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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 Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

Nilima Deb Date: 7/26/2016 1:16:00 AM congrats!..beautiful write ! Login to Reply 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:) Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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... Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 :) Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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.. Login to Reply 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?... Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply Jerry T Curtis Date: 7/25/2016 4:28:00 PM Thanks Timmy