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Funny and Genius! Had a nice laugh. Dark humor is harsh – no laugh is without awakening that pesky Conscience.
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You completely get me then! 😉 Thanks so much for reading and commenting! 😀
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I laughed, seriously!
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Oh, now that is a very welcome response, Ally! 😉
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It has been long since I read a poetic satire, and I’m glad to have read this. Incredible! Hats off, Tony!
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Aw, my hat’s off to you for such a generous assessment of this poem! 😀
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It was really my pleasure to read such a wonderful piece, such a fresh change!
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Shucks!
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Imaginative fun read 🙂
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Thank you very much! 🙂
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It’s like Ogden Nash meets Billy Collins.
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Good lord. That’s quite a bit to live up to! Thank you so much!
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Tony… you’re brilliant! This works on so many levels… I know I’ll figure out even more of them after I post this comment. You’ve pointed your index finger at / whipped your middle finger at the prejudice / intolerance some people feel for one another… the pointlessness and heartlessness of name-calling. We start out laughing out loud at the absurdity… but then, in the end, we’re confronted by your totally thought provoking “punch line”… your sobering epilogue / Aesop Fable-like message / moral. Your poem needs to be published in the real world because, here, you’re preaching to the choir. Alas, those who would benefit the most will likely NEVER see it. On a more positive note (what’s more negative than the word ‘NEVER”?)… I’d love to hear you reading this on a Crumbcast… hey… maybe you could even set it to music?
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Tom, first off, thank you for this awesome feedback! I definitely meant this to have an Aesop fable kind of vibe to it, so I’m glad this wasn’t lost in the writing! As for me reading it on a Crumbcast… Hm. I might be persuaded to do just that… 😉
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I love the word play! Such fun, until the last line, of course.
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Yes, the last line kinda brings the seriousness of it back home really, doesn’t it. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Nadia! 🙂
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Amen!
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So be it! 😉
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Great title for a dark modern day fable. Excellent!
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I’m glad you liked the title, Chris. I did wonder if anyone would get the meaning behind it! 😛
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This is great. The grandeur lies in its beautiful codification. Parallel worlds slowly emerging by themselves: and then an unequivocal flap across the face in the last phrase. Yes. A belly laughter to my soul at 8.40 this morning, too … 🙂
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You’ve just made my evening with this thoughtful assessment of my poem, Mils. Thank you! 😀
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Pleasure. You made my morning! We’re quits. 🙂
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