'Mashed Potatoes'......[ Personal; Autobiographical; Short] Poem by Bri Edwards

'Mashed Potatoes'......[ Personal; Autobiographical; Short]

Rating: 4.7


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)

Friday, May 5, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: me
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Kim Barney kindly notified me of the grave error i made at fist in line one.

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'.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kim Barney 07 May 2017

Is gravey the same as gravy? Or is it maybe an adjective meaning that something is similar to a grave? :)

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Bri Edwards 30 June 2023

Kim, you are correct on BOTH counts. Yes! !

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Bharati Nayak 16 March 2024

An interesting poem with interesting comments from fellow poets gave me good reasons to smile.

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Bri Edwards 08 January 2024

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? ?

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Jim McGill 29 June 2023

You mean ‘gravey' is not how you spul it?

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Bri Edwards 16 September 2023

Noooooooo! I don't THINK so. ;) thanks for question/comment. : ) bri

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Bri Edwards 22 June 2023

I'm sending this to a few GOOD FRIENDS (none are on PH) today. : ) bri

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Cowboy Ron Williams 23 November 2022

You've only made one bad decision in your life? But you've been married four times...

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Bri Edwards 30 June 2023

Ron, you are correct on both 'points'. : )))

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Bri Edwards 22 June 2023

Marriages take my mind off of OTHER PROBLEMS! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! : )))))))))

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