Moisturizing Matador

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Image credit: "Taureaux en grève" ("Bulls on strike") by Miki de Goodaboom

A well-groomed matador José Liked to moisturize with Oil of Olay His hands lost their grip The cape it did slip He was gored as he cried out "¡Olé!"

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 9/6/2018 1:48:00 AM

G'day Mark … humorous Mark, but we must be at our best facing a bull with a red rag and slippery mitts - thanks Mark - Lindsay

Mark Toney
Date: 6/19/2020 1:25:00 PM

Ah, Lindsay, I missed replying to this awesome comment. Talk about belated response! Thank you so much for stopping by, in spite of my not being so observant. Cheers! ~Mark

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 6/13/2018 1:10:00 AM

Short and sweet and hard to beat,Mark!

Mark Toney
Date: 6/13/2018 8:41:00 AM

Caren, you wax poetic with your compliments :) Much appreciated.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/12/2018 12:07:00 PM

Hello Mark, your poem is cute. I smiled as I read it. it must be confusing for your daughter-in- laws when the family is altogether. How do they know which one is being spoken to? Enjoyed your poem. Have a nice day my friend.

Mark Toney
Date: 6/12/2018 1:44:00 PM

Darlene, I was going for smiles, so I'm glad to hear it's working. Thanks for asking about my daughters-in-law. Each Carla is wonderful, and both live far away. So when the family is together, there is no confusion because I want them both to respond :)