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Mad As a Herr

March dust, worth a King's ransom. March grass never was handsome. Mad as a Herr goes by Ma'am. Enters a lion, exits a lamb. ————— For the March in Poetry Contest Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich Written 03/04/2022

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Jan Allison

Date: 3/14/2022 3:52:00 PM

Fab poem and such a clever title Jeff, Many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Christuraj Alex

Date: 3/13/2022 7:13:00 PM

"Enters a lion, exits a lamb" - Melted. Beautiful. Congratulations!

Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/13/2022 8:10:00 PM

Thanks, I might keep that one :-)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/13/2022 3:23:00 PM

This was very interesting, Jeff. I googled the dust thing to find out there is an expression that uses it. I heard of Hare but not Herr of march. Were you making a joke? I think maybe you were but I wasn't sure. Anyway, I really liked this. Thanks for entering and congrats

Jeff Kyser
Date: 3/13/2022 3:46:00 PM

It was a bit obtuse! A bushel of March dust - March is so wet that if you can scrape up any dust, it's worth a lot. March grass never was good - always too wet, doesn't look nice, so I used handsome to rhyme. Madder than a March Hare, you got. Herr is German for Mr., so a Herr who goes by Ma'am, well, that person would be madder than a March Hare :-) No worries, that was fun, and I enjoyed participating. Thanks!