Andrea Dietrich Poet Monoku

Mud

water and earth make mud . . . what you do with the mud is what matters most

Based on cliche, "Opposites attract." In astrology, I am double earth sign and my hubbie is double water. Very opposite in nearly everything!

Jan. 5, 2018 for Silent One's Contest: Monoku 5: Cliche

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Jack Horne January 13, 2018 at 2:20 PM lol, very true indeed

John Michaels January 12, 2018 at 5:31 AM Interesting and thought-provoking write, Andrea! Regards, John.

Poet Destroyer A January 11, 2018 at 9:40 AM Hi Andrea, and how are you? Nice to have you stop by my one and only latest poem. :) and, LOL, to your take and cliche. I don't have a muddy problem right now. LOL,,, Now, what can I do with so much water? Anyways, nice to be reading you again. LINDA

Eve Roper January 9, 2018 at 6:15 PM Well done,Andrea, it is very hard to come up with 1 liners. Congratulations on your 1 liner poem . Hugs Eve ~`*

Probir Gupta January 9, 2018 at 6:23 AM Very creative, Andrea ... Enjoyed the beauty of thought in "what you do with the mud is what matters most" ... Congratulations ...

Maria Williams January 9, 2018 at 1:20 AM So true. Very interesting take on opposites attract Andrea, and I see Congratulations are in order here. A lot of thought went into this one liner...Awesome...Maria

Moon Flower January 8, 2018 at 9:09 PM Very illuminating one-liner thought, Andrea. Congrats!

Alexis Y. January 7, 2018 at 12:17 PM Hi Andrea, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your winning write:-) Alexis

Sneha Rv January 7, 2018 at 3:21 AM Congrats on your win, dear Andrea! This is lovely. I remember you wrote a poem once relating to elements and your sign :) Sneha Rv January 7, 2018 at 3:24 AM Also, thanks sO much for your comments and motivation - I am very honoured you faved my recent poem :)

Chris Hagy January 6, 2018 at 7:55 PM This is so great Andrea! :) Me and my hubby are opposites too!... and once when there was nothing else available I made mud from a creek to soothe a bee sting... it worked very well :) Andrea Dietrich January 6, 2018 at 8:33 PM what a cute comment. It is not easy living with an opposite, is it!

David Mohn January 6, 2018 at 5:56 PM clever with a personal touch...congrats Andrea!

Anne-Lise Andresen January 6, 2018 at 1:38 PM - Congratulations on your great second place in the contest, Andrea :) - Lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Connie Marcum Wong January 6, 2018 at 12:17 PM I loved your creative piece Andrea. Congratulations on your win! : )

Line Gauthier January 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM Congrats on your winning monoku, Andrea.

Charlie Smith January 6, 2018 at 11:46 AM Makes sense to me, best wishes Andrea...

Elaine George January 6, 2018 at 10:25 AM Wonderful words of wisdom in this perfect monoku, Andrea. Sincerely, Elaine

John Gondolf January 6, 2018 at 9:54 AM Andrea, opposites do attract but sometimes it causes friction. But then making up is always fun. Congrats. John

Silent One January 6, 2018 at 9:32 AM Very true Andrea... Congratulations on your placement in the cliche monoku contest..

Sara Kendrick January 6, 2018 at 7:10 AM Interesting work..The saying is "opposites attract but they don't stay together long"..You have defied the odds...Thanks for dropping by my blog..Sara Andrea Dietrich January 7, 2018 at 11:02 AM Not only did we defy the odds, but the 50% chance of divorce, and that happens with couples who actually can agree on stuff!!!

Alexis Y. January 6, 2018 at 3:50 AM Hi Andrea, I agree with them below, this is a good spin on the cliche "opposites attract ". I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Laura Leiser January 5, 2018 at 9:13 PM What a creative angle on the “opposites attract” theme, Andrea! GL in the contest. :)

Rhoda Tripp January 5, 2018 at 7:58 PM This is a great monoku based on an interesting tidbit of information. Yes, opposites definitely attract. Great interpretation of the contest.

Richard Lamoureux January 5, 2018 at 7:11 PM It is interesting how opposites attract. I think it makes for an interesting adventure.

Harry Horsman January 5, 2018 at 4:48 PM you can make bricks with it Andrea, the ancients did.nice Monoku, like it.

Vijay Pandit January 5, 2018 at 4:39 PM Original... thought provoking..

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