by Atticus *.

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September 16, 2006

Willy finally listens to reason

April 02, 2012 11:31 AM UTC

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It must be the cat that keeps dragging it in
- but I will recover from my exhumed sin.
I'm afraid to admit: I know this nibbled ear,
and the reason Cousin Willy didn’t visit last year.

Whetstone: Day 1 (April 2nd) - Mindful Poetry Poem-A-Day Challenge. Write a "Little Willy" poem

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Comments: 21

Atticus *. Apr 2, 2012, 11:37am UTC

Opps! forgot the kitchen utensil. It was in the first draft and I dropped it out. Oh well.

JOHN BECK Apr 2, 2012, 11:44am UTC

I started with a rolling pin and ended with an oven.
Maybe your cat deposited Willie's ear onto a pie pan.

Atticus *. Apr 2, 2012, 11:54am UTC

I'll rework it for non-credit.

Atticus *. Apr 2, 2012, 12:06pm UTC

It must be the cat that keeps dragging it in
- what I buried with a fork is now exhumed sin.
I'm afraid to admit: I know this nibbled ear,
and the reason Cousin Willy won't visit next year.

Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 2, 2012, 3:04pm UTC

superbly revised, I get the saying, "Look what the cat drug in" ha,ha good one, Atticus

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Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 2, 2012, 11:54am UTC

This one made me think--hard!

Thanks for contributing to today's Mindful Poetry Contest.

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Kevin E. Apr 2, 2012, 12:24pm UTC

I wasn't really clear what your poem was about but I enjoyed reading it.

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A. F. Stewart Apr 2, 2012, 12:24pm UTC

Darkly amusing.

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Angela A. Apr 2, 2012, 12:36pm UTC

That was awesome!

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Granny Janny Apr 2, 2012, 12:39pm UTC

Very clever. Too bad about the missing fork.

Atticus *. Apr 2, 2012, 1:00pm UTC

:-)

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Andrea Grenadier Apr 2, 2012, 1:09pm UTC

Ha ha! This is so witty! Nice, Atticus!

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Ann Marcaida Apr 2, 2012, 2:22pm UTC

Oh, I do love a man with a dark sense of humor!

Ann Marcaida Apr 2, 2012, 2:23pm UTC

Tweeted!

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Kerry Dexter Apr 2, 2012, 3:24pm UTC

forks are useful for all sorts of things --

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Kushal Poddar Apr 2, 2012, 10:04pm UTC

Very tongue in cheek

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stephen berwaldt Apr 2, 2012, 11:10pm UTC

Get the fork outta here!

I loved this one. They're small, so a pretty small margin of error.

Thank you submitting to Gathers Luminous Writers and Artists.

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elizabeth evans Apr 3, 2012, 3:36am UTC

Oh, I do love these Wicked Willies...first John's, then yours.

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Angie O. Apr 3, 2012, 7:54am UTC

Great with or without the fork.

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Alice G. Apr 3, 2012, 6:45pm UTC

I am with Angie on this both are excellent, Atticus. Totally loved them both. A fitting end to little willies.

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Mustafa Demiri Apr 10, 2012, 8:23pm UTC

Cats love that kind of stuff.

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