Comment from Bill O'Bier

Excellent

A delightful and fun read. You've written a "delicious" poem with lots of love. Thanks so much for sharing. Good luck in the contest.

Wishing you the best--
Bill~

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars.

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

Food paint? That is funny. Good job with the prompt. Your lines flow smoothly & tell a good story. You are right about how young/old can/do make messes when eating. You are right about how others should view those.

Good job & best wishes I the contest. Jan

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments are really appreciated; as are the stars.

Comment from Pantygynt

Excellent

Are you aware of the play on words here? In the British services the place where you eat is known as the "mess". In the navy the "mess deck" is kept scrupulously clean and a "messing allowance" is money paid to you for food. But your unholy mess scares me -- on ly 17 years to go before "beige meat" oh, Yuk. Please god no.

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars. LOL I am familiar with the terms 'mess hall' and 'mess tent' but messing allowance is a new one-great. Lets hope those 17 years go very slowly -trust me the beige meat is to die for -NOT.

Comment from RGstar

Excellent

How good this is, surely this must be the one for the prize. Very cleverly done and with good humor incorporated.
Image enhances the write and creates vivid imagery as a combination.
Well done, author.
Deserves a prize.
My best wishes,
RGstar

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

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Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Nice metaphor for baby food. Some of it can be bad smelling and probably tasting worse than it looks. It is probably better to make a mess with this then to eat it.
You mention squash. That is usually one of the favorites amont babies. I know this having worked in daycare at one time.

Hope you did well in the contest.

Keep writing

dragonpoet

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars. I mentioned squash mainly for the color contrast- I know babies do seem to like it and ironically so do the elderly who have to eat pureed- it is mostly the pureed meats that are not readily accepted-yuk.

reply by dragonpoet on 26-Jul-2016

You're very welcome. There's a reason why the meats aren't accepted.

dp

reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

lol I totally agree, if the smell doesn't get to you the texture/taste will, and I have seen workers try to hide it by mixing other foods with it- it doesn't work.

Comment from William Ross

Excellent

very good, messy eating, put a piece of chocolate cream pie down in front of a baby you want to see a artful mess. good luck on this and have a good day

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars. Yummy on the chocolate cream pie.

Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

That is the one good thing of growing old, you can go back to being a child again with now reprisals! LOL. I enjoyed your poem on What a Mess, it's a really good contest entry. Well done and good luck! xsx Sandra

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars. I believe that regardless our age there is a small piece of child remaining/

Comment from Nika2016

Excellent

Permission granted for grandma to fingerpaint, too!
The food is horrible, except for Blueberry Buckle which my kids ate until age 10...me too..(Gerber Baby Food)
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 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars. Hey I remember that one too.

Comment from write hand blue

Excellent

All food is a mess after we have chewed it. Yuk!

A colourful and appropriate entry for the competition. Thoughtfully written.

Good luck... ~Mel~

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

Thank you so very much for taking the time to read and review. Your kind comments and wishes are really appreciated; as are the stars.

Comment from joannakruk

Excellent

What a fun piece. Unfortunately, I must say that I can only too clearly relate to the messy eating facade. I'm much older than 2 and much younger than 70 but just as messy nonetheless. I attribute it to living life passionately, in all manifestations of the term.
Great piece and ideal picture.

 Comment Written 26-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jul-2016

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