I danced a jig in
my mother’s womb,
a feisty little shit was I
eager to greet the world,
nine months to the day
mom said, with a smile
that night, ready to burst
like 'Jiffy Pop' said dad
as autumn laid out
a welcome mat
for winter.
Author notes
Prompt: November In case anyone is curious as to what, “Guy Fawkes Night” is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
Yes, I was born on the evening of November the fifth…
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Thanks so much for entering.
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i only remember part of the poem Guy Fawkes Night- many many fun memories but being a kid i didnt understand its full meaning until i got older...
''Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I can think of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.''
anyway... that is something i always enjoy when i read you- i am taken to a memory within my own life, i think when a writer does that it is very special and not the short bus kind of special
i really adored this- it shows me a great deal of who you are- i wonder if you are still so on time with everything? lol.. probably considering your profession! the dancing jig part- also makes me wonder if you are still like that- and i think so... i think you have this antsy have to go do things can sitstill kind of moments... yet... you can relax but for not too long... dunno- just where i went.
i really adored the reference to your dad and the comment he made... finding humor in your wife being the size of a beachball is a good thing and I see you inherited that feature (the humor part.. not the beachball!!! lol)
thank you so much for your entry. I always value the time you take to write and I always enjoy what you show me.
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Thanks Heidi, and I am very much a 'have to go and do things kind of guy.' I once spoke with a military veteran of 'three' wars, an African American gentleman in his mid eighties who did not look his age at all. I asked him how he stayed in such good shape and he said, " ya gotta keep movin young man, ya gotta keep movin."
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hee hee
i knew it
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KAPOW !
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I like this description of one's conception, not to mention the jiffy pop lol! Nicely done, and best wishes in the contest.
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And interesting and humourous write. I really like this. I enjoyed it. It's been too long since last spoke.
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I guess I am not the only one who selected the month I was born in.
This is actually adorable. I love the reference to Jiffy Pop
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Hehe.. this is cute.. and a wonderful take on the prompt
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Excellent!
I love to see the bar set so high. A lot of poem in a concise package.
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Wow...thank you sir.
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I ain't no sir,
just rob.
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My bad...sorry.
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