A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
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Comment from bichonfrisegirl
SIX STARS! Darn, I can only give you a virtual six.
Funny, funny, funny! This poem had me snorting out loud, Craig. I enjoyed reading this very creative poem!!
Your use of internal rhyming throughout this piece is terrific and it really makes this poem a skip-along read. They already use porcine and bovine valves as well as artificial valves as replacement valves in human heart surgery, so I'm not too surprised to hear that "porcine organs" could be next for "xenotransplantation". I think Bacon Bits' days may be numbered. :)
Cheers,
Connie
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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SIX STARS! Darn, I can only give you a virtual six.
Funny, funny, funny! This poem had me snorting out loud, Craig. I enjoyed reading this very creative poem!!
Your use of internal rhyming throughout this piece is terrific and it really makes this poem a skip-along read. They already use porcine and bovine valves as well as artificial valves as replacement valves in human heart surgery, so I'm not too surprised to hear that "porcine organs" could be next for "xenotransplantation". I think Bacon Bits' days may be numbered. :)
Cheers,
Connie
Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Thanks so much for the virtual sixer, Connie, and for getting a kick out of the poem. Poor Babe (aka Bacon Bits).
Comment from lyenochka
Oh, what a name for Mr. Pig. How about Wilbur? But that would throw off your meter. I do agree it sounds wrong. Aside from food, I was surprised that pig pancreas was used in all kinds of applications from contacts and for treatment of diabetes. I would think some religions would object.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Oh, what a name for Mr. Pig. How about Wilbur? But that would throw off your meter. I do agree it sounds wrong. Aside from food, I was surprised that pig pancreas was used in all kinds of applications from contacts and for treatment of diabetes. I would think some religions would object.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Mine does. I'll put up with the diabetes :) Many thanks, Helen, much appreciated.
Comment from ciliverde
I have to agree with you, I'd rather the pig got to keep his own precious body parts. I like pigs, and I like your poem as well. How strange it would be to have a pig's heart instead of a human one. Not sure that's a good idea. Well done, Craig,
Carol
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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I have to agree with you, I'd rather the pig got to keep his own precious body parts. I like pigs, and I like your poem as well. How strange it would be to have a pig's heart instead of a human one. Not sure that's a good idea. Well done, Craig,
Carol
Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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I'm sure the pig wouldn't think so, Carol! Many thanks for the great review, Craig
Comment from Mitchell Brontė
Hi Craig, I wish we would stop interfering with nature, there is a reason why there is a circle of life....balance .....but I could never have put it so wonderfully into poetic words as you have. The humour, the rhyming, the sprinkling of alliteration.......excellent
Mitchell
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Hi Craig, I wish we would stop interfering with nature, there is a reason why there is a circle of life....balance .....but I could never have put it so wonderfully into poetic words as you have. The humour, the rhyming, the sprinkling of alliteration.......excellent
Mitchell
Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Thanks so much for the delightful comments, Mitchell. They are most kind. Cheers, Craig
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
WOW! What will science dream up next? Good job, Craig, with this strange word Your lines flow smoothly with great rhymes. The internal rhyme in the first line of each verse is super. I like the line about liking the pork alive. Your word a day poems seem to be more involved. You must spend a good part of the day writing these. If so, bravo. They are all great. Thanks for sharing. Jan
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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WOW! What will science dream up next? Good job, Craig, with this strange word Your lines flow smoothly with great rhymes. The internal rhyme in the first line of each verse is super. I like the line about liking the pork alive. Your word a day poems seem to be more involved. You must spend a good part of the day writing these. If so, bravo. They are all great. Thanks for sharing. Jan
Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Strangely, the poems themselves don't usually take so long, Jan. This one was probably 15-20 minutes. But then finding an image, playing around with it, setting up the presentation (not that it shows much, because I'm not very artsy) probably drags it out to three quarters of an hour. The longest part of keeping the poetry flowing for me is reviewing others' pieces and responding to those who've been kind enough to review mine. Possibly you have found the same thing? Thanks very much for the most lovely comments. Craig
Comment from Pamusart
Hi Craig. My recent foot surgery had a cadaver's Achilles' tendon at the ready. The doctor ended up cutting two inches out of mine and attached it with screws to the bone. I was surprised that pig tendons were not available. Surgery not healing well. I have heard other things like this about pigs. Using their organs. I knew xenophobic meant distrust or hatred of people from other countries. But, xeno here must mean Transplant to another species. Well done. Thank you for sharing
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reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Hi Craig. My recent foot surgery had a cadaver's Achilles' tendon at the ready. The doctor ended up cutting two inches out of mine and attached it with screws to the bone. I was surprised that pig tendons were not available. Surgery not healing well. I have heard other things like this about pigs. Using their organs. I knew xenophobic meant distrust or hatred of people from other countries. But, xeno here must mean Transplant to another species. Well done. Thank you for sharing
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Comment Written 26-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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That all sounds quite nasty, Pam, and I'm sorry to hear it's not healing well. I hope that changes. I think xeno means foreign, or stranger. So, in this case, the body parts are from a "foreign" species. Many thanks for the lovely comments. Craig
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Makes sense Craig. Thanks
Comment from Gloria ....
Yikes, I've never heard of this before, but am not deeply surprised even though the sacrifice is as you say only meaningful if it's voluntary which it definitely is not here.
A superbly rhymed and metred work though and highly original too.
Great stuff, Craig.
Gloria
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reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Yikes, I've never heard of this before, but am not deeply surprised even though the sacrifice is as you say only meaningful if it's voluntary which it definitely is not here.
A superbly rhymed and metred work though and highly original too.
Great stuff, Craig.
Gloria
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Comment Written 25-Oct-2018
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2018
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Many thanks, Gloria. What did surprise me was that this has been tried numerous times, way back to 1905, without any real success, of course. Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks :) Craig
