Popeye The Sailor Man

Aww. Thanks

Thank you. Much appreciated

I specified 4 to 10 lines. This was meant to prevent people from writing tanka or a series of haiku or sijo, for example. Soup lists only 10 Asian forms or less than that. Sorry if you found my directions racist, but I prefer forms. Many Asian poems are very long and it is mainly the short forms that people here are familiar with. I just assumed people would realize I was only referring to short forms per my requirements when I asked for no Asian poems. I should have said Asian "forms"

Agreed. She should have written (not short poem or more than 5 lines or ten lines ...) Secondly, Asian poems forms are so many! Third, it is not the right word.

Yes. I googled again Asian poetry. It lists around ten forms, so it is a "thing" and not racist at all.

If you google Asian poetry forms , you WILL get a list of what they are. I believe I said short Asian poetry forms. Something like that. Most people at Soup take that to mean tanka, haiku, senryu, sijo. Forms 5 lines and under. These are the short Asian forms more typically used and understood by those who sponsor contests here. Hope that explains it.

Thanks.

Spinach for him was far more unrealistic though.

I thought spinach was a horrible veggie because my mother only used it from the can. I did not even realize it was similar to lettuce! Then later in life I learned it tasted great just in a salad eaten raw!

I think I got at least two of them and replied to one. Didn't you get my reply?

that's so cool

I was such a silly kid, I actually had a crush on this cartoon character, along with Mighty Mouse.

thanks, Howard

thanks, sweetie. I have a new mail for you

Thanks, Joe

You do a lot of contests like I do!

Thanks