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Something Strange Is Happening In Dc

This morning I am glued to my TV, for something has happened in DC! I’m scratching my head. Am I dreaming still in bed? They are PRAISING the President on NBC! I turn to CNN. It's all the same again! From ear to ear Don Lemon wears a grin, “...the President’s magnanimous... a genius without animus... In the next election he’s sure to win!" WHAT? Surely MSNBC will say something keen. “The first lady should grace a magazine,” says Chris Matthews all atingle, “did you know she’s bilingual?” The unobjective fawning is obscene! Schumer and Pelosi toasting with champagne, are heading Trump's re-election campaign! The POTUS’s tweets called, "poetry--like Keats"… Has the planet gone completely insane? At FOX News everyone is crying. They’re shaking their fists and Oh-why-ing. Hannity’s guzzling booze, While Tucker sings the blues. I wonder if pigs have started flying! Something very strange has happened in DC! And I am still glued to my TV, uncertain if I woke or if it’s all a joke… The President simply switched from “R” to “D”! January 31, 2019

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Date: 11/11/2019 5:50:00 PM
A hoot -- and I'm guessing I can guess which Party you favor. Loved the ending. That one I didn't expect.
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Date: 11/12/2019 10:20:00 AM
thank you! I had so much fun writing this one. :)
Date: 10/24/2019 10:40:00 AM
Lived in DC use to be lovely and kind, Counting on your dream being fake news! Loved some of your poems, Indian one in particular the earth needs the Great Spirit, I know I do.
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Date: 10/24/2019 7:37:00 PM
thank you very much! :)
Date: 3/6/2019 8:44:00 PM
Hello P.S. Awtry, maybe you had a bad dream, or a nightmare. have a nice evening my friend.
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Date: 3/6/2019 9:13:00 PM
Thank you, Darlene, you have a nice evening, too :)
Date: 2/21/2019 7:39:00 PM
LOL Very clever! I was wondering how it would wind up! :)
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Date: 2/21/2019 7:41:00 PM
Michael, you made my day! :)
Date: 2/15/2019 4:52:00 PM
Couldn’t love this more!!! An lol! The rhyme is intelligent, subject matter great! Good luck! ~Cindi~
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Date: 2/15/2019 6:03:00 PM
Thank you dear Cindi, for your encouraging comments! I loved writing this. I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Date: 2/14/2019 9:45:00 PM
So clever from every angle!!
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Date: 2/14/2019 9:50:00 PM
Thank you, Craig :)
Date: 2/13/2019 10:59:00 PM
This is hilarious! I think it is the TOP dog winner.
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Date: 2/13/2019 11:09:00 PM
Thank you, Caren. I had a lot of fun writing this one. :)
Date: 2/13/2019 4:47:00 PM
:) Had big smiles reading this, P.S. You are certainly giving Anthony what he wants - a positive (and positively clever) poem on the president. Though I've a crush on Chris Matthews, it's hard to imagine him "atingle." Excellent use of original rhymes, too, similar to limerick form. Enjoyed very much and will save in my faves. Best wishes in the contest! Carolyn
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Date: 2/13/2019 4:54:00 PM
Thank you so much Carolyn for your positive feedback. I am so glad you enjoyed it. The "atingle-ed" Chris Matthews bit is a reference to his remarks about the then newly-elected President Obama.. He made the remark that he got a "thrill" up his leg. Thank you for the FAV!
Date: 2/2/2019 8:02:00 PM
What a romp!! Wonderful, clever, hilarious, stinging, and 'stanza-turning'---altogether an INSTANT FAVE for me. Poetry ecstasy! :) Gershon
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Date: 2/2/2019 8:35:00 PM
Gershon, thank you so much for that enthusiastic comment and the FAV... I am so glad you liked it!
Date: 2/1/2019 5:52:00 PM
Great poem! P.S. I believe that's all it would take! Don't you just love fake outrage.
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Date: 2/1/2019 5:57:00 PM
Yes. It seems the script is always the same and we just fill in the blanks with the new names.
Date: 2/1/2019 5:17:00 PM
CRAZY FUNNY!
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Date: 2/1/2019 5:54:00 PM
Thank you Andrew!
Date: 2/1/2019 4:29:00 PM
FUNNY! LOVE IT!
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Date: 2/1/2019 5:54:00 PM
Thank you Timothy!
Date: 2/1/2019 3:18:00 PM
This is spot on fantastic! Love the comparison to his tweets 'to poetry - like Keats' - got a big chuckle from me!
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Date: 2/1/2019 3:21:00 PM
O thank you!
Date: 2/1/2019 12:44:00 PM
This is absolutely wonderful. I love every witty and whimsical line. Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 2/1/2019 2:28:00 PM
Thank you Janis! I am so glad you enjoyed it
Date: 2/1/2019 12:32:00 AM
Hi PS, Great limericks on Trump! I think you went over and beyond the contest requirements. Excellent job. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis
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Date: 2/1/2019 12:35:00 AM
Thank you. I’m not sure it’s what he’s looking for. Most of this has been dancing around in my head for a while. I was glad to have an excuse to write it.
Date: 1/31/2019 11:07:00 PM
Mind-blowing; good luck in the contest.
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Date: 1/31/2019 11:11:00 PM
thank you ;)
Date: 1/31/2019 10:35:00 PM
You have some weird but intriguing dreams, P.S. A witty, whimsical rhyme.
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Date: 1/31/2019 10:36:00 PM
Thank you Geoffrey :)

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