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That Imperious Urge - For Contest

That Imperious Urge He said the Golden Years are all the rage Aye, it was more a shuffling two-step dance thus did I run to greet this coming craze of those just old enough to take the chance. Classes I assumed would teach the Rumba my glasses and my hearing aid – but props bones that clatter in pursuit of Zumba gyrations fear – the racket will not stop. Trapped amid memories in the attic my doctors say I must stay hydrated now that I’m a homebound geriatric my bladder feels constantly inflated. Thus do I stand and wait for water flow to quell the urge that said I had to go. 9/16/2016 submitted to – Which of the Four Would You Choose – Poetry Contest

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Date: 9/23/2016 3:06:00 PM
Those memories in the attic can be good or bad and it would be awful to get stuck in there with bad memories..I hope that you only had good ones..Thanks for participating in my contest..Congrats..Sara
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Date: 9/23/2016 3:17:00 AM
Got a great laugh from your poem, John, especially the third stanza and the couplet at the end. Well done! Congratulations.
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Date: 9/22/2016 7:14:00 PM
I would start worrying if the water stopped flowing. Funny and nicely written. :-)
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Date: 9/17/2016 4:21:00 PM
Vitamin C makes it worse as it is a natural diuretic! Haha. I loved this humorous piece John. I hope it does great in the contest! : ) 7
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Date: 9/16/2016 8:42:00 PM
I don't see the humor. I'll finish this comment as soon as I get back from a potty break...
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John Lawless
Date: 9/17/2016 12:13:00 PM
well Charlie the humor 'DEPENDS' on the side of the DEPENDS you're on....
Date: 9/16/2016 4:57:00 PM
this is outrageously funny, john.. i dance a lot so can imagine it on my mind!.. i love rumba and zumba--your body can take it!..huggs
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John Lawless
Date: 9/17/2016 12:12:00 PM
Hey Nette, always nice to hear from you. glad you enjoyed this little bit of humor at my own expense...
Date: 9/16/2016 9:28:00 AM
John, this made me laugh out loud! Love the humor in this write. Really nice to see your funny bone. Lol
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John Lawless
Date: 9/17/2016 12:11:00 PM
Thanks Daniel, glad you got a laugh out of it..
Date: 9/16/2016 9:24:00 AM
ha ha ha great humour John - would write a longer comment but I gotta dash lol:-) good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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John Lawless
Date: 9/17/2016 12:10:00 PM
yeah...well its not so funny when your stuck in rush hour traffic on the Southeast Expressway.....that's why I recycle so many coffee mugs...

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