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Neither Loud Nor Proud

You can’t hold your breath and say see you later So as they got out they stayed silent When I let one loose in the elevator And it was both silent and violent The chocolates are melting, the flowers are wilting From my trouser pockets there’s steam And that’s why I prayed that the lady who’d stayed Was always that odd shade of green 1 August 2021 Contest: When I Let One Loose In The Elevator Sponsor: Charles Messina

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/11/2021 10:44:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. What a fun write. "Neither Loud Nor Proud" gave me a laugh. Thanks. Have a blessed day with your win...............

Terry Flood
Date: 8/12/2021 2:39:00 PM

Thanks, Paula. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Janice Canerdy

Date: 8/10/2021 7:53:00 PM

LOL! Congrats, Terry! Janice

Terry Flood
Date: 8/12/2021 2:38:00 PM

Thank you, Janice. Terry

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/10/2021 3:12:00 PM

Every time I get in a lift ill remember these gems, congrats on your win Terry. Tom

Terry Flood
Date: 8/12/2021 2:38:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. Terry

Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 8/9/2021 10:42:00 PM

Dear Terry, enjoying reading the contest entries, so funny. Congratulations...Delice

Terry Flood
Date: 8/10/2021 6:37:00 AM

They were all fun, but I’m still surprised by the two to one ratio of lady fluffers to male fluffers. Thanks, Delice. Terry

Hilo Poet

Date: 8/9/2021 8:00:00 PM

I'm like a dog with two tails, Terry, epic close for you have truly brought the house down my friend, my compliments on your gold win ... come rain or shine, Aloha!

Terry Flood
Date: 8/10/2021 6:40:00 AM

Thanks William. None of us were in line for the William Shakespeare prize for outstanding high-brow verse... but hey... I think we all had fun. Terry

Anne E Sangster - K

Date: 8/9/2021 4:56:00 PM

Blame it on the poor lady who had that odd shade of green. Lol :-D Congratulations Terry. Nicely done! Cheers Anne :-)

Terry Flood
Date: 8/9/2021 5:03:00 PM

Thanks, Anne. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 8/9/2021 4:44:00 PM

That’s a laugh out loud one Terry you should be proud, what fun. Congratulations on your win… Belle

Terry Flood
Date: 8/9/2021 4:59:00 PM

Thanks Belle, but I bow to your superior pumping prowess and accept my bronze medal with dignity and decorum ;-) Terry

Jan Allison

Date: 8/9/2021 3:13:00 PM

I'm keeping away from lifts after reading these poems ... its been a gas:-) many congratulations on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood
Date: 8/9/2021 3:18:00 PM

Thank you Jan. I wasn’t speaking from experience of course. No, no, that would never do. ;-) Terry

Charles Messina

Date: 8/9/2021 7:32:00 AM

LOL...that last line just made me go Eww! Love this, Terry. Congratulations on your win! All the best, Charlie

Emilia James

Date: 8/3/2021 8:08:00 AM

lol, very good this did make me chuckle. Though think I will try an avoid elevators much as I can, Emilia :)

Terry Flood
Date: 8/3/2021 9:04:00 AM

Thanks Emilia, glad you sniffed this one out. Sorry for any olfactory distress. ;-) Terry

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/1/2021 1:57:00 PM

The silent but violent are the worst, you just don't smell em coming, unlike that trumpet sound that gives you a chance to exit the scene. Lol Good luck Terry. Tom

Terry Flood
Date: 8/1/2021 2:05:00 PM

Good job the elevator wasn’t stuck between floors, eh, Tom. Thanks. Terry

David Kavanagh

Date: 8/1/2021 11:50:00 AM

Nasty but nice imagery Terry, somehow you make me want to hold my nose whilst reading, great one for the contest, cheers David

Terry Flood
Date: 8/1/2021 1:00:00 PM

Thanks, David. Glad you ‘enjoyed’. Terry

Rico Leffanta

Date: 8/1/2021 11:24:00 AM

Irish?

Terry Flood
Date: 8/1/2021 12:14:00 PM

Hi Rico... I was totally baffled by your comment until I remembered the ‘Green Lady’. ;-) Terry