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Not a Piece of Cake

Roller skating is not a piece of cake Bruised knees will need some icing When you a rolling tumble take Roller skating is not a piece of cake, Your balance is like an uneven bake Even if a piece of it is so enticing Roller skating is not a piece of cake Bruised knees will need some icing! THIRD PLACE WINNER written May 9, 2022 [a fun triolet] for "A Merger with Food" Poetry Contest sponsored by Natasha L. Scragg

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Terry Miller

Date: 7/5/2022 1:26:00 AM

Deceptively simple but oh so well written, Milt, congratulations.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/5/2022 5:55:00 AM

Thank you, Terry. I really enjoyed writing this one, especially using words that have a double meaning, like "icing."

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/2/2022 12:43:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. What a "Fun" write. As a kid a did a ton of roller skating. Now if I did it, I would need to be covered from head to toe in some icing. Have a blessed/weekend................

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/2/2022 1:27:00 PM

I used to rollerskate a lot, too, on the sidewalk as a kid and in the rink as an adult. Deb and I went skating one night a week. It's great exercise, but now, I'd break most of my bones and wind up an invalid!

Karen Jones

Date: 7/2/2022 8:06:00 AM

Love the line "Bruised knees will need some icing"! Fun to read. Congrats on a win!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/2/2022 9:10:00 AM

Thanks, Karen. I, too, liked that line a lot. Thanks for your congrats.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/13/2022 2:36:00 PM

It is "not a piece of cake" but after you master it, it sometimes feels like it.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/13/2022 5:25:00 PM

Absolutely. After you master it, it flows as smoothly as warm icing!

Bill Baker

Date: 5/11/2022 5:01:00 PM

Nice job of meeting the criteria for this contest, Milt. Nice work and fun poem. I love roller skating and ice skating, bruises and small cuts included (when trying pond ice hockey). Have a great week my friend, Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/12/2022 3:03:00 PM

Thank you, Bill. I had to give them up some years back, as well as my love for tennis and golf. Just am not physically able to do them anymore. Deb and I skated one evening every week for quite a long time. It was wonderful exercise and a good time together. After that, we took ballroom dancing classes for a while.

Rob Carmack

Date: 5/10/2022 11:04:00 AM

This took me back to when I was 17 and first tried roller skating with my GF then. Never got good at it but was able to stay upright.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/10/2022 11:32:00 AM

I'm so glad you had that experience, rob. It's a marvelous sport, but it takes a long time to master it. I'm glad you got to the point where you were erect more than prone!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/9/2022 7:55:00 PM

Yup. 'The icing on the cake' belies the yawning chasm underneath. ~ Angel food or Devils food. Pick 'em

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/9/2022 9:37:00 PM

Well, I must admit, give me Devils food any day!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/9/2022 5:59:00 PM

oh wow, you did this most excellently, sir!!!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/9/2022 7:37:00 PM

Thanks. It took me long enough to come up with something and then when I got it, it just rolled out! (chuckling)

Jan Allison

Date: 5/9/2022 11:50:00 AM

I'd be skating on thin ice in many ways, excellent in Milton xx

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/9/2022 12:12:00 PM

Thanks so much, Jan. Did you get to see the poem I dedicated to you? So glad to see you are writing again. I missed you.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/9/2022 11:44:00 AM

Like how you've mixed the two Milton. Roller skate I can, ice skate a big no no. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/9/2022 12:13:00 PM

Me too, Tom. Deb and I used to roller skate once a week on our date night. I tried ice skating but my ankles were never strong enough to do it well. Most don't realize how strong figure skaters ankles must be!