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5/28/2024 for Poetry Soup Contest! Poetry Contest sponsored by Benjamin Bartley

Poetry Soup

'Twas not long ago, I did retire -
Time for me to regroup.
And like a buzzing fly, I fell into
A bowl of Poetry Soup!

My IT job did not prepare me.
Artistically, I'm a dupe.
My reading list has only Dr. Suess.
Don't scoop me from Poetry Soup!

My greatest influence, I must say,
Is the brilliant Betty Boop.
I would surely like to swim with her
In some Poetry Soup!

If you're wondering, you'll soon find out
Just how low I will stoop
To find a rhyming word that I can use
Here on Poetry Soup!

Perhaps, writing poetry will help me,
My marbles to recoup.
If so, I'll save on therapy bills
On good 'ol Poetry Soup!

I don't just joke, Joe, I can write like Poe,
In one ghastly fell swoop!
Oh boy, did I really frighten you
On scary Poetry Soup?

If I want to learn about poetic forms,
Right here I get the scoop,
And I can get help and feedback too
Here on Poetry Soup!

I even found a collaborator,
I kept her in the loop,
We made a delicious recipe, called
Gumbo Poetry Soup!

Poems of others, also make it nice
To belong to this group,
And so, I'm a lifetime member of
Glorious Poetry Soup!
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Beam Avatar
May 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM
great humor write on!
Crandall Avatar
May 29, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Thanks John!
Greenhough Avatar
May 28, 2024 at 11:26 PM
You covered it all with an excellent poem. Good luck with the contest.
Crandall Avatar
May 29, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Thanks Hilda, actually I think I missed something - just added another verse (lol)!
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