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The Right Envelope?

by Betty Jo Tucker — Read all 96 poems by Betty Jo Tucker

Thanks to Carolyn Howard-Johnson for challenging me to write a poem about the recent Oscar kerfuffle. See below.

Thursday, March 2, 2017


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THE RIGHT ENVELOPE?

 

 

If you believe the world will end

 

over two films, think twice, my friend.

 

 

Come down to earth,

land of your birth.

 

 

Forgive the poor envelope guy

 

who suffers from stars in his eye.

 

 

The world will spin and time will flow

 

till Oscar has another show.

 

 

Mistakes can happen anytime,

 

which also explains this rhyme crime.  

 



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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on March 5, 2017
My experience of the culture of big eight accounting firms like this, he probably will be fired. And then he will write a book that will sell enough copies to keep him comfortable for the rest of his life.

Ron

Reviewed by Michael Schafer
Reviewed on March 3, 2017
No crime here,
and no crime there,
That's the chance you take,
being live on air.

Reviewed by Clarence Prince
Reviewed on March 3, 2017
Yes, mistakes can happen anytime,
and it can happen by anyone!

Reviewed by a write
Reviewed on March 2, 2017
Very clever! I actually remember a similar faux pas when Steve Harvey emcees the Miss America Pageant. The producers or writers for the show did a terrible job of writing out the finalist announcement. Harvey handled it okay and after seeing the sample card, I really think it isn't his fault.

I like this poem though. I am curious why you made the last e blue and the last period blue.


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