Dad, I got me a comet,
On my very first shot
“Good hunting my son,
That’s a nice one ya got!”
The season just started,
There’s plenty to go.
Can we get them all mounted
And put on a show?
They used to bring warnings
And fill us with dread,
Now when you hunt them
Be sure to wear red.
The comets are lined up
all waiting in Heaven.
There’s plenty more shells
At the 7-11.
Is our side winning?
Who’s keeping the score?
It doesn’t much matter.
Don’t tell Michael Moore.
Now son, take it home
And get grandpa to trim it,
But try to be careful
You don’t beat the limit.
There's one thing that’s left
That is not understood:
How can we sling it
On the front of the hood?
Author notes
This poem is a satire of the hunting culture and of the distructive attitude that some people hold toward nature.
Written December 2nd, 2005
A contest entry
- The Laughs of Society by bloved.
550 points, ended August 2, 2007, 32 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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this is a good poem. it made me smile.
the last stanza made me giggle a little bit too.
The season just started,
There’s plenty to go.
Can we get them all mounted
And put on a show?
this is my favorite stanza of the whole poem. i dont know why, but there was just something about it that really caught my attention. good job!
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Someone famous once said "humor is like a rubber sword, you can make a point without drawing blood." The play on words makes this poem humorous, but does not distract the reader from the thought behind the poem, that hunting for the sake of sport is something that is wrong. Nice write, I really enjoyed this one and it is one of the most profound I have read in a while.
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Fantastic
This is incredible. What a creative aspect to write about! I am personally not fond of hunting in the least but live in an area where I am the minority. The image of an animal draped over the front of a truck is one that haunts me. Thank you for sharing!
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I greatly appreciate your praise. You do catch the satire of the hunting culture. What is missed is the additional news feature at the time that this was written. The government was involved in an experimental space shot at a large meteor that had wandered perilously close to earth. We were, indeed, shooting at comets!
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well done. its very funny and amusing.. definitly creative but it does get a point accross.. i thought that the rhyme was done amazingly and i really liked it.
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Hahahahahaha!!!! I LOVE IT!!!
This coming from a girl who lives in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by rednecks and waaaay too many hunters. In fact, my grandfather, uncle, and cousin are obsessive hunters - lifetime hunting license-holders. It's sickening.
Anyway, I thought the rhyme was expertly done and the humor was irresistible.
Great job... I think you should have won gold!
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Well done!
I've always enjoyed a finely crafted satire. Thanks for sharing your vision with us. Your last stanza made me chuckle, funny image. -
This was an enjoyable read. You painted a very vivid picture here.
Well done.
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hahaha this was really funny and witty.
I love this topic...about huntng season...makes me think.
Thanks for entering
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On the Hood - Yep!
I'm a star gazer myself and don't know if I'd like to catch one or not - but I figure I'll just hope for one of those meteors to fall into my backyard - I hear they fetch a good price!
My luck it might be radio active though!
Thanks for a wonderful entry into my contest & Good Luck!
Tang
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hey great poem and so amusing
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I call t the bloody season. Here in Wisconsin, every autumn in like a blood bath. Marvelous write. I went "up north" once mistakenly during autumn to see the colors. I was nauseated at each meal as I pulled up to resurants and deers were strapped to the hoods of cars or in the back of pick-up trucks...more colors then I EVER wanted to see.
It relates very strongly to my personal feelings during hunting season.
Bravo!
Marianne
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very funny and very true...I thought this an excallent and unique write, well done,thanks for sharing
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I appreciate that you understood the message. Thank you.
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I appreciate that you understood the message. Thank you.
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Funny poem, great imagery and muse. Flow and content went well together here. Especially the line Don't tell Micheal Moore. Thank you for commenting on my poem as well. Thought I would return the favor. ~Sie
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Thanks a bunch.
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Well, I have just about given up on these contests, but thanks for laughing. What really prompted this poem was a news article about an actual shot that the government made at an asteroid to find out what it was made of. That got me to thinking, and the rest is history.
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amusing
This was funny and I feel certain the contest holder has let escape a few giggles! Just what they requested
As I have family members who hunt... I shall let them read as well. Good write, very entertaining my friend! Keep up the good work and keep that pen scrolling ~Tia
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I'm trying to decipher what exactally you meant by the Michael Moore comment, because for some reason, that one little comment was the tip of the iceberg for the poem. I'm in the middle of a little college, and I had to hold everything back from cracking up from it, the way I took it was just... wow.
Very well written and the similes and imagery are very, very well written into this piece of art.
~Shivers~ Michael Moore...
Anyways, you made me laugh when I usually won't laugh at humor poems on this website, and for that I commend you. There are very few poems that can play with my funny bone, but you've succeeded with this one. Now I just hope I wasn't laughing for all the wrong reasons...
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this is so funny! very well written, imagery is out of this world. keep the ink flowing poet for you are very talented!
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Most excellent. You know, I thought from the title that this was about shooting celebrities. That would have earned uber bonus-kudos! Or, alternatively, shooting one of Santa's reindeer - hence the wearing of red and presumably a fake beard.
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Hay those commets are our Woman's pro basketball team here in Houston and they are the only pro team that can win! Well thee Rockets do well too. Football is just a sick story! Your poem was nice. Drag it behind your car so the kids can follow the trail! The Shaker
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Quite brilliant, very funny.
You must be Welsh - Man of Harlech?! Like it!
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