Three Stops

“A body can’t do everything,” frets Grandma.  
Hannah instantly joins kinswoman, laying
monogrammed napkins, opening peas quickly.
Reluctantlyly stopping, turns unto visitors.
“Who xrates young zucchini?”

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R ashly  he didn’t stop
A t the railroad crossing
I  t is known that he was seen
L ots of liquor tossing.
R oaring train just couldn’t stop.
O nward it sped ahead.
A t the crossing a big crash!
D rinking dude is dead!

C rying relatives bemoan
R ashness of young Moses.
O n his casket they have lain
S ome red and yellow roses.
S igns and signals cannot stop
I nattentive  losers
N o words of wisdom enough for
G uys who are driving boozers.

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Cheerful Carolyn carries coffee
in capacious cups from coffee shop.
Whiny Willie wails for water.
Susan snappishly shouts , “Stop”.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Puddifoot Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 3:19 PM
congrats on your win in the contest with these three different views of 'stop'...
Horne Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Many congratulations, Joyce : )
Onclaud Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 7:37 AM
congrats on a well deserved glowing award! grrreat stuff, dear joyce... : ) huggs
Brown Avatar
July 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM
Congratulations Joyce on your win in Debbie Guzzi's "Aye, Aye, and A Mistress"contest. Love, Carol
Sweetheart Avatar
July 18, 2011 at 7:14 PM
Congrats Joyce on your spectacular winning poem in the contest.. a great piece... a wonderful creation my friend.. luv..
Poet Avatar
June 29, 2011 at 7:12 PM
a GENIUS you ARE!!
Devonshire Avatar
June 26, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Amazing how well you did the alliteration. There is an alternate Soup definition for this form and I'll be using it. Great message in the acrostic and the alliteration had me laughing. Glad the "cheerful" one bears my name, but I'd hate to be Whiny Willie or Snappish Susan. Very cool entry for Sue's contest. I'd give this a high place. Creative, makes sense and even gives us smiles with the ABC and the Alliteration. Wish people would pay more heed to the message in the acrostic. Love, CD
Fassbender Avatar
June 24, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Very well done Joyce; I know you'll place high in the contest. Awesome...
Long Avatar
June 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM
these are all very good, good luck in the contest. cory
Gorelick Avatar
June 23, 2011 at 6:52 AM
This contest has me confused..not so hard to do...lol..good job..your right on...BG
Dietrich Avatar
June 22, 2011 at 11:13 PM
MY GOODNESS, you really went to town on this theme of stop. I did not have a clue what that contest meant. Gosh, how cool this is. I bet you score high!
Sweetheart Avatar
June 22, 2011 at 9:11 PM
u did a magnificent job with the three forms Joyce.. I am polishing my entry up a bit and probably post tomorrow... good luck in Deb's new contest ..this is very clever my friend.. luv..
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