I Wish I Was a Tortoise

A stubborn old Taurus
I wish I was a tortoise

To live life at a reasonable pace

But more on topic
I'm agoraphobic

I could go out never leaving my place





05.05.18

Viv Wigley
I wish I was a - Poetry Contest

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Date: 6/10/2018 5:56:00 PM
Hello Maureen, I like your poem , it is so cute. Have a nice evening my friend.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/10/2018 9:54:00 PM
Thank you for your lovely visit Darlene, delighted you enjoyed my stab at humour ;) a lovely evening to you! xomo
Date: 5/29/2018 2:41:00 PM
Love this poem Maureen, but you really need to come out of your shell.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 6/10/2018 9:52:00 PM
LOL! Don't I know it ;p xomo!
Date: 5/28/2018 2:15:00 PM
Very clever, indeed! Bonne chance! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 5/26/2018 6:01:00 AM
Yes very clever! Mick
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/26/2018 8:53:00 AM
Thankya! ;) xomo!
Date: 5/7/2018 5:42:00 PM
oh this was clever, Maureen. I adore Taurus souls!! I am nearly one for my moon sign!! (my sun is Virgo though). Many of my good friends are Taurus!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/8/2018 7:34:00 AM
Thank you Andrea! A stubborn bunch? ;) xomo!
Date: 5/6/2018 4:50:00 PM
Insanely clever, M.M. A winner in my book. (I had to laugh: I'm a tortoise without being agoraphobic). :) gw
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 10:15:00 PM
Giggles :) Thank you Gershon! xomo!
Date: 5/6/2018 1:22:00 PM
Nice ending Maureen..Best wishes
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 10:14:00 PM
Thank you Joseph :)
Date: 5/6/2018 10:11:00 AM
Maureen, this is so sweet, yes me too, I would make a great tortouise
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 11:59:00 AM
It surprised me when this contest made me really think about it, always wanting to fly n'all, who'd a knew the falcon would be bested ;)
Date: 5/6/2018 4:21:00 AM
How adorably cute. I must be agoraphobic too, then...if that's the definition. :) Hugs, dear. Good luck!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:49:00 AM
Giggles, we must muster our tortoise spirit <3 Thank you lovely! xomo :)
Date: 5/5/2018 8:41:00 PM
A bull am I too...reading you clearly...All the best Maureen
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:40:00 AM
Ooh! Then Happy Birthday Season to you! Thank you Arturo :) xomo!
Date: 5/5/2018 4:12:00 PM
I think we all need to slow down sometimes. Like the go out without going out , Good luck.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:39:00 AM
Absolutely, and home, don't leave home without it! LOL ;) Thank you Tom! xomo
Date: 5/5/2018 3:32:00 PM
ha! this is great, maureen! best of luck in the contest...
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:37:00 AM
Thank you Ilene! I wasn't sure it how it was going to go when I started looking for rhymes for agoraphobia and tortoise ;) xomo!
Date: 5/5/2018 2:50:00 PM
Great one Maureen! I love it. Good luck in the contest :)
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:34:00 AM
Thank you Heidi :) xomo!
Date: 5/5/2018 10:48:00 AM
LOL! A winner!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:32:00 AM
Thank You!! It was too much fun ;) xomo!
Date: 5/5/2018 10:39:00 AM
Maureen - this is awesome. So adorable. Love it.
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:30:00 AM
Thank you Line! I'm really tickled by how it came together :) Cheers lovely! xomo
Date: 5/5/2018 10:08:00 AM
Socrates never traveled outside Athens but in war and still became Socrates we know! Haha! Good luck my friend, Maureen! Enjoy life at your wise pace!
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:27:00 AM
Giggles, mo speed it is! Thank you dear :) xomo!
Date: 5/5/2018 10:01:00 AM
oh so cute and funny Mo:-) hugs jan xx
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/6/2018 5:25:00 AM
Thankya :) xomo!!
Date: 5/5/2018 7:55:00 AM
Love it Maureen, especially the "reasonable pace" xxoo
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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart
Date: 5/5/2018 7:58:00 AM
It'd be so nice ;p Thank You! xomo
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