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Patricia Canright Smith's avatar

You kill me!

Mary Holscher's avatar

I so enjoy this poem each time I read it. I especially love this:

has had to schuss down on its scrawny backside,

clutching a ski in each of its sad mittens.

Lev Raphael's avatar

"sad mittens" is a gem.

Lev Raphael's avatar

That very last line was truly dying with a dying fall.

Katharine Kaufman's avatar

What have you done! haha!

pamm hanson's avatar

always a good one! Seems to "clear the palette" for working on!

Sherman Alexie's avatar

"What have you done"! Great twist.

Celeste's avatar

What have I done, reading "this Poem?" What have you done, writing it LOL!!

Melanie Bettinelli's avatar

I love "Chairlifted to the summit of Parnassus"

Marie, Marie, hold on tight! And down we went.

Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

😁

Carole Roseland's avatar

Now how do you think I feel? Chopped liver comes to mind.

Ann Collins's avatar

You help me love my inner dejected poet.

Pick up those skis, dang it! Try again.

Abby's avatar

What have I done? I laughed.

Martin Garcia's avatar

Callahan! This line was spooky and made me nervous, "but eyes its own wrists with sinister intent." Great work here. I hope all is well!

X. P. Callahan's avatar

Yes, thank you, all is well, and my wrists are fine, too.

David Lyman's avatar

Haha! This is hilarious!

Orna Ross 📚's avatar

Clever, witty and wise. 🙏