Comment from Thomas Bowling

Excellent

I think that you have captured the meaning of the picture better than anyone else. No one else mentions the confused look of the bird. It's the way I feel when looking at a Van Gogh painting.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2017

Hi Thomas;
thank you so much for your kind words about my interpretation of the 'Picture This' artwork. I found that poor owl a bit odd looking.

~patty~

Comment from apky

Excellent

I always did wonder about that wisdom since childhood.
And the eyes made me feel supported in my assumptions
And everyone's too.

Everyone thinks he is so wise,
Look at his eyes,
He is confused,
His mind, abused.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2017

Hi Aki;
thanks for reading this whimsical poem. I think the owl has been portrayed too smart all along. Although, in Winnie the Pooh, they may have had it right.

~patty~

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello, Patty,

Nice Minute poem about an owl. Good job with the rhyming scheme. I think you matched the poem to the Picture This picture very well. I used to be in that group last year but it grew to big for me.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi Gypsy; thank you so much for reading and reviewing my 'Picture This' challenge piece. This little owl was so funny looking, I just had to come up with something whimsical for him.

I'm glad you enjoyed it,

~patty~

Comment from Sallyo

Excellent

He looks more like a fat rabbit than an owl to me. I was pleased to see you riffing on his evident confusion. He looks addled.
Now, to the poem. I found it amusing and unexpected. As far as I know, it fits the form with the possible caveat about carte blanche. I know what it means, but in my accent it doesn't rhyme with branch, being pronounced cart blonch. Nevertheless, I can't rule on that one, as other accents rhyme marry and ferry, and con and dawn, whereas to me they're a long way from rhyming.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi there;
thank you so much for reading and reviewing this whimsical poem. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The language differences really show up in poetry,

~patty~

reply by Sallyo on 02-Oct-2017

Don't they just!

Comment from frogbook

Excellent

You did a great job on this one with this lovely form. I kept looking at the little guy but life has squashed my muse these last few weeks. Glad to see someone made such good use of our challenge pic.

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi there;
He certainly was a funny little character to write about. He is the strangest looking owl I've ever seen! I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing,

~patty~

Comment from Asem.inspirations

Excellent

Hello there, Patty:

I see that you have also posted for this picture this photo. Your poem is the first post that made me actually look at this owl. Well, at the face anyway and you are correct, he does look confused as opposed to wise. The picture is not a very attractive one, to me so I would not have noticed this before so I would say that you have nailed it, with your post. Great job!

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi Tier;
thank you so much for the lovely review. This was an interesting challenge; I didn't like this picture very much, either.

~patty~

Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

Hi Patty. Cute, cute. He does look confused. I think this is one of my favorite images for the Picture This group. Good rhyming in the amusing Minute poem. Marilyn

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi Marilyn;
thank you so much for reading and reviewing my whimsical poem for the Picture This challenge,

~patty~

Comment from rtobaygo

Excellent

Good afternoon, Patty

Interesting poem. The poem was whimsical, until the last line 'his mind abused.' I'm stumped. Enjoyed.

Take care and stay safe,

Ray

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi Ray;
just a bit of whimsy, and I wanted to make the owl not the 'usual' wise old owl, so his mind is abused.

Thanks for reading,

~patty~

Comment from Drew Delaney

Excellent

This is cute, Patty. I like the word, carte blanche. It comes from the French word which interpreted means white blank. Nice work on using three syllables per line. Yah! Drew xx

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi there;
thank you so much for the nice review of my 'Picture This Challenge' Poem.

~patty~

Comment from Rasmine

Excellent

Cool little poem, Patty. My favorite part is about the 'wise' owl:
Everyone thinks he is so wise,
Look at his eyes,
He is confused,
His mind, abused.
:P

 Comment Written 02-Oct-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Oct-2017

Hi there;
thank you so much for the lovely review of this little piece,

~patty~