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~ entertainment's corpse dances, pale, for what's "correct" ... art, drained of its blood ~ ~ 1st Place ~ in the "One-Liner Entertainment" Poetry Contest, Silent One, Judge & Sponsor.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/21/2018 6:44:00 PM

Congrats AGAIN, Greg. I am seeing lots of winner lists to compensate for not having time to catch up with three days comments

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 8:34:00 PM

I am so behind as well, I can't even finish my thank you's here, let alone reading and commenting ... after the holidays, I hope. Blessings and thanks, my friend! :-) <3

Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 12/21/2018 5:51:00 PM

A definite statement! Congrats, Gregory on your top win.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:59:00 PM

That's so sweet of you, Sandra ... thank you very much for the kind words! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Carole Duet

Date: 12/20/2018 6:51:00 PM

Congrats on your top win, Gregory. You made an important point with this one-liner.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:58:00 PM

You're always so kind, Carole, many thanks to you, Dear friend! :-) <3

Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/20/2018 6:40:00 PM

Exactly! Congrats on your #1 win. :) gw

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:58:00 PM

Many thanks, Gershon - so appreciated! :-)

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 12/20/2018 12:58:00 PM

Oooh, dark, I like it. Congrats on your top win! xomo <3

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:58:00 PM

Thank you very much, Dear Mo! :-) <3

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/20/2018 7:51:00 AM

So true, Greg! Congratulations on your top win!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:57:00 PM

Many kind thanks, Kim, I so appreciate it! :-) <3

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/20/2018 7:05:00 AM

- A wonderful "one liner", Gregory :) - Congratulations :) - I wish you a peaceful and beautiful Christmas :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:57:00 PM

That's very kind of you, Anne-Lise - thank you so much! :-) <3

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/20/2018 6:36:00 AM

Hi Greg, This was a clever and well written one liner. Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved. PS, Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones:-) Alexis

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:57:00 PM

Oh, that's so nice of you, Alexis, and I'm so happy to see you still at The Soup - blessings, Dear Poet! :-) <3

Kaveesha Ruwindi

Date: 12/20/2018 6:34:00 AM

This is a great poem, Gregory, congrats on your top win.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:56:00 PM

Thank you so much, Kaveesha - blessings, my friend! :-) <3

Charles Messina

Date: 12/20/2018 6:05:00 AM

Great Monoku Greg, you hit home with this one. As to your comments with Carolyn, I agree with you about television going downhill. The only shows I watch these days are the real, like "Alaskan Bush People" and "Finding Bigfoot" (lol) Congratulations on your 1st place win. Charlie

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:55:00 PM

Thanks so much, Charlie, and I agree ... I have most of my favorite sitcoms on DVD, and I don't get tired of shows like MASH, The Wonder Years, Cheers, etc., great TV! Blessings, my friend!

Silent One

Date: 12/20/2018 5:19:00 AM

Nice one Greg, a clever one liner.. Great Monoku.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest..

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/21/2018 5:54:00 PM

Thanks so much, Silent One ... greatly appreciated! :-)

John Lawless

Date: 12/19/2018 6:41:00 AM

...alas, this makes me recall the old theory of "an infinite number of monkeys" placed in a room with "an infinite number of keyboards" would eventually write all the great books. We shoulda kept them in the room.....

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/19/2018 6:22:00 PM

Indeed, well-said, my friend ... it would have been far more productive ... AND intelligent, lol! Blessings! :-)

Carole Duet

Date: 12/18/2018 8:56:00 PM

"...art drained of its blood". Geeezzz! I'll remember that line. So great (as usual) Greg. What a "monoku"! A winner for sure in my book!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/19/2018 6:21:00 PM

Oh, that's very sweet, Carole, and I so appreciate your wonderful comments! :-)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 12/18/2018 7:38:00 PM

We have gone a bit overboard in trying to be "correct," Greg. There are some shows I just won't watch anymore because they pander to a mentality with which I don't identify. Then there's Saturday Night Live, a show that panders to no one. Thanks for your visit. Would be happy to send you some Tanzanite. I just received a cross pendant that I already have. Best wishes, Carolyn

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 12/19/2018 6:20:00 PM

Thank you so much, and very well-said, Carolyn, and I agree ... television has gone downhill, and I don't watch sitcoms anymore, as, like with SNL, "funny" has morphed into "offensive" or "crude", and that just doesn't float my boat. I also don't like SNL's Weekend Update's Michael Che, who gets away with more blatant racism than most five other people, (and he got an Emmy for it!). Tanzanite - yes, I've got to talk to you about that - I will Soup Mail you soon! :-) <3