Right Time

It always pays to keep a poem in your pocket, for you never know when someone might ask you for the Rhyme.

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Crystol Woods

Date: 11/29/2024 11:49:00 AM

How cute and dry... that's my kind of humor! This made me smile...<3xoxo

John Read
Date: 11/29/2024 11:56:00 AM

Hi Crystol if I made you smile then it's a job well done. xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/28/2024 6:18:00 AM

- Congratulations on your win, John ... so true :) - hugs

John Read
Date: 11/28/2024 7:38:00 AM

Thank you Anne it was a welcome surprise.

David Drowley

Date: 11/27/2024 6:59:00 PM

Very clever. Enjoyed it. Congratulations on your win!

John Read
Date: 11/28/2024 7:37:00 AM

Thank you David much appreciated.

Jim Healey

Date: 11/27/2024 6:50:00 AM

Excellent work, John. Congrats on your win. (This will be one of my favourites.) Take care. J.

John Read
Date: 11/27/2024 7:33:00 AM

Thank you Jim I was surprised it was placed 1st in the contest.

Line Gauthier

Date: 11/26/2024 9:32:00 PM

Totally charming ~

John Read
Date: 11/27/2024 7:35:00 AM

Thank you Line so are you. xx

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 11/19/2024 3:44:00 PM

Hello John Read, now this is a good idea. i will keep one on hand now. How are you? xx Darlene/

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/20/2024 10:12:00 AM

Hello John , i will not go out without a poem. i promise. xx//Darlene/

John Read
Date: 11/20/2024 7:50:00 AM

Hi Darlene, I'm OK, don't go out without that poem lpl.xx

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 11/17/2024 8:15:00 AM

Will it surprise you if I tell you I have over 120 poems all lined up to be posted, if I live that long?

John Read
Date: 11/17/2024 8:26:00 AM

Hopefully you'll achieve your goal Victor.

Karen Jones

Date: 11/17/2024 3:23:00 AM

This is adorable! Made me smile John thanks!

John Read
Date: 11/17/2024 3:45:00 AM

Thank you Karen have a lovely Sunday God bless you.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 11/16/2024 11:16:00 AM

lol, funny you say that John ,did you know there’s a feature on here to save ALL your poems as a pdf file so if anyone asks me I can bore them for hours as I’ve got everything on my phone. Hope your weekend is going well. Tom.

John Read
Date: 11/16/2024 11:35:00 AM

Thank you Tom, I never knew that, I will check it out then maybe I can bore someone, weekends going okay, although a little quite, have a lovely evening my friend.

Miranda Hawley

Date: 11/15/2024 4:59:00 PM

I think you are right about always keeping a poem in your pocket. Nice job.

John Read
Date: 11/16/2024 8:03:00 AM

Thank you Miranda make sure it's not a saucy limerick though lol.xx

Deb M

Date: 11/15/2024 2:54:00 PM

Hehe….very cute John! Debx

John Read
Date: 11/16/2024 8:01:00 AM

Thank you Deb nice hearing from you. Xx

Di11y Da11y

Date: 11/15/2024 2:37:00 PM

I definitely had (have) a phase of mentioning I'm a poet if there's any way it's coming up in conversation haha - not done any impromptu performances as yet though :)

John Read
Date: 11/16/2024 8:01:00 AM

It could happen Dilly thank you for your visit and comment. Xx

Michael Tor

Date: 11/15/2024 12:23:00 PM

So true John. Rhyme time is the right time. I like this witty write of yours it resonates with all of us. Thanks for sharing...

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 12:31:00 PM

Thank you Michael, I do enjoy poems that are humorous, the world is miserable enough as it is.

Lin Lane

Date: 11/15/2024 11:32:00 AM

Rhyming becomes a way of speech for me after I've been rhyming poems. lol Happy thoughts, John.

Lin Lane
Date: 11/15/2024 2:59:00 PM

;-)

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 11:55:00 AM

Hi Lin, it can become a bit embarrassing at times, especially when arguing with someone. Have a lovely weekend. Xx

Jim Slaughter

Date: 11/15/2024 10:42:00 AM

Very "timely"...and "rhymely", John. Do you have to reset for time changes?

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 11:23:00 AM

No Jim it resets itself as if by magic.

Jan Allison

Date: 11/15/2024 8:29:00 AM

hahaha LOVE it very clever John xx

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2024 9:45:00 AM

Oh there are plenty of naughty ones in fact its hard to find suitable pictures for my illustrator lol - one of 'droopy boobies' in book 1 meant i had to put it at age over 18 - i want this 16 plus lol - it has a warning on the cover 'warning rude humour lol

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 9:41:00 AM

Don't tweak it to much, leave in all the naughty bits.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2024 8:50:00 AM

almost there with it John. seeing the illustrator on Sunday and the cover is almost done, it keeps being tweaked and re tweaked lol. thanks for asking my friend. i will be back more often when its finished and on Amazon x hugs Jan x

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 8:38:00 AM

Thank you Jan hows your book coming along. Xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/15/2024 8:23:00 AM

Short and sweet!

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 8:26:00 AM

Thank you Andrea just about sums me up lol. Have a lovely weekend. Xx

Tom Woody

Date: 11/15/2024 7:51:00 AM

Or worse, a sapphic stanza. Gasp! Have a great weekend John

John Read
Date: 11/15/2024 7:57:00 AM

Hi Tom, thanks for looking in, have a lovely weekend.