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Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be

Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be? Oh dear, what can the matter be? Why do you seem so frightened of me? And why are you taking tiny steps back? It seems you are thinking that I might attack! Oh dear, you look extra pretty tonight. But oh, dear, your face is now turning white. I need my glasses. Oh, where might they be? Ah, here they are! Now I can see. . . This isn’t my house! And you’ve grabbed a knife! Oh dear. Oh dear. You’re not my wife! Feb. 9, 2018 for Barry Stebbings' "Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be Contest"

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Marc Acrich

Date: 4/13/2018 10:26:00 AM

Humor, I like it

Marc Acrich

Date: 3/26/2018 2:30:00 PM

Lots of imagination here, that agood thing

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/6/2018 5:01:00 PM

Hello Andrea, your poem is cute. have anice evening my friend.Have a nice evening my friend.

Caycay Jennings

Date: 2/15/2018 10:14:00 AM

Absolutely hysterical and I totally didn't see it coming! Your movies, me thinks, paid off big time with this one. Love it ... CayCay

Joseph May

Date: 2/15/2018 7:16:00 AM

A scary encounter...Nicely done Andrea..

John Gondolf

Date: 2/13/2018 7:36:00 AM

This is great, Andrea, I enjoyed reading it this morning. Best of luck in the contest. John

Ralph Sergi

Date: 2/12/2018 11:31:00 AM

Catchy poetic punch line, Andrea, I loved it!

Chris Hagy

Date: 2/11/2018 6:35:00 PM

Ha!... cute idea for contest poem Andrea!...sounds like maybe he had too much to drink as well! Have a good one :)

James Horn

Date: 2/10/2018 8:44:00 PM

After looking closer which we did dare; Was determined both were skating pair; Turns out that guy was an old grump; Instead of Pence it was President Trump.

John Lawless

Date: 2/10/2018 9:46:00 AM

I've known a few people who, "under the affluence of incohol", have found themselves in similar predicaments....you know, those 'cookie cutter" houses all look the same at closing time....