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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 21

Prompts:
Big Tent Poetry- What you would shout down the street
PA- A ‘second thoughts’ poem
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On Second Thoughts, I’ll Keep My Mouth Shut

Hey, Mr. Hoarder,
yeah, I’m talkin’ to you
with all that tacky furniture
and stuff stacked high
overflowing
out the garage
onto your driveway.
Man, when you gonna take down
that there blue tarp piece of crap
trashin’ your rooftop and trickin’ the birds
since Hur’cane Ike blew through?

@laurie kolp
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13 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    I LOVE THIS!
    Nothing more to say!

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  2. AnonymousApril 21, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    See, that's the difference between us, Laurie. You would keep you mouth shut. Me, I'd be a tetch more gentle but still... I'd put my foot in it! (And I wonder why they rejected my resume at the U.N., LOL)
    I felt EVERY moment of this poem, and his name is Legion! Thanks for a sad (him) but funny (you) take. Amy
    http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/cobalt-blue-bottle-day-21-2/

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  3. Laurie KolpApril 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    lol- Thanks, Kim and Amy.

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  4. Madeleine Begun KaneApril 22, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    Ha. I liked that. Just the sort of thing one is tempted to say but is usually smart enough not to. :)

    Oh and thanks so much for participating in my latest Limerick-Off!

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  5. MaggieApril 22, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    LOL. Perfect. Blue tarp should be in our state flag. (Wisconsin) Or, it should be our flag. : )

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  6. vivinfranceApril 22, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    I would have shouted, if I could summon up the nerve. More likely, I would have turned the other way!

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  7. ElizabethApril 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    One of the things I love about writing. Here we can say all the things we wouldn't otherwise. Thanks for the smile this morning,

    Elizabeth

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  8. flaubertApril 22, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I agree with Elizabeth, that which we cannot not voice, we can write.
    Good one, Laurie.

    Pamela

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  9. Erin DavisApril 22, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    You tell'm, Laurie! Nice.

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  10. Tumblewords:April 23, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Well done. I'm going to check to make sure you're not talking about me. I've grown a little shiftless. :)

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  11. CathyApril 24, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Good idea, one never knows if a hoarder has a cache of guns too. But I know the feeling, there's a house I past on the way to work. I'm like, time to take down Santa Claus

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  12. Laurie KolpApril 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I guess everyone knows neighbors like this. Yes, Christmas lights need to come down.

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  13. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    LOL! Love the sassy rhythm!

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