Cactus
A tetractys11 total reviews
Comment from Gladness
The number count was right and you gave me a good laugh :)
I had to google tetractys before I realized it was the poem form I was looking at. ha ha. Will I ever remember all these poem types?
Anita
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2013
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The number count was right and you gave me a good laugh :)
I had to google tetractys before I realized it was the poem form I was looking at. ha ha. Will I ever remember all these poem types?
Anita
Comment Written 12-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Anita.
That was sort of the point - there are so many forms, some of them never to be seen or heard of again, thank goodness.
Steve
Comment from strandregs
Tetracytis sounds like a venerial disease . Pitty you couldn't say something about the fine needles it takes forever to get out.
The bird is very expressive.
Better shoot it . Put it oug of its misery.
Z. Try my auntys pet . Review not required.
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2013
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Tetracytis sounds like a venerial disease . Pitty you couldn't say something about the fine needles it takes forever to get out.
The bird is very expressive.
Better shoot it . Put it oug of its misery.
Z. Try my auntys pet . Review not required.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2013
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Yep, I wouldn't go around telling too many of my friends that I have a Tetractys.... even spell check doesn't like it.
Steve
Comment from Debbie7
Steve,
Now there's one thought that got the point across. I laughed out loud. I liked the rhyming and the way you used retracted. Very funny. Debbie
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Steve,
Now there's one thought that got the point across. I laughed out loud. I liked the rhyming and the way you used retracted. Very funny. Debbie
Comment Written 11-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Debbie.
Steve
Comment from Adri7enne
Ooh! Bad place to land. I got a kick out of it. Creative way to use 'tetractys' as a verb. LOL!
Hey, if you can coax a chuckle out of a reader, you haven't wasted your time. Fun stuff, steveh!
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Ooh! Bad place to land. I got a kick out of it. Creative way to use 'tetractys' as a verb. LOL!
Hey, if you can coax a chuckle out of a reader, you haven't wasted your time. Fun stuff, steveh!
Comment Written 11-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Yes, even if it was only a metaphorical cactus....
Thanks for stopping by.
Steve
Comment from adewpearl
This is such a silly form that it seems to beg for a "Just for Fun" poem. I think this is hilariously witty. Great alliteration. Fantastic use of tetractys as a verb. My first read of this morning, and you've started it off with a smile :-) Brooke
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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This is such a silly form that it seems to beg for a "Just for Fun" poem. I think this is hilariously witty. Great alliteration. Fantastic use of tetractys as a verb. My first read of this morning, and you've started it off with a smile :-) Brooke
Comment Written 11-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Yep, I suggest that we throw out any poetic form that wasn't invented before my birth year, 1952.
I did write 'anything' in that sentence at first, but then thought of a few things I can't now do without!
Steve
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I love this site - there are some folks here where they name/invent new forms every time they write a poem. LOL I will use a rhyme scheme or whatever and people will ask me if I just invented a new form and they'll encourage me to name it as if I'm an astronomer given the honor of naming a new planet. LOL Yep, it's all just a bit silly.
Comment from c_lucas
In your own way, you got the point into the seat of wisdom. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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In your own way, you got the point into the seat of wisdom. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
Comment Written 10-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Charlie.
Steve
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Thanks, Charlie.
Steve
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Thanks, Charlie.
Steve
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You're welcome, Steve. Charlie
Comment from krys123
It very well penned an easy to read piece that is quite humorous. Your picture complement your poem very much and vice a versa. Thank you for sharing this with fans, myself and other readers/writers. You have a good one and God bless.
AK
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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It very well penned an easy to read piece that is quite humorous. Your picture complement your poem very much and vice a versa. Thank you for sharing this with fans, myself and other readers/writers. You have a good one and God bless.
AK
Comment Written 10-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Krys.
Steve
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Thanks, Krys.
Steve
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Thanks, Krys.
Steve
Comment from tbacha58
but all I got
was my butt planted deep in the cactus.
Even that fun verse deserves some stars, picture is cute, felt like being a martyr picked by a cactus, and it resulted in me laughing my head off. Hugs Terry
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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but all I got
was my butt planted deep in the cactus.
Even that fun verse deserves some stars, picture is cute, felt like being a martyr picked by a cactus, and it resulted in me laughing my head off. Hugs Terry
Comment Written 10-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Terry - glad you got a laugh out of this.
Steve
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Thanks, Terry - glad you got a laugh out of this.
Steve
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Thanks, Terry - glad you got a laugh out of this.
Steve
Comment from marycec
Brilliant.Why didn't you enter this in the contest? Even rhyming ! Respect to you for such a humorous take on this form. I laughed out loud at your 10 syllable end line.
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Brilliant.Why didn't you enter this in the contest? Even rhyming ! Respect to you for such a humorous take on this form. I laughed out loud at your 10 syllable end line.
Comment Written 10-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Mary
Didn't think of it in time....
Steve
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Thanks, Mary
Didn't think of it in time....
Steve
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Thanks, Mary
Didn't think of it in time....
Steve
Comment from jgirlie152
Well, I think this was a lot of fun. It put a smile on my face, and your wording in this poem was just right. Did you ever sit on a cactus? Well, I did in the east side of Colorado, and it didn't feel great. Lots of rattlesnakes there too.
:) Joan
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reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Well, I think this was a lot of fun. It put a smile on my face, and your wording in this poem was just right. Did you ever sit on a cactus? Well, I did in the east side of Colorado, and it didn't feel great. Lots of rattlesnakes there too.
:) Joan
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Comment Written 10-Nov-2013
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2013
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Thanks, Joan - I have never sat on one, but I have had to slave away to remove three tree-sized specimens that were definitely surplus to requirements when we moved into this house - what a mission!
Steve
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Thanks, Joan - I have never sat on one, but I have had to slave away to remove three tree-sized specimens that were definitely surplus to requirements when we moved into this house - what a mission!
Steve
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Thanks, Joan - I have never sat on one, but I have had to slave away to remove three tree-sized specimens that were definitely surplus to requirements when we moved into this house - what a mission!
Steve
