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The Meaning of Life


I tried composing a
sonnet about the
meaning of 
life 
but found
no suitable rhyme
for chocolate chip cookies

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/16/2020 3:44:00 PM

and your fourth one, the shortest and sweetest which I had seen! Is this a shape poem because it is the hourglass of life?

John Watt
Date: 9/16/2020 4:24:00 PM

That was the intent, but look at it, it doesn't much look like an hourglass, more like an 'X', haha!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/13/2020 4:18:00 PM

oh now THIS is the kind of poetry I adore . SHORT and SWEET. Adorable, John.

John Watt
Date: 8/13/2020 4:57:00 PM

And it's about chocolate chip cookies!

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/12/2020 10:18:00 PM

Charming, John. LOL

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/13/2020 10:46:00 PM

It's working for me.

John Watt
Date: 3/13/2020 12:09:00 AM

Maybe there's just a *touch* of hyperbole here?

Beata Agustin

Date: 3/3/2020 3:00:00 AM

Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... and for constantly giving me uplifting comments. God bless you.

Brenda Chiri

Date: 2/20/2020 3:20:00 AM

Congrats on your win !;)

Eve Roper

Date: 2/19/2020 9:10:00 PM

hahaha.. that is so funny... I'll take the chocolate chip cookies though. I would name this form a shape poem. ( Shape poems do not have to take the form of the object it describes. This form is different than a concrete poem, in that a concrete poem takes the shape of the object it describes.)

John Watt
Date: 2/19/2020 10:16:00 PM

I learned something new today! I was actually curious recently about the diff between shape and concrete, and all I had to do was ask Eve Roper! I changed the type to "Shape", and also changed my poem "Waterfall" to concrete, as it forms the rough outline of a waterfall. Thank you, Eve ~ John

Sandra Adams

Date: 2/19/2020 8:12:00 PM

lol...rookies came to mind with some other words and I am not a rhyming poet... this was cute and made me laugh, congrats on your win :) hugs

John Watt
Date: 2/19/2020 10:14:00 PM

Sandra, I've seen your rhyme, and it's sublime. You may not know it: you're a rhyming poet! (I was thinking along the line of wookiees!) Hugs ~ John

L. J. Carber

Date: 2/19/2020 4:11:00 PM

I like this a lot, and not just cause I'm a cookie monster--congrats, John

John Watt
Date: 2/19/2020 4:43:00 PM

Thank you, L.J. Save some for me (*wink*) ~ John

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/19/2020 1:16:00 PM

;) Then I guess we'll have to keep eating the cookies until we find a rhyme. Cute poem, John, and I like the way you formed the hourglass shape. Best wishes, Carolyn

John Watt
Date: 2/19/2020 2:13:00 PM

Thank you, Carolyn! I had to figure I'm not the only one out there who places a high priority on those baked delectables!