River Wok

River Wok

whiskered water cats
caught and cleaned in fresh fillet
sizzling river wok


John G. Lawless
8/27/2014
For PD’s River Walk(?) contest

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David Mohn

Date: 9/7/2014 7:08:00 PM

Very clever John...congrats

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/7/2014 4:19:00 AM

- Congratulations on your winning poem in the contest: "River Walk (Wok), John - Well done, I like it :) - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/6/2014 11:01:00 PM

oh dang, I would have put yours among the top three. One of my very favorites here congrats though!

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 9/6/2014 11:00:00 AM

Congratulations John. Love your Haiku. Wouldn't mind having a part of that wok myself.

John Lawless
Date: 9/6/2014 3:16:00 PM

Thanks Brenda for stopping by the river bank.

Faye Gibson

Date: 9/6/2014 9:39:00 AM

So clever, John. Way farther up the list for me...I just do not get the judging sometimes.

John Lawless
Date: 9/6/2014 3:15:00 PM

Thank you Faye. i write 'em and hope they find a home in the mind of the reader.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/6/2014 7:10:00 AM

made me giggle again on the second read many congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx

John Lawless
Date: 9/6/2014 3:13:00 PM

Thanks again Jan.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/5/2014 11:25:00 PM

John,. Congratulations, on an awesome River Walk, Win:):):) Enjoy the smiles, and my blog, You're a "River Legend" if you'd like or have time. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

John Lawless
Date: 9/6/2014 3:13:00 PM

thanks PD, the Senryu seems less terrifying than the haiku.

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 8/31/2014 10:46:00 PM

This is pretty cool. I love play on words. I think I wrote one a couple weeks ago about taking a WOK to the park, something I dreamt up about robbing a Japanese Hibachi restaurant or something ridiculous. I like yours much better, but then again, I don't read anything I write, so really wouldn't know. Take care, WOK ON!

John Lawless
Date: 9/1/2014 9:14:00 AM

Thank you JS, I love the subtle nuance, the double entendre, the tongue in cheek, the two faced phrases, of our language and speech. thanks for reading and commenting.

Tim Smith

Date: 8/27/2014 8:58:00 PM

You never cease to amaze me John...."Wok's Up"

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

hey, two irishmen "Wok" into bar.......

Jan Allison

Date: 8/27/2014 4:15:00 PM

love the unique take on the theme LOL. Good luck in the contest! Hugs Jan xxx

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:34:00 PM

Hey, Jan, one of my favorite third grade jokes asks the question "How do you catch a "unique" bird??? "U nique" up on it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/27/2014 3:44:00 PM

Ah ha, CAT Fish. I had to do a double take on that one! I love your play on words here. Sure hope the judge appreciates that. NOt all of them seem to.

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:33:00 PM

Alas, Andrea, I have been coloring outside the lines for too long. My love of the eccentricities of the language leads me out on the limb quite often but I kinda like it out there.

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 8/27/2014 2:57:00 PM

Clever your walk/wok...hope it does well...I enjoyed it ...BG

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:30:00 PM

I have always wanted to have a "Wok For Hunger" barbecue.

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 8/27/2014 2:17:00 PM

Yeah, I bet it's tasty lol

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:29:00 PM

A little gentle seasoning, some butter, a crispness to the bite and a joy to the palate.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/27/2014 1:55:00 PM

- A little different from the others I've read to this contest - Well done, John - Good luck in the contest - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:28:00 PM

Anne Lise, i have always enjoyed the multiplicity of meanings and overlap of spelling and pronunciation in the English language so I try to have fun with it whenever the opportunity presents itself.

River Wok

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