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Hoorahs Hoorays

HOORAHS, HOORAYS Fill up my days A fresh picked bundle Of N/A’S I chuckle As I shake my head Just happy knowing They’ve been read John G. Lawless ©10/8/2022

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L Milton Hankins

Date: 9/8/2022 9:23:00 AM

Don't lose your focus, John...which is writing your usual really good stuff! I always keep reminding myself that a N/A on a contest poem is merely the opinion of ONE person. Think of the 50 people who really enjoyed the poem!

John Lawless
Date: 9/8/2022 11:00:00 AM

I used to refer to them as Not quite Perfect....

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 9/8/2022 6:17:00 AM

I rarely enter contests, I would be dismayed to get an N/A. Not everyone can bear such a defeat. I just wrote two pantoums for Autumn, but I will not enter one of the for the contest. Perhaps it's my disposition of old age

John Lawless
Date: 9/8/2022 10:59:00 AM

Alas, Victor, I still enjoy the thrill of the chase even though the only thing I've caught recently is the flu

Jenna Logan

Date: 9/8/2022 5:32:00 AM

I have a bundle of N/As, John. My reaction is pretty much the same as yours. A chuckle, or a frown, but then it's time to turn the page.

John Lawless
Date: 9/8/2022 10:57:00 AM

I know, having sponsored and "judged"(aka picking the ones I liked best) contests I am well aware of the vagaries of poetic interpretation.