tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post7864269275511602933..comments2024-03-10T07:14:33.790-03:00Comments on Procrastinating Donkey: Poetry Monday; And, The Results Are In!jenny_ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-58182820561627641392017-03-17T15:17:38.755-03:002017-03-17T15:17:38.755-03:00ha ha
It has its place!ha ha<br /><br />It has its place!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-74196796354079452072017-03-17T15:17:04.178-03:002017-03-17T15:17:04.178-03:00I am glad you had a laugh, baili! I am back to usi...I am glad you had a laugh, baili! I am back to using exclamation marks now, but it was a good experiment. I hope you find your poetry muse soon.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-57273606266235609132017-03-16T19:06:37.852-03:002017-03-16T19:06:37.852-03:00In school my English teacher taught us to NEVER us...In school my English teacher taught us to NEVER use an exclamation point!<br />I wonder what he had against it!<br />Beats me!John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-55202189848727447922017-03-15T04:40:57.511-03:002017-03-15T04:40:57.511-03:00i could not resist laughter while reading your poe...i could not resist laughter while reading your poem and rest writing about exclamations.<br />nothing is impossible ,may be some day one can get arrested for using exclamation mark .<br />poetry was way of self expression for me for many years but now it seems to stuck somewhere and i am waiting for breaking up the blockage bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-56061212395239208712017-03-14T01:35:42.376-03:002017-03-14T01:35:42.376-03:00We are partners in crime, Martha!! Maybe you are l...We are partners in crime, Martha!! Maybe you are like the rest of us who have confessed - an animated talker :)<br /><br />The poem, on reflection, is about a yard too long :) Maybe some day I will try to edit it.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-23145978512150631452017-03-13T23:33:31.070-03:002017-03-13T23:33:31.070-03:00HAHA That was such a fun poem. And who threw that ...HAHA That was such a fun poem. And who threw that tomato? That is awful.<br /><br />I've realized that I use exclamation mark a lot on blogs. Not sure why I feel the need to do that but here is my confession :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-4511433035315578702017-03-13T21:58:59.331-03:002017-03-13T21:58:59.331-03:00Yay! I'm glad you're giving it a shot, e. ...Yay! I'm glad you're giving it a shot, e. And I hope you share it.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-19029495010934826992017-03-13T21:57:22.186-03:002017-03-13T21:57:22.186-03:00Excellent, Doug. Thanks for contributing!Excellent, Doug. Thanks for contributing!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-12991286733414738122017-03-13T18:53:08.050-03:002017-03-13T18:53:08.050-03:00Great poem. I hope you have a wonderful week. I...Great poem. I hope you have a wonderful week. I'm going to try this poetry exercise and see what I come up with.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-16179648655329315162017-03-13T17:26:28.195-03:002017-03-13T17:26:28.195-03:00Briana is a member of the poetry site AllPoetry, a... Briana is a member of the poetry site AllPoetry, and she posted one of my poems there once. It's called Positive ID:<br /><br />I am a card in the pack<br />with which you divine your future.<br />Be careful where you set me down.<br /><br />I am a coin in the purse of your life,<br />Don't squander me for less than I'm worth.<br /><br />I am a melody that's stuck in your head<br />Use your hands to let me out.<br /><br />I am a chisel in the set you use to sculpt your world.<br />Keep all your tools clean, sharp and ready... also<br />don't use me for a pry-bar or a punch!<br /><br />I am deep, still water<br />in a treacherous rapid that goes on and on.<br />Don't despair at my unlikeliness and be<br />swept away to your doom.<br /><br /><br />I am the teller and I am the tale; world weary<br />and word weary at the processsion of digressions<br />devouring theme after theme - and yet still<br />hidden amongst the words are laughs, frowns,<br />smiles, looks of astonishment, and more...<br />Remember to check for those amidst the words as they go by,<br />before these words go by: The End.<br /><br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-91695654973275884212017-03-13T14:48:39.954-03:002017-03-13T14:48:39.954-03:00Why not, right? :)Why not, right? :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-7265350656142005762017-03-13T14:48:06.538-03:002017-03-13T14:48:06.538-03:00I see what you did there, Chicken :)I see what you did there, Chicken :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-85987900861404840342017-03-13T14:47:55.442-03:002017-03-13T14:47:55.442-03:00Ha ha! Sorry, Steve :)Ha ha! Sorry, Steve :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-14166258290625298552017-03-13T14:47:34.623-03:002017-03-13T14:47:34.623-03:00Channeling my inner two-year-old, Delores :)Channeling my inner two-year-old, Delores :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-88417838888146029362017-03-13T11:49:46.152-03:002017-03-13T11:49:46.152-03:00Brilliant poem! Brilliant!
And I'm haning on t...Brilliant poem! Brilliant!<br />And I'm haning on to both my smiley faces AND my exclamation marks. :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-39110171801491691652017-03-13T11:28:19.895-03:002017-03-13T11:28:19.895-03:00Is this a fun poem or what? I say it is! :-)Is this a fun poem or what? I say it is! :-)Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-51325741591919025042017-03-13T10:18:14.738-03:002017-03-13T10:18:14.738-03:00That IS quite a challenge, to write only using que...That IS quite a challenge, to write only using questions. I must admit, after a while, feeling a bit badgered as the reader! Like OH MY GOD STOP ASKING ME QUESTIONS!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405619091794912972.post-51178109543884958752017-03-13T09:48:26.557-03:002017-03-13T09:48:26.557-03:00You have done very well to lower your use of excla...You have done very well to lower your use of exclamation points. It's not easy to change the way you write. The one and only writing seminar I ever attended was all about NOT doing certain things. It was horrible. To this day I still scan everything I write for the over usage of the word 'that'.<br />The poem is terrific. It makes me think of my grandies and the non stop questions that pour out of them lol.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.com