Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Free verse

Your Face Could Launch a Thousand Ships

You were   beautiful to look at
No one could deny
Your smile

The red stain

Your face could launch a thousand ships
What passed your lips would sink them



05/31/18

Laura Loo
Free Verse Only- Pick a Theme Poetry Contest

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Jack Ellison July 13, 2018 at 2:48 PM I'm giving myself shit for not visiting sweet Mo! I apologize... lovesies, Happy Jack XOX Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 13, 2018 at 6:26 PM Hey, you're here now <3

Line Gauthier June 16, 2018 at 10:38 PM Congrats on your win, Maureen. Well done.

Gary Bateman June 16, 2018 at 3:36 PM Hello Maureen, A marvelous free verse!! And best congratulations on your win!! The closing verse speaks volumes. Superb!! Best Wishes, Gary Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 16, 2018 at 6:38 PM Thank you so much Gary! :) xomo

Curtis Moorman June 8, 2018 at 11:45 PM Enough said, Mo!!! lol Congrats on your win. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 9, 2018 at 6:35 AM ;p Thank you Curtis! xomo

Heidi Sands June 8, 2018 at 9:02 AM Congratulations for your win Maureen :) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 9, 2018 at 6:36 AM Thank you Heidi :) xomo!

Anne-Lise Andresen June 8, 2018 at 8:12 AM - A short greeting and congratulations on your great winning poem, Maureen :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 8, 2018 at 8:51 AM Thank you Anne-Lise :) xomo!

Beautiful Scars June 8, 2018 at 7:54 AM loved the last line, great poem sweet Maureen , thank you and congratulations on your placement :)-luloo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 8, 2018 at 8:01 AM Thank you Luloo! That was a fun fun contest :) xomo!

Gershon Wolf June 4, 2018 at 10:58 PM A slasher of a poem, Mo...As the Psalmist writes: "Life and Death are in the power of the tongue." Kudos, gw Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 5, 2018 at 7:55 AM Oh that's a sharp line. Thank you my friend :) xomo!

Robert Lindley June 3, 2018 at 1:06 PM I that have seen such beauty, fallen beneath its gleam, reject my life's duty, to wade thus in its stream.... I wrote this poem fragment in 1976, seems to fit the shining gem you have just presented. A FAV..

Robert Lindley June 3, 2018 at 12:54 PM edited as this post had errors in presentation... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 3, 2018 at 1:07 PM Many in her wake would relate Robert. Thank you so kindly. Lovely to read you today Robert. I am having my own health issues and have to cut back screen time, am thus doubly happy to hear from you. Peace and tenderness my friend. xomo

James Swartz June 3, 2018 at 6:45 AM Beauty is only skin deep and the mind is where all the ugly lies. Great poem with that Maureen twist to see if we are paying attention. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 3, 2018 at 7:50 AM I have a year's supply of hugs heading your way James xomo <3

Charlie Smith May 31, 2018 at 11:28 AM Zinger Maureen, well done... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 1:22 PM Thank you Charlie :) xomo

Mick Talbot May 31, 2018 at 10:22 AM ouch, killer ending, wishing it a success in the contest. Mick Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 12:18 PM There is some ouch involved. Thank you Mick :) xomo!

Line Gauthier May 31, 2018 at 8:49 AM Good one, Maureen. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 9:10 AM Thank you Line :) A lovely day to you! xomo

Demetrios Trifiatis May 31, 2018 at 6:59 AM Inventive and powerful writing dear, Maureen! Good luck my friend! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 7:37 AM Thank you sweet Demetrios :) A lovely day to you! xomo

Arturo Michael May 31, 2018 at 6:25 AM Sweet talking killer...A biting poem indeed...All the best Maureen Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 7:36 AM Thank you Arturo. A splendid day to you! xomo :)

Tom Cunningham May 31, 2018 at 5:21 AM Love the twist at the end Maureen , good luck. Tom Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2018 at 7:35 AM Thank you Tom. Top of the morning to ya! xomo :)