jan Alison for making the Top of the list "Not bad, for a girl that writes "Pooh" eh........ Lol

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Alexis Y.

Date: 7/27/2016 3:48:00 PM

Hi Jerry, Congratulations on getting the poem of the day. It was well deserved: -) Alexis

Gary Bateman

Date: 7/27/2016 9:19:00 AM

Congratulations Jerry on POTD!! Very Delightfully done. Jan is a quite wonderful poet as you are too my good friend. Best Always, Gary

Nilima Deb

Date: 7/26/2016 1:16:00 AM

congrats!..beautiful write !

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/26/2016 6:46:00 AM

Thanks Nilima

Chris Hagy

Date: 7/25/2016 6:45:00 PM

Great Write!...Clever rhyme!...I am a fairly new poet to the soup, but continually hope for the same honor some day...You might enjoy my write "Thanks for the soup"...Congrats again on a clever write:)

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/26/2016 7:09:00 AM

Chrisy, You could be next ! Just don't set your sights to high, like me at #38, I suspect your first write to only make the single digits, like maybe 7th or 8th place......but never stop trying LOL

Jan Allison

Date: 7/25/2016 4:40:00 PM

You're at no 38 now Jerry - just one more place to go:-):-) hugs Jan xx

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/26/2016 6:49:00 AM

Thanks Jan,but as my numbers keep changing so does my mind--- I have always like the 36th spot........lol

Marilyn Williams

Date: 7/25/2016 11:32:00 AM

My sentiments exactly. Congrats on your POTD. Marilyn

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:02:00 PM

Thank you Marilyn

Sara Chansarkar

Date: 7/25/2016 10:51:00 AM

Love it Jerry!Congratulations!

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:03:00 PM

Thanks Sara ---I still don't know how this happened

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 7/25/2016 9:22:00 AM

That is very clever. Well done. Could be the computer program as well...

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:05:00 PM

Thanks Kai---you could be right

Jan Allison

Date: 7/25/2016 7:53:00 AM

I was inspired to write based on your poem lol - 'contests and lists - my favourite things ... not' is the title lol thanks for the inspiration:-) hugs jan xx

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:12:00 PM

Thanks Jan You're sweet

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/25/2016 7:49:00 AM

- A delightful poem, with positive thoughts - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:12:00 PM

thank you Sunshine

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/25/2016 7:28:00 AM

List, list, list, I think we all know who and what we are looking for when we go to read a write, and I look forward to reading you! Good to see you as poem of the day :) many hugs my friend.

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:13:00 PM

Thank you Cas, you appreciation means a lot to me

Jan Allison

Date: 7/25/2016 6:52:00 AM

Oh Jerry this is marvelous news ... not only POTD but you are in at #39 in the best new poems list:-):-) The 'collaboration' is still top of the list - it is in no way a BEST' poem just popular as I guess it will have been favourited by many of the people who contributed to it. I hope soup change the name from 'best' to current trending or something like that:-) hugs Jan xxx

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:22:00 PM

Dammit Jan I was shooting for #37 I don't think the soup needs to change the name---every one should know it's all in fun----Thank you Jan your the Best

Samiyana Sharma

Date: 7/25/2016 6:44:00 AM

Great write..

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:16:00 PM

Thank you so much Samiyana for taking the time to comment

Charlie Smith

Date: 7/25/2016 6:44:00 AM

At least you can take solace in POTD honors, or do you suppose that was politically contrived?...

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:15:00 PM

Your right Charlie--- twice---but what the heck lol

Jan Allison

Date: 7/24/2016 9:57:00 AM

Oh Jerry I had to smile at your lovely comment - please join in the collaboration I am still putting poems up when they are received - the first place is shared by all of those who wrote follow on poems to my at the footbridge limerick - i was merely the catalyst there are many to share the honour:-) the new list is MUCH fairer as it was totally monopolised by a few names and it was a bit of a joke when one person had 40 plus poems on there at one time:-( hugs jan xx

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:00:00 PM

Hey Jan How do I join ?

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/24/2016 7:44:00 PM

Thank you for the invite--I will look into it---and I would be honored if there was something I could add---God Bless

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2016 9:58:00 AM

Good job some people like poop poetry and I will never change from being the queen of poo on soup:-) :-)

Tim Smith

Date: 7/24/2016 9:46:00 AM

Love it Jerry...lol

Jerry T Curtis
Date: 7/25/2016 4:28:00 PM

Thanks Timmy