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Poetry Contests Are Silly

Poetry contests.   How ridiculous. Silly even. It is like comparing:
dogs with underarms,
underarms with toothbrushes,
toothbrushes with giraffes,
giraffes with garden parties,
garden parties with throw pillows,
throw pillows with coffee cups,
coffee cups with light switches,
light switches with spitballs,
spitballs with cinnamon buns,
cinnamon buns with alligators,
alligators with rubies,
rubies with motorcycles,
motorcycles with sumo wrestlers,
sumo wrestlers with bubble gum,
bubble gum with swimming pools,
swimming pools with rabid skunks,
rabid skunks with toothaches,
toothaches with garter belts,
garter belts with police officers,
police officers with dinosaurs,
dinosaurs with sauce pans,
sauce pans with an art show,
an art show with a pumpkin pie,
a pumpkin pie with a speedboat,
a speed boat with a stepmother,
a stepmother with another step mother.

Poetry contests are silly.

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Gershon Wolf January 13, 2019 at 7:48 PM ---or a poetry contest with a tsetnoc yrteop (which is poetry with dyslexia)...Loved the absurdity of it all, including the whole concept! ~ Gershon Caren Krutsinger January 14, 2019 at 7:47 AM Thank you Gershon. I knew this would appeal to the thinkers, and the dreamers, and the dancers, so I knew it would capture your attention.

M. L. Kiser January 13, 2019 at 1:28 PM But, a pumpkin pie is a work of art. Rabid skunks are certainly some sort of ache...I've been forced to hold my breath around one for so long that my chest ached. I would also be highly disappointed if anyone were to sumo wrestle a motorcycle. This was great! Caren Krutsinger January 13, 2019 at 2:19 PM Thank you. I was truly having a blast with this one!

Susan Ashley January 13, 2019 at 1:20 PM Lol! I love the your creativity and the stand you take, Caren. Fun, fantastic and ingenious! Warmest wishes always my lovely friend.. ~Susan Susan Ashley January 15, 2019 at 4:40 PM Awww, you’re fun and you’re cute, Caren :)) Caren Krutsinger January 13, 2019 at 2:20 PM Thank you Susan. The only reason I have them is because they are fun to read first, and I like pleasing people.

Michael Wise January 13, 2019 at 12:55 PM Well now, I see no problems comparing a speedboat to an underarm, it's all those other things in the middle there that I object to! lol ;) Caren Krutsinger January 13, 2019 at 2:20 PM Hahahahahahahahahahahahah Nice comment,Michael. I expect nothing less from you, friend.

Alexis Y. January 13, 2019 at 9:49 AM Lol! Karen, I really enjoyed this fun write. Did I say "really, really enjoyed? Because that is what I meant to say:-) Alexis Caren Krutsinger January 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM Yes, you did, and I had great fun figuring it out as it was so simple and fun to do also!