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Topsy ~ Turvy

And ready to lose it

31 total reviews 
Comment from karenina
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This is very funny! I love the "Patsy decline" wit... This is how I feel on every carnival ride ever... (okay, maybe once around on the carousel, but that is my limit)--

Great meter and rhyme and perfect photo!

Karenina

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Like they say, real life can be either scarier or funnier than made up stuff. You just have to find the right topic.

    Thank you very much, Karenina for your awesome review and comments.
    I am glad you caught my Patsy declined joke. Not everyone did. But a lot did.

    I actually rewrote this after I could see that not everyone knew what an
    inversion table is. That was initially the topic of mine. But once I changed a few things it really took off. Thanks again.
reply by karenina on 27-May-2024
    Sorry my reviews are coming late. But they ARE coming!

reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    I know you are behind right now but i am trying to help a mutual friend who needs just a couple more to get to an atb. I already helped him get to recognized but I am doing a poem right now for Kimbob who has been away for a while and needs one more for "The Old Man in the Mirror"
reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    I know you are behind right now but i am trying to help a mutual friend who needs just a couple more to get to an atb. I already helped him get to recognized but I am doing a poem right now for Kimbob who has been away for a while and needs one more for "The Old Man in the Mirror"
reply by karenina on 27-May-2024
    Sorry -- I've already reviewed it!
reply by karenina on 27-May-2024
    This is a repeat reply...and I'm already on board as having reviewed it or I'd be happy to!
reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Ok, thanks. Duh? Forgot to look.
reply by the author on 27-May-2024
reply by karenina on 27-May-2024
    LOL. Been there. Missed that!
reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    I know. I am so busy with so much stuff. Trying to help Lisa too as she has been gone and sick, but my work at home is not done. And I was going to have all my thank you cards written today. Oh well. LOL.
Comment from Lisasview
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Excellent entry for this contest and I wish you the very best of luck!!!
Clever and refreshing and I loved every word.
Wishing you the very best of luck ...
Lisa

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Thank you my dear friend for the awesome review for this one. You are so sweet and I appreciate your lovely review and your six stars. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, my beautiful friend. Love, Debi
Comment from Bill Schott
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This poem, Topsy Turvy, presented with four ABCB-rhymed quaterns, shouts out in dismay about a day when everything seems backwards, inside out, and upside down.

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Hey, Bill, thanks for the awesome review for this silly poem. I appreciate all the kind words. Hope you guys are doing well. Thanks again!!
Comment from Brenda Strauser
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This is a cute poem. It is funny. The picture goes nice with the words. Rhyming scheme is good. The poem was enjoyable to read. Very good job. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 28-May-2024
    Hey Brenda, you are so sweet. Thank you so very much for the fun review and comments for this silly poem. It was a fun one to write. Thanks again my dear friend. Love, Debi
Comment from Aussie
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Best wishes for your contest entry; love cats and this one sure is an acrobat. A funny and clever poem for the contest. The photo is magic. Those of us that love felines would laugh out loud. cats are great entertainers that always fall on their feet! K xx

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Hey, Kace, thank you so very much for the lovely review, words and the honor of your six stars. It truly means more to me than you could possibly know. Love, Debi
Comment from Sallyo
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Ha! Love this one, and the pic suits it perfectly. Patsy declines to comment, I'm sure. The last line explains the whole thing to perfection. Good luck with the contest. I think this is a strong contender.

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Ahhh, Sallyo, thank you so very much for the lovely review, words and the honor of your six stars. It truly means more to me than you could possibly know. Love, Debi
Comment from Andrea Kepple
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Well done fulfilling the requirements for the contest. I love your poem, I may have been influenced by the photo being a cat mom.

Your poem is wonderfully whimsical. The poetic form fits what was required, obviously.

I like how you painted several pictures all reinforcing the emphasis that things have been flipped upside-down. Thank you for sharing your poem.

 Comment Written 26-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Andrea, thank you so much for the fun review and comments. It was a lot of fun to write, but the truth is I get car sick and go through all those things, so carnival rides are now out. I tried to go with the grandkids and it is no fun having them see me get sick. LOL... and yes, wasn't that cat cute?
    Thanks again.
Comment from ESOSTINE
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That was quite a funny one in deed and masterly penned. It reminded me of my first experience taking one of those crazy rides. All I could do was to continue shouting with flushed face to manage my fears. Well done, dear.

 Comment Written 26-May-2024


reply by the author on 26-May-2024
    Esostine, you are so kind. Thank you for the fun review and comments. Amazing how many also feel sick from some rides. LOL, of course I get car sick just riding in the back seat. So going on rides with the grandkids wasn't too great for them to see grandma getting sick. Haha!
Comment from June Sargent
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This is a fun response to the challenge! I personally am not a fan of carnival rides. Too dizzy! So I can relate to the topsy turvy dilemma! Well done.

 Comment Written 26-May-2024


reply by the author on 26-May-2024
    Hi June, thank you so very much for the kind review and comments. You are always so sweet and I appreciate it so very much.
Comment from Michele Harber
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This fits the contest challenge perfectly. The poem is fun, nonsensical, and definitely describes an upside-down day. I love that, while following the end-line rhyme scheme, you added those wonderful mid-line rhymes that give the poem additional bounce and add to the nonsensical feel. Good luck in the contest with this high-quality entry.

 Comment Written 26-May-2024


reply by the author on 26-May-2024
    Oh Michelle, thank you so very much for the kind review and comments. You are always so sweet and I appreciate it so very much.
reply by Michele Harber on 27-May-2024
    It?s my pleasure, and particularly when a work is this enjoyable!