Comment from AnnaLinda

Excellent

Craig,

Oh, so you entered also...Nice job!
"trite should be outlawed" >Good luck
with that! lol

Nice rhyme in there too with a noble dual
as well.

Linda

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thanks, Linda. There is more than a hint of irony in that ;-)

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

I knew from reading the instructions this was one of Domino Ray's contests. LMFAO.

You'e done a fine job with it and amazingly enough the outcome is brilliantly ironic.

See you in a bit. :))

Gloria

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thanks Gloria. I'm still waiting to see who took it seriously. Surprisingly, not too many so far ;-) Maybe there's a credibility issue here.

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

A reduction to the lowest common denominator in the first line, a magnificent cliche in the second and a piece of third-rate wisdom in the last! What more could you have possibly done to fulfil the requirements of this unusual contest.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Ironically, I guess if the voters agree with me, I'll have to be disqualified :-)

Thanks Tony.

Comment from lightink

Excellent

Wow! Three rhymes and a well chosen closing line to fight clichés! Well written 5-7-5 poem that should be a strong contender, unless it offends many ;)... LOL!

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Offend? I could never do that ;-)

Thanks, lightink, for the great review.

Craig

Comment from rspoet

Excellent

This is fine poem
that meets are the dull requirements
But it might have too much poetic imagination
after all, it has three rhymes
and it suggests the opposite:
to outlaw the trite is to outlaw this contest
Still, a good entry, even though interesting
Good luck in the dull contest

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Your response was anything but dull. Thanks, rspoet :)

Comment from ~Dovey

Excellent

Hi Craig!

I was about to say, I have the perfect pic for this, then I read the author's notes lol no doubt one of Ray's contests! lol

I like this: pen/sword/accord/outlawed... quite thematic

I think you will do well :)

Good luck! (and don't go away, I'm posting!)

Kim

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

LOL ok, and thanks.