Monday, 21 April 2014

The best laid plans…

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We expected a crowd to be forming,
With balloon sellers, cops, people swarming.
But down came the sleet,
We all got wet feet,
At the rally against global warming.

Thank you Tess for another thought provoking prompt.

Coal: Nature’s Hazardous Waste Dump.
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23 comments:

  1. Catalyst21 April 2014 at 1:45 pm

    Wonderful poem, except for a missing t!

    And being a Taylor, that's important to me.

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    1. Stafford Ray21 April 2014 at 2:37 pm

      I give in, where is the missing 't'?
      As a tea drinker, a missed t is a disaster!

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  2. Jinksy21 April 2014 at 5:26 pm

    Nice bit of irony there. :-)

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  3. Anonymous21 April 2014 at 8:54 pm

    The missing t is on the end of wet feet. *smile* But even so, I enjoyed this one with its irony and play even in the midst of the seriousness.

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    1. Stafford Ray12 September 2014 at 9:26 am

      Thank you. It is amazing that I could look at that a hundred times and not see it. :-)

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  4. Kathe W.22 April 2014 at 12:30 am

    Excellently wry Stafford.

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  5. Doctor FTSE22 April 2014 at 2:38 am

    Great limerick again, Stafford. Maybe icy sleet counts as "warm" in Finland?

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  6. Stafford Ray22 April 2014 at 7:19 am

    My screen shows the mysterious 't' at the end of 'feet' to be there, but it seems it is missing on others! Very strange... maybe it is a line length problem. Anyway, there is nothing I can do about that, I guess. :-(

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    1. Helen22 April 2014 at 6:15 pm

      We 't' feet perchance?

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    2. Stafford Ray23 April 2014 at 7:29 am

      Funny isn't it? I read that a hundred times and could not see it! Thanks, M'aam, all fixed now. X

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    3. Helen24 April 2014 at 4:15 am

      I, Mr. Ray am a stellar editor ....

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    4. Helen24 April 2014 at 4:15 am

      I, Mr. Ray am a stellar editor ....

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    5. Stafford Ray12 September 2014 at 9:27 am

      And you repeat yourself too! XX

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  7. Truedessa22 April 2014 at 8:10 am

    I have to agree with Jinksy about the irony of the poem..nice work..

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    1. Blue Grumpster23 April 2014 at 4:58 pm

      Ah! You're here too, Truedessa Dear?
      Making me want to cheer :)

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  8. Carrie Van Horn22 April 2014 at 8:40 am

    You play your words cleverly Stafford....oh how I have missed your wonderful humor....sorry to be such a stranger....life like poop seems to happen....love your new profile pic! :-)

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  9. Silent Otto 22 April 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Whilever acid rain is still falling, up feont there oughta be a man in purple !

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  10. Blue Grumpster23 April 2014 at 5:01 pm

    I had planned to go camping at your shore
    But then came the wind and I was no more

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  11. Tess Kincaid24 April 2014 at 11:15 am

    I have come to expect a smile when I visit...I was not disappointed...

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  12. Tess Kincaid24 April 2014 at 11:16 am

    PS...fun to see you on Facebook, Ford...

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  13. C.C.27 April 2014 at 4:45 pm

    Love the irony :-)

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  14. ~T~30 April 2014 at 7:17 am

    I can't tell the globe is warming here, either...

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    1. Stafford Ray30 April 2014 at 8:14 am

      Yes, I agree. Global Warming is a bit like blood pressure. We need an expert to diagnose it, but ignorance will not prevent it from killing us.

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