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It's Another Scorcher

I get no relief - either from weather or my wife...

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Comment from Rachelle Allen
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HAHAHAHAHAH!!! OMG. HAHAHAHAHA!!! This is PRICELESS!! Best laugh I've had all day. I loved it ALL, but my two favorite lines were:

Nor do I garden or cook out - just surviving is my mission.

"Oh, shut up, you'll complain by first freeze," yells my wife. [You know she's right; we ALL say what you do then renege on the promise once the winter arrives...]

Absolutely DELIGHTFUL entry, Mystery Writer. I hope it does well for you in the polls!

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
    Not doing great, but the fun is in the writing and the responses like yours. Thanks much!
reply by Rachelle Allen on 24-Jul-2023
    The contests here are weighted. There are Family Blocks of voters and Religious Blocks of voters, so how you do in the polls is in NO way a measure of your talent as a writer. They're more like the eighth grade votes for student council president: solely and exclusively on popularity/if you've befriended the 'right' people, not whether you're qualified.

    You've got the right idea about it: just read the reviews of the people who cared enough to comment.

    xoxoxo
Comment from WendyLea
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This poem was a delight! I had to laugh as I have been roasting, as well. I am not ready to welcome winter as I complain about the cold almost as fervently as the boiling temperatures of summer. Great work!

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
    We are the same. I complain about the extremems in weather while my wife just complains about me. It is life. Life is fun. Thanks for stopping by.
Comment from RodG
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I complain, too, about the heat that makes it impossible to do anything outside. I also hear your wife. She sounds like mine. I will never welcome winter, however. A fun read! Rod

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
    We are the same. I complain about the extremems in weather while my wife just complains about me. It is life. Life is fun. Thanks for stopping by.
Comment from dragonpoet
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Hi
I like the witty but truthful end to this poem. It is horrible what the heat is doing around the world. Between that and the periodic bad air quality form raging wild fires, it has been a summer for the record books.
And that is not good.
Keep writing and stay healthly
Enjoy your day.
Good luck in the contest.
Joan

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2023


reply by the author on 24-Jul-2023
    Complaining about the weather is one of the rights of humans. Complaining about government is =, for the time being, alsso a right. But, not near as much fun. Thanks for stopping by.
reply by dragonpoet on 24-Jul-2023
    Maybe it should be a right added to the Constitution.
    You're welcome.
    Joan