Reluctant Ode
just a bit of fun - for Amicus107 total reviews
Comment from Joyce L.
Good to see a little fun on FS. I hope Amicus is just thrilled with your poem, hearthfelt as it may be. LOL The picture there, the ball in air, hopes turn to fear as the end draws near. Cute
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2009
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Good to see a little fun on FS. I hope Amicus is just thrilled with your poem, hearthfelt as it may be. LOL The picture there, the ball in air, hopes turn to fear as the end draws near. Cute
Comment Written 08-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Joyce - Amicus was a good sport about the poem :-) Brooke
Comment from AlvinTEthington
A very amusing and ironic poem. Good use of the aabb rhyme scheme, which gives the poem a lilting tone (which I find perfectly acceptabe in humorous poems.) You also taught me something about baseball. Since one of my friends is a baseball fanatic, that was incredibly useful.
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2009
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A very amusing and ironic poem. Good use of the aabb rhyme scheme, which gives the poem a lilting tone (which I find perfectly acceptabe in humorous poems.) You also taught me something about baseball. Since one of my friends is a baseball fanatic, that was incredibly useful.
Comment Written 08-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Al - glad you enjoyed the humor :-) Brooke
Comment from Nicnac
LOL
This is fun. I enjoyed your witty baseball rhyme.
Sorry your team lost.
I haven't watched much baseball since they went on strike in 1994. LOL
Well, you paid-up and wrote an ode. That's not so easy to do when you're hurting. Ha-Ha
I love your sense of humor and good spirit, Brooke.
Nic
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2009
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LOL
This is fun. I enjoyed your witty baseball rhyme.
Sorry your team lost.
I haven't watched much baseball since they went on strike in 1994. LOL
Well, you paid-up and wrote an ode. That's not so easy to do when you're hurting. Ha-Ha
I love your sense of humor and good spirit, Brooke.
Nic
Comment Written 08-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 08-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Nic. since the strike, huh? You hold a grudge a long time! LOL Brooke :-)
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Oh my! LOL Not a grudge, I just lost interest after not watching it for awhile. ;) HA HA
Comment from DecrepitOldBag
LOL and ROFL. I can't say you're a sore loser, but you surely did pay your betting debt, didn't you? I don't get to watch it here as I no longer have Sky TV. In truth, I don't really understand the game that well. I'm a soccer fan!
Very well written.
Warmest wishes
Kat
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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LOL and ROFL. I can't say you're a sore loser, but you surely did pay your betting debt, didn't you? I don't get to watch it here as I no longer have Sky TV. In truth, I don't really understand the game that well. I'm a soccer fan!
Very well written.
Warmest wishes
Kat
Comment Written 07-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Kat, ME??? A sore loser??? Philly is a city famous for booing even its own players should one of them be having a dry spell. We're most likely the most enthusiastic sports city in the country, but hardly known for being gracious! LOL Thanks for your humorous review of my insincere ode :-) Brooke
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lol, you always raise a laugh here, Brooke! :)
Comment from flygirl254
Amicus should be ashamed of himself - that's cruel and unusual punishment! LOL The poem is a good work anyway, which just proves that you can make a winner even if the Phillies can't. Good work and so sorry for your team.
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Amicus should be ashamed of himself - that's cruel and unusual punishment! LOL The poem is a good work anyway, which just proves that you can make a winner even if the Phillies can't. Good work and so sorry for your team.
Comment Written 07-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Hey, I would have expected him to pay up with an ode to the PHillies had it gone the other way! LOL Thanks. Brooke :-)
Comment from Rdfrdmom2
Oh, Brooke, I feel your pain
For those darned Yankees sure did rain
Upon my baseball parade again
It is driving me pure insane
To have to say it loud and plain
Yes, brother, although I sure disdain
Your team with that baseball acclaim
I can hate them just the same
Next year let them play in Spain
And come back on a real slow train
With tennis elbows and shoulder strains
Because it just hurts my brain
To have to hear it all again.
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Oh, Brooke, I feel your pain
For those darned Yankees sure did rain
Upon my baseball parade again
It is driving me pure insane
To have to say it loud and plain
Yes, brother, although I sure disdain
Your team with that baseball acclaim
I can hate them just the same
Next year let them play in Spain
And come back on a real slow train
With tennis elbows and shoulder strains
Because it just hurts my brain
To have to hear it all again.
Comment Written 06-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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I'm laughing out loud at your humorous poetic response to my ode of pain LOL Thanks so much, my friend. :-) Brooke
Comment from fionageorge
Although not familiar with the game and teams, the feeling is the same whatever team or nation plays the various codes of football, basketball etc.
My rating is based on the emotions and the excellent poem you have created to reflect these emotions.
Good rhythm and rhyme.
Warmest Regards
Marijke
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Although not familiar with the game and teams, the feeling is the same whatever team or nation plays the various codes of football, basketball etc.
My rating is based on the emotions and the excellent poem you have created to reflect these emotions.
Good rhythm and rhyme.
Warmest Regards
Marijke
Comment Written 06-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Marijke. You're right - it's not the particular game that matters but rooting for any team at all! Brooke :-)
Comment from jmdg1954
No sympathy from me, I am a big Yankee fan, for nearly 40 years and #27 is so well received. Now, you Reluctant Ode is very well written with a good rhyming pattern that is not forced. Very Good.
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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No sympathy from me, I am a big Yankee fan, for nearly 40 years and #27 is so well received. Now, you Reluctant Ode is very well written with a good rhyming pattern that is not forced. Very Good.
Comment Written 06-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Hey, I believe in team loyalty - if I had grown up in NY, they'd be my team! :-) Thanks, my friend :-) Brooke
Comment from Laidy
i thought this was a great poem. i liked reading and this was well written. i liked the picture of the baseball, i thought it went well with the poem
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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i thought this was a great poem. i liked reading and this was well written. i liked the picture of the baseball, i thought it went well with the poem
Comment Written 06-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 07-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Laidy, and good morning :-) Glad you enjoyed :-) Brooke
Comment from leesm
Great fun poem Brooke. Perfect cadence and rhyme! I cried too when the Yankees won. I cried even more when the Phillies beat the Dodgers.
Warmly,
-Lee
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2009
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Great fun poem Brooke. Perfect cadence and rhyme! I cried too when the Yankees won. I cried even more when the Phillies beat the Dodgers.
Warmly,
-Lee
Comment Written 06-Nov-2009
reply by the author on 06-Nov-2009
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Thank you, Lee - glad to know there are others who get emotional over their baseball. Since Tommy Lasorda managed the Dodgers for so many years, I've also had a soft spot for them - Tommy is from my hometown, Norristown, PA. :-) Brooke
