I Just Found Out

I just was told the world is round.
I’d have sworn that it was flat.
Is that why there are rolling meadows
and other sites like that?

When I roll from bed in morning,
could I roll on to Japan?
And is it round like a big ball
or like an oblong can?

You heard of folks going over edge.
There is no edge on a ball.
The fact that they can do it proves
the world’s flat after all.

I've tried to solve the enigma.
I’m not a lazy scholar.
I have deduced it is both round and flat,
just like a silver dollar.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Selfa Avatar
May 3, 2017 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations Joyce on winning the MAY DAY PREMIER contest!!! I hope to see more of your poems in the future for I truly enjoy your works. Keep up the good work :) -HANS
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May 8, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Congrats on your win~A.O
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May 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Creative winning work..Congrats on your win..Sara
Gorelick Avatar
May 6, 2013 at 8:53 PM
Oh, how very clever...this is number uno for me. BG
Poet Avatar
May 4, 2013 at 7:53 AM
Very good approach to the contest theme Joyce.Enjoyed the read.
Dietrich Avatar
April 28, 2013 at 1:54 AM
joyce, I just found out.... Roy Jerden wrote a limerick about you!!
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April 25, 2013 at 4:53 PM
I really like your take on the theme, Phyllis. It's whimsical and fun to read.
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April 22, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Witty and cute write Joyce! Hugs
Wilson Avatar
April 20, 2013 at 9:33 PM
This is awesome and adorable Joyce!! Loved it! luv,Deb
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