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My Animal Instincts

D-Don’t feed elephants, they’ll take over your room A-Avoid crocodile tears, they might also mushroom V-Visit your grand-mere she’s not a wolf in costume I-If you meet 3 pigs on the way, go home use zoom D-Don’t take me for a chicken, I came from a womb By David Kavanagh

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Mark Koplin

Date: 8/19/2023 7:34:00 PM

Awesome! Congrats on potd!!

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/20/2023 1:43:00 AM

Good to see you back Mark, thank you so much, cheers David

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/18/2023 12:32:00 PM

Too funny! Congratulations on POTD!

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/18/2023 3:21:00 PM

The things we do for fun, and ridicule Kim, but for POTD I’m not sure lol! Cheers David

Terry Flood

Date: 8/15/2023 4:25:00 PM

Puck, puck, puckooor…. So smart, love the chicken/womb reference… hmmm… what came first, the baby or the womb? Regret hadn’t spotted your POTD honour (I’ve been armpit deep in a poem that wouldn’t play ball) so congrats on that. Terry

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/16/2023 12:55:00 AM

The baby and womb/chicken and egg scenario, truth is they evolved together, thank you so much stopping by, I shall be over later to check your armpits out lol, cheers David

Jan Allison

Date: 8/14/2023 10:45:00 AM

You sure made me lol David, belated congrats on POTD:-) hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/14/2023 12:28:00 PM

Hey my name is a serious matter Jan, not to be laughed at lol, thanks so much I think, cheers David

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 8/13/2023 4:51:00 PM

Wonderful - Congrats on POTD. God bless you. Love, Gina

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/14/2023 7:53:00 AM

Thank you very much Gina, I’m delighted with the honour, cheers David

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/13/2023 10:46:00 AM

- Congratulations on your win, fun to read, David :) - hugs

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/13/2023 12:41:00 PM

And thank you so much Anne-Lise for congrats, cheers David

Michael Tor

Date: 8/12/2023 11:03:00 PM

clever David big Congratulations on this wonderful Poetry of yours...

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/13/2023 1:03:00 AM

Thank you Michael always good to hear from you, I hope you’re keeping well, cheers David

Susan Lawrence

Date: 8/12/2023 10:17:00 PM

Hysterical and so witty ! Big congratulations on POTD David . You rock ! Love your creativity. Susan :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/13/2023 1:01:00 AM

Heya Susan, Sometimes our names hold little hidden messages and meanings, I serendipitously stumbled on a few fun ones here, thank you so much for kind comments, cheers David

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 8/12/2023 5:20:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD, David, with this fun and wise poem. Marvellous Acrostic!

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/13/2023 12:57:00 AM

Heya Mala, there’s a little bit of me in each line, just fun with an underlying message, thank you so much, cheers David

Yann Rolland

Date: 8/12/2023 2:54:00 PM

excellent and creative, thanks for the "fun" yann

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/13/2023 12:53:00 AM

And thank you Yann, I’m delighted you stoped by, cheers David

Akkina Downing

Date: 8/12/2023 11:16:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD, David! So very cool :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 12:14:00 PM

Cool is good Akkina, have you been missing for a bit, great to see you back on the soup, cheers David

Heidi Sands

Date: 8/12/2023 11:15:00 AM

Great POTD , David Comgratulations :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 12:12:00 PM

Thank you Heidi, I hope you’re doing well, cheers David

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/12/2023 10:44:00 AM

A very cute acrostic, David, I too stay away from feeding elephants and wolves in costumes - congratulation on a well deserved potd~

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 12:02:00 PM

Heya Michelle, I’m not sure if it’s deserving of POTD, but it does spell my name and my attitude towards certain human behaviour in a cute way, thank you so much, cheers David

I Am Anaya

Date: 8/12/2023 8:10:00 AM

Congratulations on the POTD David! This one whimsical and provocative, lol visit with abuelita, wolves get a bad wrap in nursery rhymes. Fun fact: wolves just now making a come back in Calif. -hunted into extinction! I also thought doves poem top notch, surprised. I Am Anaya

I Am Anaya
Date: 8/12/2023 6:29:00 PM

Ha, I had the same thing happen with my Mother Nature poem. David that's sympatico of you, to dedicate poems to your father. We all should do more for our family members.:D Hoping that you are enjoying your Saturday.

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 9:12:00 AM

Heya Anaya! two many syllables in abuelita, so grand-mere fitted in perfect lol, I appreciate your endorsement of my doves poem and I will now dedicate it to Sinead and my Dad who died a young man, when Nothing compares to you was No1 in 1990, it being discarded was no surprise to me, Wolves are super creatures, and never dress up as grandparents, but perhaps dress as sheep sometimes, thank you for supportive comments, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/12/2023 7:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. WOW!!! A very cute/fun write. Love It.... This would be fun printed off/framed/put on a wall. Have a blessed day/weekend writing away........

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 9:00:00 AM

I never thought of that Paula, it would be fun for all the David’s out there, you should try one for yourself, not a David, oh you know what I mean lol, thank you, cheers David

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 8/12/2023 7:50:00 AM

So creative and cute - and good advice! Congratulations David! :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 8:55:00 AM

Good to see you again Linda, yes there’s certainly advice here, may seem childish but is probably more relevant to grownups lol, thanks so much, cheers David

Joseph May

Date: 8/12/2023 7:18:00 AM

A fun write, Congrats on POTD

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 8:50:00 AM

Thank you Joseph, the funniest part I’ve no clue how it got POTD, cheers David

Bill Baker

Date: 8/12/2023 7:05:00 AM

You have a very creative mind, David. Yeah!!! Congratulations on your POTD! Enjoy your special day of recognition, my friend. Bill

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 8:49:00 AM

A strange one for me Bill, but we gotta go with our muse on any given day, yours has served you well too, thanks so much, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 8/12/2023 6:42:00 AM

Your children's stories are allegories, parables in fairytales cleverly written. Life's lessons to be learned from outside a chicken coup. Congratulations, David, on your creation having been chosen as poem of the day.

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 9:25:00 AM

Well said Lin, and thank you! (Nothing else matters)

Lin Lane
Date: 8/12/2023 7:23:00 AM

Writing to justify our beliefs is more important to me than pondering the shortsighted thoughts of others who cannot begin to fathom the recesses we explore. Poems that are disregarded by one does not devalue our intent or delivery. I humbly thank you for the generous compliment you bestow on my poetry. Cheers to you, David.

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 7:02:00 AM

Well I certainly won’t argue with yourself and Dilly, who called this one, two top poets on the site with a standard I’ll never reach, thanks so much for endorsing this one in earlier comments, I believe my doves poem was better than this one, but got short shrift and an n/a, still it only served to justify what I already knew, cheers David

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 8/12/2023 5:52:00 AM

LOL David and a hearty congratulations on this cute POTD. Enjoyed it. Nancy

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 6:17:00 AM

Heya Nancy, I’m nonplussed how I got POTD with this one, but I’ll take it, if with a pinch of salt lol, cheers David

Warren Doll

Date: 8/12/2023 5:37:00 AM

David, congratulations on POTD. Well deserved. Best Wishes~ Warren

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 6:15:00 AM

Heya Warren hope you’re keeping well, this is a strange one for POTD, thank you, cheers David

Mike Gentile

Date: 8/12/2023 5:14:00 AM

David, congratulations on your POTD honors! A very clever and fun poem penned here!! Enjoy your day!

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 6:12:00 AM

Good to see you Mike, glad you see the irony involved, thanks so much, cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 8/12/2023 5:11:00 AM

Back with congratulations David, I certainly called it (either that or my first comment has key words that the algorithm likes - no, no I don't mean that...) First name acrostics are what's missing in the adult world of poetry, I for one will immediately write one :D congratulations - it's a shame it doesn't come with a box of chocolates and bottle of champagne :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 5:19:00 AM

I’m not sure Dilly, but I trust your judgement and the secret algorithm lol! It’s ok the virtual box of chocolates and champagne are meaningful enough to me, have some yourself cheers David

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/12/2023 5:06:00 AM

BIG congrats on POTD, David. Clever write--fun read! Enjoy your special day today.

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 5:11:00 AM

Thank you so much Vijay, I’m honestly delighted and bemused, cheers David

Tania Kitchin

Date: 8/12/2023 4:29:00 AM

David, a fun acrostic poem, congratulations on POTD!

David Kavanagh
Date: 8/12/2023 4:33:00 AM

Heya Tania, fun interspaced with a few home truths lol, thank you for stopping by, cheers David