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This Too Shall Pass

eighties hair big hair parachute pants natural gas weeping disease death inspired by the pass contest

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Joe Maverick

Date: 10/4/2010 11:44:00 AM

good encapsulation-discription of the eighties, well done, thank you for your observations, posted it in a rush this morning

Ralph Taylor

Date: 10/4/2010 11:06:00 AM

Congrats, Doris. Nice going. Enjoyed. Thanks for reading my silliness. xxxRalph

Harry Horsman

Date: 10/4/2010 7:45:00 AM

congrats on your win, really enjoyed this. Harry

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/4/2010 4:47:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Doris in Paula Swanson's contest "Pass". Love, Carol

Tahera Mannan

Date: 10/3/2010 10:03:00 PM

Good work Doris. Many congratulations.

Jayne Eggins

Date: 10/3/2010 9:29:00 PM

Doris congrates on the win ! well done .. wonderful entry and deserved win ... love always Jayne p.s thank you for your comment on my poem

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 10/3/2010 10:42:00 AM

fifth place win in the pass contest!

Gert W. Knop

Date: 10/3/2010 8:57:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, Doris! Have a great week!...Gert

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 10/3/2010 7:53:00 AM

Really clever...congrats on your win..BG

Norman Taulbee

Date: 10/3/2010 7:31:00 AM

quick and to the point , this poem is so true to life, man can I remember the bell bottoms of the sixties and seventies ... nicely written

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 10/3/2010 5:14:00 AM

Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contest, Doris, short and sweet

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 10/3/2010 4:55:00 AM

Congrats Doris on your win in the Pass contest... enjoy thhis super Sunday with luv..

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 10/2/2010 8:55:00 PM

I like this poem. It made me smile and yes that eighties big hair style did pass. Thank goodness. Phyl

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 10/2/2010 5:51:00 AM

Very unique write for the contest, Doris

Iman Roy

Date: 10/2/2010 4:36:00 AM

a lot said and very simple words...great poem, TT

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/2/2010 3:28:00 AM

Well, I remember the big hair and parachute pants....Good luck in the contest...Have a great day!...Mom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/1/2010 11:26:00 PM

This one is interesting and kinda sad. It reminds me of that little nursery rhyme about Solomon Grundy, something like that. Do you know what I am talking about? (probably I got the name wrong!) Luv, Andrea

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/1/2010 6:23:00 PM

Good entry for the pass contest Doris, and like you said events of such, this too shall pass, enjoyed your write...P.D.