I’m not noted for my moxie. Not famous for my wit.
When I tell a joke, I rarely get away with it.
My asides are not whimsical. They’re lacking in their zest.
The laughter they occasion is optional, at best.
When they hold a contest in delivering a line,
I promise you the loving cup never will be mine.
And though it would be wonderful to be life of the party,
I’ll have to make do with being brilliantly arty!
Prompt words are contest, whimsical, optional, moxie and wonderful. (Amazing that three of the five prompts, all taken from different sites, actually rhyme with each other! ) What are the chances?
As clever and witty as your poems are, I doubt that this poem is biographical. I can sarcastically quip and raise a few smiles (and usually four times as many puzzled looks), I cannot tell a joke-joke to save my life. ♥
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Aha, so it is about you????
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Nope, cuz my sarcastic aside and various quips generally result in at least a few people cracking up. 🙂
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But are they laughing at you or with you???? ;o) ;o)
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Yes.
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HA!!!
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This is clever poem Judy.
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Good poem and fun use of the prompts.
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You’ve got my vote!
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Well if nothing else, the photo did get a chuckle out of me~!.. Now as to dishing it out, my dry humor, convoluted subtility, and play on words so often completely misses my target that I seem to be the only one laughing (inside) while others have the same look that your photo has~! If you must explain it, then forget about it~! Some peoples brains just work on a different level, (not higher, just different).
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I know the feeling. Everybody else in the room tells a joke and people fall about laughing. I say something funny and I get tumbleweeds and people staring like I’m an alien. Great poem, Judy.
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They just don’t understand our superior intellects, Mason ;o)
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Yes! That must be it, I mean you poems are always good fun. Your jokes must be hilarious too!
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Actually, I love humor but don’t much appreciate jokes. In moderation they are great but occasionally you meet someone who uses a string of them to avoid actually communicating. That, I hate.
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Oh yes, jokes are for comediens not for avoiding things that must be discussed. Those who overuse get really annoying too!
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I do love comedians, though. They are essentially really funny storytellers!!!
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Yeah, wish I could tell a fun story like they do. Jasper Carrot has always been a great comedy storyteller.
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I’ll have to look him up. A new one for me.
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I checked him out. He is funny. Great delivery.
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Have you seen Dwayne Perkins? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwvnBzJK5k
His delivery is so natural..Really like him.
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I’ll give him a listen. Thank you!
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This is wonderful 😀
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I love it! ❤️😂
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Oh, Judy, you are so dear! Okay, and “brilliantly arty.” as well. Just please keep on enriching life on this planet in your own perfectly imperfect, accessible/delightful/wise and wonderful ways! Wow. I wuv u. Glen
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How are things in Canada, Glen?
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Fun. I have a penchant for puns. When they fall flat, I always think “Oh dear, do they think I actually meant that for real”.
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I can totally relate to you on this one! I can’t tell a joke or a story to save my life! 😉😂
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I was right there with you until the last line…
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What??? You don’t think I’m brilliantly arty?????
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