Reason A. Poteet Poet Rhyme

Winter Guard En Garde

 melting snowball 

Fall-out started with the spring-break competition;
Errors were made as team effort slid downhill.
Then when name-calling sparked a partition,
esprit-de-corps broke to a stand-still.

“Butterfingers!” the dig of choice,
sabers, rifles drop in flight.
“Cretin!” answers a voice,
winter guard backbite.

“Bozo, Clod, Clown”
teenage jeers, 
meltdown - 
tears.



written March 20, 2018
Line Gauthier's  A Melting Snowball contest

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Susan Gentry April 19, 2018 at 10:53 AM Congratulations on your win! I like this a lot. Love the humor, dialogue so real. Fave for me. Reason A. Poteet April 19, 2018 at 7:27 PM Thank you, Susan. Yes, indeed the drama was exceptional. One of those phone calls that cannot be deciphered, "Now count to 10; calm down; tell me what happened."

Eve Roper April 17, 2018 at 8:06 PM Congratulations on your win , Reason.. Hugs Eve ~`* Reason A. Poteet April 21, 2018 at 2:06 PM My thanks to you, Eve. I welcome your comment and commendation.

Anne-Lise Andresen April 17, 2018 at 12:07 PM - Best wishes and congratulations with your 3rd place in the contest, R.A.P. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Reason A. Poteet April 17, 2018 at 1:29 PM Appreciate the read and reply, Anne-Lise. Likewise I enjoyed your piece on the first harbingers of spring

Jan Allison April 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM loved the theme you chose and the rhyme, congrats on your win Reason:-) hugs jan xx Reason A. Poteet April 17, 2018 at 1:33 PM Thank you for your sweet words. Went to seven performances by my granddaughter’s team this spring. By spring break they were ready to kill each other. She loves it for the most part; color guard with the band in the fall is less stress (for her).

Line Gauthier April 17, 2018 at 10:36 AM Congrats on your bronze medal finish with this charming snowball fight of a poem, RAP. Well done. Reason A. Poteet April 17, 2018 at 1:42 PM Appreciate the contest, your humerous comment, Line, and of course the encouraging commendation of a bronze placement. Sixteen high school girls can create quite a storm of emotions.