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I load my stuff

in plastic bags 

into my car -

lying untouched in the trunk

reusable shopping bags



For the Contest of Thomas Martin

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Julia Ward

Date: 10/14/2015 12:16:00 AM

Good one!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/18/2015 7:52:00 AM

Ha ha, this is clever. We use our plastic shopping bags as garbage bags.

David Meade

Date: 6/23/2015 12:57:00 PM

Awesome! We all have such good intentions . . . you have such a wonderful sense of humor and wisdom!

Constance La France

Date: 6/22/2015 10:32:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations on your win in Thomas's contest with this creative write, proof you do not need a lot of words to get the win and thanks for looking over my poem for punctuation, greatly appreciated.

Joseph May

Date: 6/22/2015 6:19:00 PM

Congrats on your win Andrea

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/22/2015 5:07:00 PM

Andrea, I just stopped by to congratulations on your big win:) Alexis

Skat A

Date: 6/22/2015 4:52:00 PM

Andrea, Congrats on your awesome win. LOVE SKAT

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/22/2015 3:53:00 PM

Andrea, Congratulations awesomely done. LINDA

Jan Allison

Date: 6/22/2015 3:03:00 PM

Dropping back with my congratulations Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 6/22/2015 6:15:00 AM

Andrea, there is a "down" side to the use of "reusable" shopping bags. Love the sentiments in this one though....points out the simple things we plan on doing but fail to follow through on in the business of the day. Congrats on the win

Viv Wigley

Date: 6/21/2015 10:42:00 PM

I wouldn't have thought of using this form for the comp, Andrea, so well done on making it work. Nice, sharp write. Congrats on your win. Viv x

Eve Roper

Date: 6/21/2015 9:48:00 PM

Back to say congratulations on your win Hugs Eve

Thomas Martin

Date: 6/21/2015 8:18:00 PM

So you are the poet who wrote this gem! Congratulations on your win! And thanks, Andrea, I am doing fine!!!

Anna-Marie Docherty

Date: 6/21/2015 2:18:00 AM

Am supposing kind of ironic really Andrea, as here we use reusable shopping bags and yet the packaging amassed from the contained stuff is awash. Time companies thought minimalism especially as we pay more for this unwanted packaging, guess it's a way of tricking the brain into thinking we are getting better value for Am assuming most countries are similar of course. Great write, makes us ponder. Thanks for noticing my new writes, yes, is good to be back and to hear from you of course!

Emile Pinet

Date: 6/20/2015 1:53:00 PM

Another good poem that flows well and carries a message within the lines. Emile.

Constance La France

Date: 6/19/2015 9:06:00 PM

Andrea I also use reusable bags , here in Canada most stores charge for bags, your poem captures the concept of recycling 7 and thanks for visiting my senryu

Frederic Parker

Date: 6/19/2015 11:22:00 AM

I find irony in the fact government asks people to recycle as the ships at sea dump their trash to the ocean floor

Wilma Neels

Date: 6/19/2015 6:15:00 AM

hehe, something I do so often as well Andrea. All the best for the contest :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/19/2015 2:12:00 AM

I read this several times and thought there might be a hidden message in there? Let me know as I am at a loss for words on this one. Thanks, C

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/19/2015 9:17:00 AM

hahaha. It's just what it is, Connie. I am not someone who is helping my environment even though I have the reusable bag in my car trunk to do it with.

Carrie Richards

Date: 6/18/2015 7:53:00 PM

I'm trying hard to be better about taking my own shopping bags with me everywhere, but get so mad at myself, when I leave them in the car, and only remember after I'm at the check out !! Shame on me! (ps.....sorry you are also having PS..issues!! And now they are on vacation !! Me too....different issues, but still aggravating !!

Judy Konos

Date: 6/18/2015 7:09:00 PM

Good Andrea....Am now wondering what stuff exactly is in those bags! Intriguing poem...

Eve Roper

Date: 6/18/2015 4:33:00 PM

Here there is a garbage truck that comes around every week but everyotherweek one for unwanted big stuff

Eve Roper

Date: 6/18/2015 4:31:00 PM

a 7 I hope your trunk doesn't get stinky. I use to live in a small little town that we had to take our garbage to the dump. The dump consisted of a guard 4 big train carts that you dumped your garbage. But then they had sectioned off for vegetation and wood, a building for newspapers, oil drums for hazardous waste, plastic containers, and one for unwanted furniture It was easy. Hugs Eve

Jan Allison

Date: 6/18/2015 3:52:00 PM

I take bags with me to re-use and do exactly the same thing:-( hugs Jan xx good luck in the contest:-) xx

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