Comment from --Turtle.

Excellent

Hi, Craig

I read through your wry, matrimony bliss lune.

Ha, sounds like a compliment my male might give me, with a smile... of course, and less fear of being smothered in his sleep.

A widow's husband plays on the curiosity of how a man's wife might become a widow. The answer comes from the imagining a woman's ire of being insulted in a compliment.

She must have hugged him to death in her appreciation of his good eye. : )

I enjoyed the subtle slight. What woman doesn't like to be called beautiful? It's the prerequisites that sting.

My guy likes to say I'm beautiful to him. ... To him, he stresses. Because to the average onlooker... well, he wouldn't call me a looker from the outside looking in.

Got to rub a little dirt in the love, else a compliment might go to my head.

This was a fun lune to read, well presented, and teasing of the way men and women seem to clash.... husband was just being honest, and the woman... well, why can't we just take a compliment?

 Comment Written 02-Dec-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Dec-2019

Sounds like your guy might need a little subtle re-education, Turtle... unless, of course, he gets as good as he gives. I have to agree though, the woman in my little tale obviously has no sense of humour ;-) Thanks so much, and by the way... very nice to see you back. Some of us miss you when you're not around for a while.

Cheers, Craig

Comment from GE Parson

Excellent

HiCD,

This brought an immediate smile to my face
(du where else would smile)as I saw the humor in it.
I have nothing to critique your lune poem or whatever it's called. Good luck in the contest. Jerry

 Comment Written 02-Dec-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Dec-2019

Hey Jerry :)

Thanks for the good wishes, and for enjoying my silly poem. Much appreciated, Craig

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

LOL! Hey, guess what? He looks great in the dark....suit! :) A darkly humorous Lune offering for the contest Craig... almost seems incongruous with your smiling face there playing the ukulele to the right of it! :) Unique and definitely in CD-Style!! ;) Good luck in the contest! ;) Yvette

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 Comment Written 02-Dec-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Dec-2019

lol @ ...suit, Yvette. I think you might have just earned me a nickname... the Ukulele Assassin! Thanks for the good wishes, Craig

Comment from Alex Rosel

Excellent

This is a good entry for the contest {thumbs up}.

You state: His famous last words. Is this the photo of someone famous? If so, perhaps you might like to add an author note detailing who it is. If not, why are these words famous? Just curious.

Here's wishing you the best of luck when the contest is judged {smiles}.



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 Comment Written 02-Dec-2019

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reply by the author on 02-Dec-2019

Hi Alex. Thanks for the kind remarks and observations. In these parts "famous last words" is simply a colloquialism for something someone says which could bring disastrous consequences their way. It doesn't necessarily mean the person (or the words) must be famous.

Since it doesn't seem to be used that way in your parts, and possibly in others, I've changed it to "fateful". I hope that is more widely understood :)

Cheers,
Craig

reply by Alex Rosel on 02-Dec-2019

You reply has taught me another nuance that separates American English from British English {thumbs up}.