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The Belly of the Beast

They toil away unacknowledged and unseen working day and night fleecing the scene they know all your ins and outs steadfastly collecting everything they can on you... Meet The Lint Factory Inc.

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/21/2020 5:39:00 PM

Hello Maureen, oh wow! A super poem. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/22/2020 1:16:00 PM

Hello Maureen, I did to. Have a nice day my friend. xxx-oo.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 5/21/2020 8:23:00 PM

Thank you Darlene! I giggled for days when I wrote this! Have a lovely evening, xomo

Erica Berg

Date: 2/8/2020 3:46:00 PM

Amazing!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 2/9/2020 7:41:00 AM

Thank you! ;))), xomo

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/24/2019 8:39:00 AM

Another cute one. ;0) the lucky ones with outies don’t have to worry.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 9/24/2019 10:42:00 AM

I'm convexed about it ;),

Indiana Shaw

Date: 7/31/2019 7:33:00 AM

Howl - my belly button inhabitants days are numbered after reading this - A well deserved win Mareen . . . ; )

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/31/2019 8:40:00 AM

Lol! The colony is shaking in fear ;D, Thank you Indiana! Hugs :))) xomo!

M. L. Kiser

Date: 7/22/2019 8:34:00 AM

They do indeed, clever write and cute.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:39:00 PM

Tee hee ;), Thank you! xomo

Gary Smith

Date: 7/21/2019 12:32:00 PM

Excellent Maureen, congrats. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:38:00 PM

Thank you Gary! :), xomo!

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 7/20/2019 9:33:00 AM

Ha Ha! That was a great one, fleecing the scene. Congratulations on first place win!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:37:00 PM

Tee hee! You know my muse had me cracking up with that one ;), Thank you Jeanne! xomo

Janice Canerdy

Date: 7/20/2019 8:06:00 AM

Maureen, CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win. Janice

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:36:00 PM

Thank you so much Janice! xomo

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/20/2019 6:14:00 AM

Congrats on your gold medal win with this cute number, Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:35:00 PM

Thank you Line <3

Tania Kitchin

Date: 7/20/2019 4:42:00 AM

Excellent Mo, congratulations on your trophy win with your witty and fun poem!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/22/2019 8:35:00 PM

Thank you Tania! xomo!

David Mchattie

Date: 7/18/2019 7:43:00 PM

I thought you were talking about Facebook. Clever poem my friend. Have a great day.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/18/2019 8:41:00 PM

Lol! I see it now ;D, Thank you David! And you~ xomo

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 7/14/2019 8:22:00 AM

The filthiest part of the human body, (we had to study it in medical anatomy - if folks only knew, they'd never do a jelly shot again, lol) ... great write, once again maximizing with an economy of words. I think we're at apogee, (and I'm from Pluto - not even a planet anymore). Blessings - keep up the great work! ;-)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/14/2019 2:38:00 PM

Bah ha ha! I didn't know that. And the second?? ;p, Here is the only place I've been called an economist, which I love. Thank you so much Greg, I've missed you. xomo <3

Sand Blown

Date: 7/11/2019 6:20:00 PM

now that, was creative; humorous too (jack benney)...lint inc. eh!?...do they spin and weave lint yarn : )

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/11/2019 10:23:00 PM

I actually have observed that behaviour ;), Thank you Stan, xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 7/11/2019 6:01:00 PM

Maureen, I had to pick everything out of my bellybutton after reading this. I hope I got what you meant; if not, I found some wonderful things in there. Possibly the true fate of Amelia Earhart; a few penned notes from Hector Berlioz's "Symphonic Fantastic", and maybe some lint from flannel shirts I was wearing before Grunge even began. If I missed the entire point of your poem Maureen please por favor reference comments from your previous poem where I mentioned, "Perhaps I'm stupid".

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/12/2019 8:13:00 PM

I'm sure I have husky hair there, it's everywhere.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 7/12/2019 4:46:00 AM

So you yourself have flannel shirt lint in there before Grunge? May I take a look at what YOU found?

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/11/2019 10:22:00 PM

Lol! Bull's eye. Please stop using that s word ;), xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/10/2019 7:47:00 PM

This is hands-down the most hilarious poem I have ever seen on the Soup, and maybe in my entire life. Absolute wacko! although it makes perfect sense of course. Geniosity, my dear, and a FAVE! :) gw

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/21/2019 10:52:00 PM

You are Number One and rising higher all the time. Congrats on your great win in the contest, my friend. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/10/2019 7:51:00 PM

Huzzahhh! ;D, Thank you my dear! Nina is so obviously going to know it's mine, but I just couldn't resist <3 Hugs, Galore. xomo

Heidi Sands

Date: 7/10/2019 2:01:00 PM

Great one Maureen! :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/10/2019 7:36:00 PM

Tee hee ;), Thank you Heidi! Hugs xomo