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Excellence REQUIRES Madness...
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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Those that here do write,

Have of madness been bitten,

Even though I have as well herein written,

Do not know excellence, just check my site…

 

I can rhyme, sure,

I also love Natures shore,

I enjoy to make others as well laugh,

But most of my poetry seems only to make most snore…

 

Eileen Waldron, Ed Kostro, Jude, J. Allen Wilson, Kate Clifford, and crazy lady Tinky,

All these and more have a madness that promotes excellence,

They all seem to have a sort of sixth sense,

Making me feel around them quite altogether hinky…

 

I bow my head,

I tip my hat,

I throw flower petals in their path,

For in comparison to them, I am altogether quite stinky,

Requiring me to scrub myself thoroughly & regularly in a hot flea bath…

© ed ~ 7/25/06
 

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 Reviews of "Excellence REQUIRES Madness..."
Reviewed by Marguerite Lemoine
Reviewed on July 28, 2006
hohoho funyeee

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on July 27, 2006
Hehehehe....stinky or hinky....pinky Tinky Likes it ALL!!

Huh......I must be crazy....NO doubt!!

Love Crazy-Tinky

Reviewed on July 26, 2006
This is such a sweet tribute to your dear friends, but your writes do not make us snore, we actually enjoy them very much,
Love and Peace to you and cuddles for Rufuz (just be careful with that flea bath...)
B&R

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on July 26, 2006
I can rhyme, sure,

I also love Natures shore,

I enjoy to make others as well laugh,

Then I'd say that you're as brilliant, and as Mad, as anyone else in Author's Den!

But I do appreciate the fragrant flower petals, the little woman keeps telling me I need a bath - and it's only Wednesday. (Women!)

Reviewed by Susan de Vegter
Reviewed on July 26, 2006
Bath Time!!! Does Rufuz like his bath too Ed??? Tour tribute to our peers here is worthy!!
Thank you!
Susan

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on July 26, 2006
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Reviewed by Steve Patterson
Reviewed on July 25, 2006
dear friend... you have no idea the pleasure your poetry brings me...honest..upfront...sometimes an afront...but oh so true. here's a handshake frome TEXAS. and thanks for the reads.


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