Comment from bichonfrisegirl

Excellent

LOL Steve ... a clever, fun write! Good entry for the "loon" contest! :)

Best wishes for the contest! Loved the picture ... perfect complement to your write, and vice-versa!

Connie :)

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2014

Thanks, Connie.

I really believe this form is too brief to make a genuine judgement on quality of the piece, so I thought I might as well have some fun.

Steve

reply by bichonfrisegirl on 23-Jan-2014

And fun you did have with it! Your message came through loud and clear that you were having fun with it! :)

Comment from mountainwriter49

Excellent

Hi, Steve

I love this! I'm still smiling and laughing as I write this review. I can't tell you how many times I've felt like baying at the moon when my muse was her most stubborn! I admire the word play with lune vis-a-vis the poetic form.

Well done, and best wishes to you in the contest.

Ray

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2014

Thanks, Ray.

If we can't laugh at ourselves, what sort of poets are we?

Steve

Comment from Dorothy Farrell

Excellent

Oh my goodness, this has to be a winner for the Lune contest. Perfect 5/7/5 - great display - and the words you chose could not be bettered I think. Very good and Good Luck in the Contest. Regards Dorothy

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2014

Thanks again, Dorothy.

I really believe this form is too brief to make a genuine judgement on quality of the piece, so I thought I might as well have some fun.

Steve

Comment from Jackarrie

Excellent

Poet bays at moon....

O, my word!

Crazy as a ..... lune?

a great entry into the lune contest. I love your choices of words and the great image to go with it so well.
Good luck in the contest. Mary

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2014

Thanks, mary.

I really believe this form is too brief to make a genuine judgement on quality of the piece, so I thought I might as well have some fun.

Steve

Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep

Excellent

My thoughts, exactly, Steve. Crazy as a lune. My entry will go along the same lines.. I have written it but haven't submitted it yet. I identified with your sentiments exactly. Giddy

 Comment Written 21-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jan-2014

Thanks, Giddy.

I really believe this form is too brief to make a genuine judgement on quality of the piece, so I thought I might as well have some fun.

Good luck with your entry.

Steve

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

Bet the judges will get a kick out of this--crazy as a lune. Clever pun here. Rhyme always helps: moon and lune. Nice assonance with bays and crazy.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2014

Thanks for the kind words.

Steve

Comment from strandregs

Excellent

It's been scientifically proven .if you write funny you are nuts.
But if you are nuts and write funny....
It means you are full of good stuff.
Take wall nuts ..... and eat them
Good for your heart.
Good luck against the other nutters.Z.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2014

Yeah, I'd be happy to be nuts if I could be funny as well.

Steve

Comment from juliaSjames

Excellent

Yup, we're a strange lot, aren't we? Taking part in a lune contest.

Pleasant way of rubbing our faces in it, Steve.

Neat play on words.

Wouldn't it be a hoot if you won? The owls are laying odds.

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2014

Owls laying the odds, loons taking part and laughing jackasses doing the judging. Sometimes, just sometimes, the judges like a self-aware piece. I thought the winner of the Faith contest was an interesting choice of a piece that almost mocked the whole concept.

Steve

reply by juliaSjames on 25-Jan-2014

It was a helluvs write, wasn't it? An ode to "misplaced faith"!!!

Comment from paulah60

Excellent

Simple and punchy. Sometimes the best pieces are the ones that say the most in the least number of words. And play on words can be one of the most effective tools for this.
Cheers
Paula

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2014

Thanks, again, Paula. Only just getting to the bottom of my review pile.

Steve

Comment from N.K. Wagner

Excellent

We didn't get that peanutbutter stateside, I don't think. But I can't argue with the sentiment, Steve. Well done. :) Nancy

 Comment Written 20-Jan-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jan-2014

Thanks, Nancy.

We think all Americans are nuts anyway cos they eat their peanut butter with jelly, which has a quite different meaning here.

Steve