'Mashed Potatoes'......[ Personal; Autobiographical; Short] Poem by Bri Edwards
'Mashed Potatoes'......[ Personal; Autobiographical; Short]
Memory of Thanksgiving: Gravy with... mashed potatoes.
Sandwich of my Youth: Bacon and lettuce.... with tomatoes.
Jobs I've had: Nurses' aide, clerk, .... and truck driver.
Athletes I'll never be: Quarterback, boxer, and high diver.
A unique sport I play: Catching typos made by ME & you! !
Yes, in line one I at first had 'Gravey'; yes, it's TRUE!
Bad decisions I have made: I can't think of any [maybe one].
Overrated (to me) activities: Exercising and 'having fun'.
Movies I've loved: Tootsie, Legally Blonde, & Mrs. Doubtfire.
Words I've rarely been called: 'Impolite' and...... 'a liar'.
Helped make me who I am: Mom, Scouts, and Church.
Trees I have climbed: Spruce, Maple, Oak (not birch) .
(Possible) faults of mine: Only one: being too LOUD.
Traits I do NOT have: Being lazy; being too proud.
Why I write poems: To amuse, and to have... a life less boring.
What I'll do tonight: Sleeping and (of course) lots of snoring.
(Nov.2nd, 2016)
Of course, i HAD suddenly thought last night, while lying in bed (with nothing better to think about, while cuddling my Teddy Bear) , : 'Bri! Did you (that's me) make an error in spelling yesterday? ? ? Did i really put an 'e' into gravy! ? '
before i had a chance to check today.............[the poem had, by this afternoon, received at least 9 'hits', probably all from an incredulous Kim Barney]......
i was TOO LATE to avoid detection before i could make a correction.
: ( bri
bri :) ;)
at least i did not spell it 'greavy'.
An interesting poem with interesting comments from fellow poets gave me good reasons to smile.
Damn, I wish I could give this {{MY POEM}} 5 stars, ...BUT I already DID. I wonder if PH would notice IF I were/was to try giving it 10/ten/********** stars. Hmmm? ?
Noooooooo! I don't THINK so. ;) thanks for question/comment. : ) bri
I'm sending this to a few GOOD FRIENDS (none are on PH) today. : ) bri
You've only made one bad decision in your life? But you've been married four times...
Marriages take my mind off of OTHER PROBLEMS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! : )))))))))
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/4/2025 9:49:55 PM # 1.0.0
I read through your confession but remained unconvinced For your savage appraisals had made most poets winced And thanks to Kim and I, sometimes you are put in place But in spite of all your flaws as a poet you're still an ace Thanks Bri, you're great fun
With due respect I say: 'HOGWASH'. ;) I miss you LKY (a little bit at least) .