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Valentine O' Mine

Those entrancing eyes Gaze longingly into mine What is her desire Softly purring in my ear (Inscrutable cat o' mine!) Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved Placed No. 2 in PD's "Left Over Valentine Poem" Contest - February 2012

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/20/2012 11:39:00 AM

Congratulations on your super placement in ~P.D's~ "Any Valentine Poem Will Do" contest Bob. Love, Carol

Joyce Johnson

Date: 2/18/2012 3:09:00 PM

Mine is hiding in the closet. I had visitors. But he is still my valentine. Congratulations on a cute winner. Love, Joyce

Ralph Taylor

Date: 2/18/2012 12:26:00 PM

Congrats, Sarge. Great job. Enjoyed. Nice going. Glad to hear Vera's doing well, give her our best. Una still struggling, but hanging in there. I don't get too much time for PS lately. Gone from would-be poet to Nurse. Take care , my friend. You guys be well and God bless. All our best. Una/Ralphie

Red Fiery

Date: 2/18/2012 2:27:00 AM

Big congratulations...i am not surprised abt ur win as i know that ur born a winner...with all ur stunning and marvellous peotry dear Bob...all my wishes for you...cheeers !!!!!!!!!!!!

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 2/18/2012 2:16:00 AM

Congratulations Robert. This is lovely xx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/17/2012 9:43:00 PM

BOB, congratulations... with your wonderful win in my contest. Thanks for sending out more love this pass valentines. Have yourself a nighty nite. I'm also Sorry for confusing, all my winners. ~Always*PD

Don Johnson

Date: 2/17/2012 7:58:00 PM

pud pud pud, no crime ...purring all the time this one...well diddley dun mate...

Jon Arno

Date: 2/17/2012 6:28:00 PM

Congratulations on a very nice entry and super placement in the contest...Jon

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 2/17/2012 2:55:00 PM

Wonder what Vera thought of this, naughty boy! :)

Jack Horne

Date: 2/17/2012 2:54:00 PM

LOL, thanks for a good chuckle, Bob : )

Samual Ronthorpe

Date: 2/17/2012 1:08:00 PM

Robert, This is an awesome Tanka, both in form and words. Well done. Congrats on winning 3rd place in PD's contest................S.Ronthorpe

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/17/2012 12:17:00 PM

A sweet win for a sweet poem. I am a kitty lover too, and he thinks he owns our house. Congrats!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/17/2012 11:47:00 AM

purring here for your great win, bob.. congrats! :)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/17/2012 10:27:00 AM

ha! this is a fun poem. congrats on your win!

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/17/2012 10:04:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Bob. I knew as soon as I read it that it would be chosen by PD as a winner.

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/17/2012 10:01:00 AM

well deserved winner here Bob, enjoyed. harry

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/17/2012 9:49:00 AM

congrats Bob on this sweet win for a cuddly poem for cat .. we animal lovers feel that depth with our pets.. a precious write ,y friend.. hope u two are doing well.. still snowing?

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/17/2012 8:39:00 AM

YAYYYY, another cat poem made it. BIG congrats.

Lizanne Scholtz

Date: 2/17/2012 6:41:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with this wonderful poem Robert, love Elizabeth

David Williams

Date: 2/17/2012 1:49:00 AM

Bob congrats on your teriffic win, have a great weekend, very wet here..David

Maureen Lefanue

Date: 2/17/2012 1:31:00 AM

Congratulations, Bob, on your win! God bless, Maureen

Maureen Lefanue

Date: 2/17/2012 1:13:00 AM

Thank you, Bob, for your kind comment re my poem. I love your Valentine O' Mine poem. I had a white Himalayian Persian - so remember her soft purring in my ear. She used to wrap herself around my neck and just stay there [like a fur collar] even if I got up and walked around. God bless, Maureen :)

Chuck Novotny

Date: 2/16/2012 11:58:00 PM

I enjoy the economy of words in Tanka, and you've selected well. I'm a recent cat-captive and really enjoy this piece. ~ Chuck

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/15/2012 9:15:00 PM

Your cat reminds me of a cat my late aunt had years ago. This cat named "Susie" came in as an alley stray and lived to the ripe old age of twenty. Good tanka for Valentine's Day Sarge.

Judy Ball

Date: 2/15/2012 5:53:00 PM

God Bless Them, These little ones of ours. So sweet and asking nothing more than to be in our presence, to be loved and treated with a kind hand and enough to eat. The best Valentine of all. Great job my friend. God Bless, JB