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Camping I’d gone, but not with a smile. I had gone with a scowl! I’d rather a room, hot water, soap, and a nice folded towel. Trying to sleep on hard ground, I then heard a horrible howl. I shouldn’t have looked, but I feared what might have been on the prowl; Was it all in my mind? Somewhere near did I not hear a growl? I peeked from the tent, expecting to see a creature most foul. Yes, FOWL indeed! Staring at me was a great big golden-eyed owl! June 6, 2017 For the Contest of Mystic Rose

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Phyllis Babcock

Date: 6/25/2017 11:40:00 AM

Had a smile on this one. Surgery is done and now on the road to recovery. Let the others know with a blog. love phyl

Jack Horne

Date: 6/15/2017 3:16:00 PM

LOL, had a chuckle at this

Anand Parmale

Date: 6/10/2017 12:12:00 PM

Beautiful imagery and excellent building of pinnacle....Both superb....

Joseph May

Date: 6/9/2017 5:43:00 AM

Nicely penned Andrea...GL in the contest...

Robert Pettit

Date: 6/9/2017 4:32:00 AM

One of the few nocturnal birds. You have described it well in this short and sweet write.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/8/2017 7:50:00 PM

You did well with your monorhyme! I could see this in a book with illustrations :)

Carrie Richards

Date: 6/7/2017 3:59:00 PM

Ha ha! What a cute revelation, and glad that is all that it was! I am a born and raised camper, and have always loved it. However we have had a few bears in our camp wander through. However they aren't nearly as scary as a few humans we have encountered along the way !! (truly !!!)

Debbie Duncan

Date: 6/7/2017 5:59:00 AM

Love the write. I haven't been camping on the ground for many years. I was just reading your comment on my " Angel's Hope poem. I made 90% up. The book was like 6-8 main characters & all intertwined with one another :)

Darren White

Date: 6/7/2017 3:44:00 AM

Great monorhyme Andrea. And it made me smile a little too, our silly fears sometimes :)

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 6/7/2017 12:32:00 AM

Excellent . A great monorhyme. Owls are cool and nice. Thanks for sharing.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/6/2017 6:09:00 PM

A great monorhyme Andrea! I used to camp with my ex. I can handle a camper or even a cot outside, but never a sleeping bag on the ground where critters can climb on me in the night! I enjoyed your tale. : )

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/6/2017 7:48:00 PM

I think one time we slept without a tent. Mostly we camped on a beach at the lake when we had our boat. Thankfully the last time I camped in a forest was in my girl scout days!!

Robert Warlov

Date: 6/6/2017 5:57:00 PM

Really? I think camping's a hoot!

Paul Callus

Date: 6/6/2017 5:47:00 PM

Good thing you decided to look, Andrea, otherwise you'd have spent the night in frightful expectation!! A pleasant and entertaining Monorhyme. Regards // paul

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/6/2017 7:47:00 PM

yeah, but this did not ever happen, so how will I ever know?

Frederic Parker

Date: 6/6/2017 5:42:00 PM

Somehow you don't strike me as a camping person, then again an owl to me is something I do when I drop a hammer on my toe...fun write Andrea, good luck

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/6/2017 7:52:00 PM

you are right. I would only enjoy it with my sisters around and not just the old grump with me! While roasting hot dogs and eating s'mores and telling ghost stories!