A Thanksgiving Memory
Tales of my profession9 total reviews
Comment from Sally Law
This is delightful Marvin! I must have missed this. I had a death in the family and I am a bit behind on many fronts. Love the beautiful photo! I live in Florida and I don't get to see this stunning beauty as much. Also, I am nearly blind, pictures and art are my good friends.
I hope you are well and good,
Sally
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2018
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This is delightful Marvin! I must have missed this. I had a death in the family and I am a bit behind on many fronts. Love the beautiful photo! I live in Florida and I don't get to see this stunning beauty as much. Also, I am nearly blind, pictures and art are my good friends.
I hope you are well and good,
Sally
Comment Written 09-Nov-2018
reply by the author on 09-Nov-2018
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Sally
It was nice to hear from you. I'm sorry to hear of your loss.
Glad you liked this little poem about my profession. Might try to do more of them. Sometime ago I posted a sign story called ?Earth Shoe.?
I did get lucky with finding this photo.
Thanks again. May God bless you and your family.
Marv
Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Marv. This is a fun poem. I enjoyed reading this autobiographical poem of working in your profession as a sign maker. A highly pressurized job for sure. Marilyn
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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Hi Marv. This is a fun poem. I enjoyed reading this autobiographical poem of working in your profession as a sign maker. A highly pressurized job for sure. Marilyn
Comment Written 10-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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Thank you, Marilyn, for reviewing. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Not sure if it's a poet/poem rule but I thought it should have an odd number of stanzas. Thus, the second stanza came to be.
Various helpers and I had a lot of fun doing high school mascots in gyms.
Thanks for the five stars.
Marv
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One nice thing about poetry, Marv. It can be anything YOU, the poet, say it is. :) Marilyn
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I never thought of poetry that way. Thanks.
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Well, give it some thought. You may want to write more of it.
Comment from judiverse
Clever use of rhyming couplets in this. It took me a while to figure out that a mistake had been made and you painted the letter for the wrong school. Glad you were able to make the change, but it must have been difficult, being such a large sign. Had your grandson figured out what was going on? Everyone makes mistakes, and it was good you were able to correct yours. judi
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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Clever use of rhyming couplets in this. It took me a while to figure out that a mistake had been made and you painted the letter for the wrong school. Glad you were able to make the change, but it must have been difficult, being such a large sign. Had your grandson figured out what was going on? Everyone makes mistakes, and it was good you were able to correct yours. judi
Comment Written 10-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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Judi: Sorry to have to inform you that this is a work of fiction, but thanks for the compliment and I'm happy that you thought it was real.
If Ben had been there, he probably would have figured out what was going on. He taught himself how to ride a unicycle and juggle tennis balls at the same time. That's true.
Thanks for reviewing and the five stars.
Marv
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You're very welcome. Certainly sounds like something that could have happened. judi
Comment from pome lover
MM,
How funny!
It was the wrong school?? Oh, boy!
Well, You two clever guys fixed it, so hooray! I bet your grandson loves to tease you about that. but did you have to go paint Northern after that?
This is a cute poem. Too bad you didn't have a picture of you two. :)
pl
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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MM,
How funny!
It was the wrong school?? Oh, boy!
Well, You two clever guys fixed it, so hooray! I bet your grandson loves to tease you about that. but did you have to go paint Northern after that?
This is a cute poem. Too bad you didn't have a picture of you two. :)
pl
Comment Written 10-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2018
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Dear Po
Thanks for your wonderful review.
Please keep in mind that I write fiction, mostly.
My grandson, Ben, is clever and talented, but he's never helped me on a job.
I haven't started the Northern job yet.
Thank you for the 5 stars and the compliments.
Marv
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oh! for goodness sake!
well, that was good writing. you had me fooled and tickled over your predicament.
But, it WAS partially true - you've got the Northern job!!
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Gotcha! Glad you liked it.
Tha want me they're the weak bee four Thangs Given.
Mahv
Comment from Y. M. Roger
A fun and light-hearted read that grabs and keeps the reader's attention and puts a smile on their face in the end! ;) Thank you for sharing, this evening! :)
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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A fun and light-hearted read that grabs and keeps the reader's attention and puts a smile on their face in the end! ;) Thank you for sharing, this evening! :)
Comment Written 09-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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You're welcome, Y. M. Your comments are music to my ears.
Thanks for reviewing and for the 5 stars.
Marv
Comment from Gloria ....
Ha, well that's the cool thing about recovering from a faux pas very quickly and northern becomes sorthern and no-one notices the difference, yes?
Most entertaining post, Marv. I love these quirky writes of yours. :)
Gloria
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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Ha, well that's the cool thing about recovering from a faux pas very quickly and northern becomes sorthern and no-one notices the difference, yes?
Most entertaining post, Marv. I love these quirky writes of yours. :)
Gloria
Comment Written 09-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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One of them caught the error, but thought she made the mistake.
I quote:
I think that I am missing something here, Marvin. I just had a glass of wine with lunch, so I probably did. You changed Northern to Sorthern? I really thought that I was understanding the poem. What letter in the logo got goofed up?
Please let me know so that I can quit laboring my tired brain.
I love the idea of the poem though. I am sure it is my mistake.
So I'll write in my diary it was her mistake. That should keep her happy.
Thanks for your review.
Marv
Comment from fm wright
At least equals "T'was the Night Before Christmas." It has great humor in it and was a joy to read. Look forward to reading the next in this series line. Love the artwork you've chosen to go with it.
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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At least equals "T'was the Night Before Christmas." It has great humor in it and was a joy to read. Look forward to reading the next in this series line. Love the artwork you've chosen to go with it.
Comment Written 09-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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Thank you, Mr. Wright, for this review.
What a comment!
"T'was the Night Before Christmas" is one of my favorite poems. I'm happy you liked the humor. ?A joy to read? is very gratifying.
I've been fortunate with the artwork lately. Glad you liked this selection.
I hope we meet again.
Marv
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Yes, so do I and you're welcome.
Comment from Mitchell Brontė
A very creative poem that made me smile, a nice smooth flow throughout enabling it to roll off the tongue. Loved the last two lines which were a fitting finale to a wonderful poem.
Mitchell
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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A very creative poem that made me smile, a nice smooth flow throughout enabling it to roll off the tongue. Loved the last two lines which were a fitting finale to a wonderful poem.
Mitchell
Comment Written 09-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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Thank you very much, Mitchell, for your review and the five stars.
I appreciate your compliments.
A stanza needed to be added to clarify some details.
Thanks again.
Marv
Comment from Debbie Pope
I think that I am missing something here, Marvin. I just had a glass of wine with lunch, so I probably did. You changed Northern to Sorthern? I really thought that I was understanding the poem. What letter in the logo got goofed up?
Please let me know so that I can quit laboring my tired brain.
I love the idea of the poem though. I am sure it is my mistake.
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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I think that I am missing something here, Marvin. I just had a glass of wine with lunch, so I probably did. You changed Northern to Sorthern? I really thought that I was understanding the poem. What letter in the logo got goofed up?
Please let me know so that I can quit laboring my tired brain.
I love the idea of the poem though. I am sure it is my mistake.
Comment Written 09-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 09-Oct-2018
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You are missing something, Debbie, and it's all my fault.
I was commissioned to paint one, six foot high capital 'N', but I posted this piece without telling the readers. I hope your brain has a swift recovery.
I like the idea of this poem also, but writing it without errors didn't occur to me in time. If the English language wasn't so illogical, there wouldn't have been a problem. I kinda forgot it wouldn't be as simple as changing one letter.
Thanks for the 5 stars.
Marv
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You are welcome. I am totally recovered. I did think that it was me though.
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Debbie
You are many things and many things are you, so if you want to believe it was you, I'm satisfied with that.
And I'm glad we're connected.
Marv
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Me, too.
