L Milton Hankins Poet Rhyme

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 July 5, 2022 at 1:26 AM Deceptively simple but oh so well written, Milt, congratulations. L Milton Hankins July 5, 2022 at 5:55 AM Thank you, Terry. I really enjoyed writing this one, especially using words that have a double meaning, like "icing."

Paula Goldsmith July 2, 2022 at 12:43 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 July 2, 2022 at 1:27 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 July 2, 2022 at 8:06 AM Love the line "Bruised knees will need some icing"! Fun to read. Congrats on a win! L Milton Hankins July 2, 2022 at 9:10 AM Thanks, Karen. I, too, liked that line a lot. Thanks for your congrats.

Caren Krutsinger May 13, 2022 at 2:36 PM It is "not a piece of cake" but after you master it, it sometimes feels like it. L Milton Hankins May 13, 2022 at 5:25 PM Absolutely. After you master it, it flows as smoothly as warm icing!

Bill Baker May 11, 2022 at 5:01 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 May 12, 2022 at 3:03 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 May 10, 2022 at 11:04 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 May 10, 2022 at 11:32 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 May 9, 2022 at 7:55 PM Yup. 'The icing on the cake' belies the yawning chasm underneath. ~ Angel food or Devils food. Pick 'em L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 9:37 PM Well, I must admit, give me Devils food any day!

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2022 at 5:59 PM oh wow, you did this most excellently, sir!!! L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 7:37 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 May 9, 2022 at 11:50 AM I'd be skating on thin ice in many ways, excellent in Milton xx L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 12:12 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 May 9, 2022 at 11:44 AM Like how you've mixed the two Milton. Roller skate I can, ice skate a big no no. Tom L Milton Hankins May 9, 2022 at 12:13 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!