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As I Am

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Comment from LateBloomer
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Hi Tom, Well done, well said. I like when a person knows and likes themselves. Of special note:

I'll likely stay
"As I Am."

(That's your best bet yet.)

Your poem reads and flows well and has good rhyming within.

l also liked:
I've work to do
in becoming charismatic

(God is not finished with you yet. The Masterpiece awaits!)

A fun poem. Great photo. Keep the blue waters flowing.
Margaret ~ LateBloomer

 Comment Written 21-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 21-Aug-2022
    Do you think God uses union labor? It sure is taking a long time to finish this (me) product. It's fine with me, the more time it takes, the more assured I have another day; however the wife's patience is thinning. :-)
reply by LateBloomer on 21-Aug-2022
    Ha, ha, ha, Tom. Slow and steady wins the race, but as for your wife's patience, you better get your butt in gear. If God uses a Union, you will be on this Earth for a very long time--remember, one guy (Angel) works and six guys (Angels) watch. Enjoy your long-stay on this Earth. Big-teeth smile. Margaret ~ LateBloomer
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
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Loved this poem, but was so busy reflecting didn't actually review for some time... your turn of phrase always creases me up. Here, it was especially:
Don't hold your breath
It could be dangerous,
Anyway, the end result was enjoyed it so much actually entered the contest! So thanks for organizing it and giving me something to focus my early morning thoughts on. Kate xx

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    Thank you.
    In re-reading, I chuckled your noted line " Don't hold your breath
    It could be dangerous, was funny, wasn't it? I more like to be sardonic than humorous. How'd I do that?
reply by Katherine M. (k-11) on 20-Aug-2022
    It suits my dark twisted sense of humour. Don't change!
Comment from Ric Myworld
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"Just as I am," a role call at benediction for all us naughty sinners comes to mind with your delightful poem. Of course, I'm likely not there, or hiding out in the restroom for the service to end. LOL. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    Do you write much humor? ... hiding out in the restroom for the service to end. haha. I likely would have joined you back in my youthfulness, smoking a cigarette which ended in '69.
reply by Ric Myworld on 20-Aug-2022
    Yes, it's probably good we didn't put our minds together back then in the late 1960s through the early 1980s. I was wilder than a choked duck that couldn't be caught with a net. I don't write much humor, intentionally, but people laugh at me all the time. I just say, Duh.
Comment from strandregs
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Let's just call it Eccentric Tom
It is like calling a square a circle
For within every square
Resides a perfect circle.
So we are perfect circles in a penta octo world. :-))Z.

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    Who am I to argue with such logic? Superman surrender trying to figure Bizarro World. Thanks?
reply by strandregs on 20-Aug-2022
    From one Popeye to another
    The merry goes round
    And the cows come home.
    Or in Hebrew
    עולם כמנהגו נוהג
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    How did you type that last line? My keyboard doesn't speak yiddish.
reply by strandregs on 20-Aug-2022
    In the settings you can add languages
    Even Hindi and spagetti
Comment from Wendy G
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I enjoy your unique and often self-deprecating sense of humour. Yes, just stay as you are, absolutely. We are all unique and the world is richer for that. Best wishes for your entry.
Wendy

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    Unique? I believe it's what Shonda meant when saying It's only Tom. Be well and have a great day hanging upside down.
Comment from karenina
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Nice photo! Such a friendly smile-- (yours isn't bad either!).

Joking!

There's something to be said for being aware of how others might perceive you...

In truth, what really matters is how you see yourself...

Hey! Popeye and Melville? Not bad...not bad at all!

If you've got serenity at seventy-three I say keep on truckin'!!

Karenina

 Comment Written 19-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    Care to join me in Serenity. Go out your back door, turn left, walk until you see a beach, then further until there are no folks. Plop yourself down, and if so inclined pop a top off a pop or brew I suppose and do N o t h i n g Now we are together.
reply by karenina on 20-Aug-2022
    I find my stress oozes out of my toes into any given sandy shore. It's too bad the nearest access to the Atlantic is about an hour away~ Still, it's my go-to "serenity" spot ~ with or without the brew!
reply by the author on 20-Aug-2022
    My last brew was ?83. Found better use for my dineroes. Gave up cable tv in ?87 and calculate savings being $40,000.
reply by karenina on 20-Aug-2022
    If it wasn't for Wi-Fi I wouldn't have Cable at all. It's ridiculous. As for "brewskis" (as my dad called them)--
    I may have a couple of bottles a year.
    Not exactly a big drinker!

    Karenina
Comment from Richard Montfort Cary
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Tom,
Nice photo at the top. A fine pal-looking of a dog with you; must have been a great loss....
Interesting poem, laced with your spontaneous humor and opinion.
Hadn't realized you were such a youngster.... :>)
Keep them coming!
Richard

 Comment Written 19-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 19-Aug-2022
    Nearly 74 11/9 Thanks for commenting
Comment from papa55mike
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If I could be honest enough to write a poem like this, it would be very dystopian. What a wonderfully written poem.

Good luck in the contest!
Have a great day, and God bless.
mike

 Comment Written 19-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 19-Aug-2022
    I appreciate your kind review. Thank you.
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
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This is a great poem for the competition. I like how you share that I'm not perfect. Have flaws. At this point you can take it or leave it. This poem is easy to read. Very relatable! And fun. Great job.

 Comment Written 19-Aug-2022

reply by the author on 19-Aug-2022
    Thank you for stopping by and reading. Perhaps you'll join in the contest. Seems, if i don't create a new one, my works have no place for submission.