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What Really Gets Me Up Each Morning

What gets me up each morning from my bed
is first, my cats, wanting to be fed.
One cat would even hit my head!
To work I must be, or else
I’d lie there cozily
indefinitely.
Ultimately,
I get up
just to
pee!

For Ed Ebb's 
What makes you wake up each and everyday! Poetry Contest

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Poet Destroyer A Date: 6/8/2013 12:29:00 PM Congratulations!!! ANDREA, nice to see you on Nates' winning list. By the looks of his winners, it seems as if he's a real picky person.... xox~ Linda Login to Reply

Nathan D. Date: 6/7/2013 8:36:00 PM thank you Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 12/22/2011 10:49:00 PM 'if the trades are straight across of the names or not'----what does it mean?pl. Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 11/28/2011 12:40:00 PM Congratulations on your win in Ed's "What makes you wake up each and everyday" contest Andrea. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Bob Quigley Date: 11/25/2011 10:52:00 PM Boy, don't we all. One of the realities of life I guess. Congratulations Andrea Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 11/25/2011 8:35:00 PM Congratulations Andrea. Actually that is probably what gets most of us out of bed. Love, Joyce Login to Reply

Robert A. Dufresne Date: 11/2/2011 7:48:00 PM haha good one Andrea... We understand the cats thing. They can be quite demanding. Almost as much as a stretched bladder! Yup, happily Catholic . And that day of the dead is formally called All Souls Day whereby special day set aside where we pray for all who have already passed on. Enjoyed your poem Login to Reply

Phyllis Babcock Date: 11/1/2011 9:45:00 PM HA HA i think it is the bath room that calls me out of bed. Pets wake you but now I have only fish in the house. Cute poem. love phyl Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 11/1/2011 9:08:00 PM well Venus wakes me up every morning and then the cat starts .haha.what a pair.. this is a fantastic write .. good luck in the contest..pets are a great reason to get up.. and work is a close second.. luv.. Login to Reply

Karen Croft Date: 11/1/2011 8:12:00 PM very funny poem. good luck in the contest Login to Reply

Katherine Stella Date: 11/1/2011 7:04:00 PM hate those groin shots too that will wake up the dead great entry for contest dear friend keep up the nice work looks like a winner to me Login to Reply

Kim Merryman Date: 11/1/2011 5:24:00 PM I can relate to the cat as well as all the rest. Good one, Andrea. Kim Login to Reply

Robert Johnson Date: 11/1/2011 4:26:00 PM Indubidubly! Login to Reply

James Fraser Date: 11/1/2011 2:22:00 PM The latter sure gets many of us up Andrea, and animals can be very demanding. Good luck in Ed's contest with this "you" reality piece :) Login to Reply

Janette Fisher Date: 11/1/2011 2:11:00 PM When I still had my cat I could relate to the start of your piece and now I am a lady of a certain age - I can relate to the end lol - good luck in the comp, love Janette Login to Reply

Carrie Richards Date: 11/1/2011 1:55:00 PM Oh yes....many of us would stay in bed a little longer, without nature calling!! Cute one Andrea!! Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 11/1/2011 1:46:00 PM LOL, great write, especially loved the last line! I guess that's reason enough to get up : ) Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 11/1/2011 12:46:00 PM LOL Yes, I remember cats whining to be fed each morning, but it was having to pee that MADE me get up out of bed, Andrea. I love your entry! The Potato Pancake poem did not appear even when I tried to edit it, so I reposted it. Thanks for the heads up. Best wishes in Ed's contest! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 11/1/2011 12:20:00 PM Okay....Andrea..Good luck in the contest..Reads like a winner to me..You do have the option of going back to bed though..Reads like a winner...Thanks for stopping by..Yes, years ago occasionally we would go to the drug store and get a coke with cherry added to it..'twas delicious..I am not familiar with the song but it is possible that if I heard it I would remember it..Sara Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 11/1/2011 11:03:00 AM Thank you for sharing your amazing poetry with us and for your kind comments on my writing Andrea. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Bl Devnath Date: 11/1/2011 10:45:00 AM Wonderful write. Best of luck for contest in Ed Ebb's. Thanks. bl Login to Reply

Tony Lane Date: 11/1/2011 10:11:00 AM Alarming! tony Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 11/1/2011 8:40:00 AM LOL!! Login to Reply

Judy Ball Date: 11/1/2011 8:34:00 AM This one made me chuckle Andrea. Those are the same reasons for me. My dogs have to go outside and I have to go inside. ;) Great basic reason to get out of bed. Should do great in the contest. Good luck. God Bless, JB Login to Reply