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Comment from Ginda Simpson
What a fun 3 line poem! I am always amazed at how writers rise to the challenge of a limited word or line count. This is darling and very clever. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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What a fun 3 line poem! I am always amazed at how writers rise to the challenge of a limited word or line count. This is darling and very clever. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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.Ginda, I am so sorry so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
Comment from Verna Cole Mitchell
This is a cute and clever little three line poem. The picture suits it perfectly. I guess there could be worse things to be addicted to. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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This is a cute and clever little three line poem. The picture suits it perfectly. I guess there could be worse things to be addicted to. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Hi Verna, I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
Comment from Bill Schott
This 5-7-7, Hokey Pokey, has the proper formatting and makes a funny play on the song words for your poem. I guess, in the final analysis, that's what it's all about.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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This 5-7-7, Hokey Pokey, has the proper formatting and makes a funny play on the song words for your poem. I guess, in the final analysis, that's what it's all about.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Bill, I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
Comment from Mario PIERRE
Funny and smart. The play on words is genius!!
Hokey pokey is so well known now that it's original meaning has been totally transformed. I remember, long time ago in primary school, we learned it that way:
Hokey pokey, penny a lump
Have a lick will make you jump...
Of course it was then about the ice cream!!
Great job and good luck!!!
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Funny and smart. The play on words is genius!!
Hokey pokey is so well known now that it's original meaning has been totally transformed. I remember, long time ago in primary school, we learned it that way:
Hokey pokey, penny a lump
Have a lick will make you jump...
Of course it was then about the ice cream!!
Great job and good luck!!!
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Hi Mario! I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
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Comment from Sarah Das Gupta
This is a fun poem with a great illustration. It puns on words/phrases and is very amusing! Addiction is of course a more serious subject. On a lighter note, you can be 'addicted' to dancing - my teenage granddaughter is!
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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This is a fun poem with a great illustration. It puns on words/phrases and is very amusing! Addiction is of course a more serious subject. On a lighter note, you can be 'addicted' to dancing - my teenage granddaughter is!
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Hi Sarah, I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
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I enjoyed it!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Is hokey pokey related to addiction Debi? I did not know that, unfortunately addicts find it very difficult to turn it all around, once addicted, it can be a long road to recovery. Your light hearted words made be think that this guy was addicted to dancing, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2023
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Is hokey pokey related to addiction Debi? I did not know that, unfortunately addicts find it very difficult to turn it all around, once addicted, it can be a long road to recovery. Your light hearted words made be think that this guy was addicted to dancing, love Dolly x
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2023
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Hi Dolly. I thank you for honest question. I am sure that HP or even dancing is not on the list of addictions to watch out for, yet I am also sure that there are many who are addicted to each one of these.
Addiction is a disease that knows no boundaries. Coming from a double dose of inherited addiction, I learned this the hard way. I've yet to come upon anything in my life that I truly love, that I didn't become addicted to at some point. Whenever I have enjoyed something immensely over a period of time, it becomes an issue for me.
If I tried to quit FS, it would be devastating and would or could not happen w/o an extreme amount of pain and suffering. To someone without the disease, it is merely a short term nuisance to rid yourself of the habit to stop anything that they love, much like a person going on a diet.
This is why I went through both of my leg surgeries without a drop of narcotics. They said it couldn't be done, and that I was setting myself up for an unhealthy amount of pain while healing, and throughout therapy to walk again. They were right about the pain, but that phrase set me up for success. I fight harder when people use the word 'can't.'
Sorry for the long reply, and even though this post was only meant to give people a smile, you gave me cause to answer your serious question with a serious answer.
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Thank you for your reply Debi and I hope you are fully recovered from your surgeries now, it sounds like you suffered a lot, love Dolly x
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Thank you for your reply Debi and I hope you are fully recovered from your surgeries now, it sounds like you suffered a lot, love Dolly x
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Maybe so, but no pity parties here, just so thankful for what is the end result. It is still very difficult and painful but I am walking on my own now. I am very blessed and always look for the positive.
Lol, however in a month I need a couple eye surgeries.
Still looking at the positive.
And thanks again for the kind review. As always, I do appreciate it. 🤗😘
Comment from Sanku
I loved the picture of the man trying to dance. The little poem is fun filled and the last line says it all 'you'll turn it around'. This is what we say to anyone with addiction...
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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I loved the picture of the man trying to dance. The little poem is fun filled and the last line says it all 'you'll turn it around'. This is what we say to anyone with addiction...
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Hi Santha, I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review.. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
Comment from jenintorre
I like your fun poem and great illustration. It is a great play on words. In England we call it the Hokey Cokey. I wish you lots of luck in the competition. Best wishes. Jen.
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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I like your fun poem and great illustration. It is a great play on words. In England we call it the Hokey Cokey. I wish you lots of luck in the competition. Best wishes. Jen.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 16-Jan-2023
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Hi Jen, . I am so sorry for being so late in thanking you for your kind review. I do appreciate your fun comments for my poem! Thank you so very much my dear friend.
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. Well, of all the addictions anyone could suffer from, being addicted to doing the "hokey pokey" is the least problematic. I like that you referred us to the song in the last line. Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 10-Jan-2023
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Lol. Well, of all the addictions anyone could suffer from, being addicted to doing the "hokey pokey" is the least problematic. I like that you referred us to the song in the last line. Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 10-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 10-Jan-2023
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Lol, I had to Helen. That's what you you encourage all addictive people is to tell them that they'll turn it around. Ha!
Thanks Sweetiefor the fun comments! It felt good to write something short & fun for a change again! Hope you are doing well! I messaged Karenina but haven't heard back yet. Please let me know if you hear more about her or Sandra!
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Okay. I think we need to ramp up prayers. I feel lots of attacks all around.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
A delightful, brilliant, and fun three-liner. Of course, as a kid, I was addicted to the hokey-pokey. It was the first rhyme my older sister taught me. After a while, she put a pillow around her ears in our bedroom as I was singing it in bed.
The brilliance and creativy certainly deserves a six.
Good luck in the contest.
Mary
reply by the author on 10-Jan-2023
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A delightful, brilliant, and fun three-liner. Of course, as a kid, I was addicted to the hokey-pokey. It was the first rhyme my older sister taught me. After a while, she put a pillow around her ears in our bedroom as I was singing it in bed.
The brilliance and creativy certainly deserves a six.
Good luck in the contest.
Mary
Comment Written 10-Jan-2023
reply by the author on 10-Jan-2023
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Oh thank you so much Mary!! I needed to come up with something light for a change. And I figure we could all use just a fun and silly write every once in a while. I can't thank you enough for your lovely review, comments and generous six stars, my dear dear friend! I do appreciate it more than you could know!