Comment from ProSongwriter

Excellent

Hi Shari ...

Ha! That's so danged funny. Our trash man loves leaving our barre; turned over as he leaves. Almost every Tuesday I have to go out and upright all three barrels. But, at least he hauls it away!

Big hugs to you & Frank ...

Alan

 Comment Written 14-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 14-Mar-2016

I've noticed that here too. Trash cans tossed any which way on the ground. Sometimes, paper escapes and litters the lawn.

reply by ProSongwriter on 14-Mar-2016

There is an alley between the back of the houses on our street and the back of the houses on the next street. The trash man runs down the alley one way and then back the other. The truck has a hydraulic arm that retrieves the can, dumps it and returns it to the ground. It isn't picky how it sets the barrel down!

best to you, my friend. Hope all is well with you and Frank.

Alan & Di

Comment from Zinnia48

Excellent

Very clever! I will be remembering this poem tomorrow morning when I hear the trash being picked up at 5:30 a.m.! Quite imaginative, and shifts my sensibilities with trash day. Thanks for your creativity! Caroline

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

It's nice to think of giving a gift to the trash man.:-)

Comment from robyn corum

Excellent

ahahahahahaha! Driver's latest CRUSH. Very humorous, Shari. I'm hoping everyone will catch the double entendre you've created here. Very smart!

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

Not everyone did--including my daughter! Oh well--too deep to climb out of sometimes. LOL

Comment from judiverse

Excellent

This is funny. I never gave any thought to the pink bows. I like the way you handled and had fun with the word "crush." Great last line. That bag in the picture does look kinda cute. I would imagine that trash collectors don't pay much attention to the color of the bow. Except in your imagination. judi

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

I don't know. A colorful bow jazzes up their job a little. :-)

reply by judiverse on 13-Mar-2016

Our trash bags have yellow. I don't know what that means. judi

reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

A soldier's coming home? Tie a yellow ribbon round the old Oak tree. :-)

reply by judiverse on 14-Mar-2016

It just looks like a bag to me. judi

Comment from boxergirl

Excellent

Good morning, Shari,
Even if you are doing some trash talking. lol
Clever 5/7/5 message and picture. Nice alliteration with green and garbage. You crushed it in the last line. 8-)

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

Thanks, BG. Talk about a big squeeze.

reply by boxergirl on 13-Mar-2016

lol

Comment from patcelaw

Excellent

I must say I love your sense of humor in this one. I thought I had a keen sense of humor, but some on here make me look like a pauper in the humor area. Patricia

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 14-Mar-2016

Thanks, Patricia. Now. I'll start looking for laughs in your work. LOL

Comment from Kaydoe

Excellent

A great 5-7-5 poem with a lot of truth. The last line ties the trash together
and made me smile, "driver's latest crush". Good luck with the contest!

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Mar-2016

Glad you got it, Kaydoe. My daughter didn't!

Comment from Helen Bach

Excellent

Clever and delightful use of so few words. I wonder if the garbage man smiled when he saw the pink bow as I did. To make poetry from garbage is talent indeed. Helen x

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

Hey, have you ever seen the gowns and dresses made out of trash bags? Really creative.

Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

You did make me laugh with your very clever and fun double-meaning punchline, Shari.

Mind you, I prefer MY 'crushes' to smell of roses. ;-)

Nice one.

Cheers, Ray xx

 Comment Written 13-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

I bet those workers have plugs up their nose.
Shari XX

Comment from Nan Beeson

Good

Hi Shari ~

Re your 5-7-5 contest entry. "Hugs for Trash,"

"garbage man picks up
green plastic bag with pink bow
driver's latest crush."

Whether it be a crush on the sender or a crush of the truck crusher mechanism, he seems to be the winner either way!

Good luck in the contest. Did you mean to say,
"he gets paid?" or did I miss something.



Hugs for Trash

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 Comment Written 12-Mar-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2016

Thanks for catching my typo, Nan.

reply by Nan Beeson on 13-Mar-2016

Great!