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An Ode To A Tomato

JLY View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Oct 12 04, 20:13 Post #1
Ornate Oracle Group: Centurion Posts: 4,592 Joined: 31-October 03 From: New Jersey Member No.: 39 Real Name: John Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Larry Carr	Cleo, We can always use a little humor in our lives. JLY ·············· Give thanks for your new friends of today, but never forget the warm hugs of your yesterdays. Nominate a poem for the InterBoard Poetry Competition by taking into careful consideration those poems you feel would best represent Mosaic Musings. For details, click into the IBPC nomination forum. Did that poem just captivate you? Nominate it for the Faery award today! If perfection of form allured your muse, propose the Crown Jewels award. For more information, click here! MM Award Winner

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jgdittier View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	Nov 28 04, 17:34 Post #2
Creative Chieftain Group: Platinum Member Posts: 1,802 Joined: 24-April 04 From: Connecticut Member No.: 58 Real Name: Ron Jones Writer of: Poetry	Dear John, I have great respect for humorous verse and enjoy the way you've abused elements of poetry so as to add to the wry impact. Prune/swoon is a point indeed. I doubt in serious poetry "prune" would ever appear, certainly not in a rhyme. Here too, the word "prune" is used as its sound is crude and distasteful but its taste is actually pleasant, an element of irony. I believe writing good humorous verse is a task almost equal to serious good poetry. Cheers, jgd ·············· Ron Jones MM Award Winner