Kim Shaw Poet Footle

Three Toed Jack

Tall pine
log line

Big Jack's 
long axe

Swung hard
no guard

Thick trunk
housed skunk

Tree creaked
skunk freaked

Skunk sprayed
Jack paid

Axe head
blood red

Jack's cost
toes lost

Tale goes
two toes

Jack's fame
new name!



Poetry contest:   Your Footle Poem
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Debbie Duncan June 3, 2015 at 9:39 PM Love it :)

Diane Lefebvre May 12, 2015 at 9:05 PM Well Kim, this just gave me a good late evening chuckle. Good job. Best regards, Diane L.

Poet Destroyer A April 18, 2015 at 2:20 PM Kimberly, Congrats on your FOOTLE POEM win. LINDA

Andrea Dietrich April 7, 2015 at 6:16 PM hey, this was GREAT work. Congrats on your win. I really like this. Kim Shaw April 7, 2015 at 6:22 PM Hi Andrea! It was great fun writing it! Thank you for the congrats and the very nice compliment. Warm hugs, Kimberly

Jan Allison April 7, 2015 at 11:44 AM a fun write - congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx Kim Shaw April 7, 2015 at 12:18 PM Thank you Jan! It really was fun to write! Have a nice evening. Hugs, Kimberly

Jack Ellison April 5, 2015 at 7:01 PM "Footliscious!"... as The Wulf Man said!!! Huggsies, Jack xxx Kim Shaw April 5, 2015 at 7:43 PM Hi Jack! Thank you for the nice visit and the huggles. Back at you. big hugggs, Kimberly

Sandra Haight April 2, 2015 at 9:30 AM Wow, Kim! What a great Footle, and what imagination and humor you show in this one! Love it, and it should do exceptionally well in the contest! Hugs, Sandra Kim Shaw April 2, 2015 at 9:37 AM Hi Sandra! You are always so encouraging, and I so appreciate your sweet spirit! Thank you for the kind compliments. Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Kimberly

Kp Nunez April 2, 2015 at 8:58 AM Wow Kim! This is a fun way to tell a story...A 7. Love it! :) Kim Kim Shaw April 2, 2015 at 9:03 AM Hi Kim! Thank you for the kind comment and the seven! Have a lovely weekend! Warm hugs, Kimberly

Barbara Gorelick April 1, 2015 at 8:46 PM Great job..perhaps " Three Toed Jack"? Love it. BG Kim Shaw April 1, 2015 at 8:52 PM Thanks Barbara! I like that much better. Thank you for the help! Warm hugs, Kimberly

Tim Smith April 1, 2015 at 7:31 PM love the footless Kim...hugs Tim Kim Shaw April 1, 2015 at 7:36 PM Hahaha......I hadnt thought of it in that light, Tim. Good one! Thank you for stopping in. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Kimberly

Tammy Reams April 1, 2015 at 7:13 PM This is really fun and a fantastic write! Best of luck in the contest. Kim Shaw April 1, 2015 at 7:23 PM Thank you for stopping in to read my footle, Tammy. I really appreciate your kind comments! Warm hugs, Kimberly