Sue Vincent is big
I am not
A few follow me
She’s followed a lot.
She has a great site
And a great many posts
Entertaining and helpful
She’s a kind, generous host
My site is a shoebox
Hers a dazzling stage
I want for readers
Here readers and writers engage
I share little
a mere smattering of flash
Sue shares her adventures
And more, with panache
Someday I’ll have time
Someday I’ll do more and better
I can learn from Sue Vincent
Though I’ve not really met her
So why should I write here
If I’ve nothing to say?
Unless it’s time
To get out and play
Maybe it’s time
In 2018
To get out to see
Get out and be seen.
If you come by my shoebox
Lift the lid, have a look
There’s some responses to prompts
Some links to some books
I’m learning and growing
Not going to give up the ghost
And maybe I will pursue
Being Sue Vincent’s guest post
Or maybe we all should be wary
Of this blogger named Sue
When Tom Sawyer-like
Her postings she gets others to do.
About the author
D. Avery has two books of poems, Chicken Shift, and For the Girls, available through Lulupress and Amazon.
Recently, D. Avery has learned to tap the internet and has set up her debut blog, Shiftnshake, a place where she pours flash fiction for online sampling.
Find and follow D.Avery
Shiftnshake Blog Twitter Amazon Lulu
Books by D. Avery – Click the titles or images to go to Amazon
Humorously serious poetic reflections on breast cancer. Complete with fears and hopes, losses and learnings. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed, or have lost someone to cancer, read this book. It’s for the girls. Buy it for your friends.
Amazon review: “Wise and witty this book made me laugh and tear up too. If you have been through cancer or loved someone who has you will appreciate this book.“
Poems of life; Crossings & Roadkill; fun, philosophical inquiries into why the chicken crossed the road and the consequences therefrom. Short witty, multi-layered poems. Thought and laugh provoking.
Amazon review by Norah Colvin: This book of poetry, inspired by the riddle “Why did the chicken cross the road?”, is a delightful collection of humorous philosophy or philosophical humour. You choose. Whichever way you read it, and in whatever order, its combination of light humour and deep thought provides hours of engaging reading. That D. Avery can write so many poems starting from the inane childish riddle is amazing. Each poem is different and provides another intriguing way of looking at life and contemplating its big questions. Why did the chicken cross the road? Read this book to consider the possibilities.
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Haha, this is excellent. I loved the reference to Tom Sawyer; that was brilliant!
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Please see below for my rebuttal to myself.
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Ha Ha! Very Good!
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Thanks. Poor Sue had a poem out yesterday, this was a natural reaction.
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I enjoyed It!
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This is excellent. Well done.
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🙂
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Thank you. It was fun to do. (Are you up next? She really doesn’t bite)
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Dear D. Avery,
I say you should get out more often, if this little ditty is the result of doing so. Wonderfully done, my friend! And the last stanza is a riot! 😀 (Ducking for cover, in case Sue is nearby. Honest, Sue. We DO know you write many, many posts all by your lonesome lone. 😀 )
Great post, D! 😀 ❤
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Phew, that’s a relief 😉
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I have addressed the issues and concerns with the accusatory last stanza in a response below. Came to Sue’s de-fence if you will. I also had you specifically in mind when I mentioned the good neighbors of the blogosphere. I never want to take for granted all the regular prompters and post sharers and promoters such as you and Sue and others.
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You are very kind! I’m happy to be a good neighbor, and like you, I know how lucky I am to have met many such during my online rambles. Isn’t it great, having this connection to so many nice people all over the world? I love it! (And should you be in a frame of mind to drop by The Write Stuff with one of your ditties, just let me know. I’d be happy to have you visit again. I won’t even try to get you to paint a fence, or any such thing. 😀 )
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Be careful what you ask for…
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Completely serious, here. 😀
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Glad to see you’ve nailed Sue’s secret in your last post, Gail…
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That’s it, I’m going on strike 😀
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Not yet! (I recanted.)
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You mean that secret that she has been openly posting? She is easily read.
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Transparent 😉
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As transparent as any Yorkshire woman
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See, that comment is opaque to this American, but please, don’t bother to explain.
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What a shame, I was goingto pass Geoff a spade 😉
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Indeed it would take too long and you may have to chew your own pancreas just to stop the pain….
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Maybe a pickaxe, not a shovel 😉
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Yes that’s probably true
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LOL!
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Love this! What a nice recommendation for you, Sue. Well done!
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Thanks,Jacquie 🙂
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Very clever and very funny.
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Thank you. Who’s up next? Let’s make it a mission; no posting for Sue in January, guests only.
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I’d never expect that… but any help while I shake off the ‘flu is much appreciated 😉
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you for the reblog. You are one of the many good neighbors of whom I speak.
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Thank you to everyone that has come by. I am just getting here myself, just escaped the 9 to 5 part of my life.
I want to thank Sue Vincent for her generosity and her humor in letting me near her site. I may even need to defend her, as I see some have run with the Tom Sawyer reference. Ever a reviser, or at least one to put my foot in my mouth, let’s examine that last stanza. Upon examination, it is not a valid comparison and does not stand.
Writing and fence painting are not the same. We all know that Sue Vincent can and does paint her own fences; she has many fine fences.
If fence painting were writing, people would look at a finished fence and immediately share that they could paint a fence like that, maybe better. In fact they are going to. Someday. But only around this region of the blogosphere is the actual act of painting seen. It is seen and shared and discussed and understood, from sanding and priming through finishing touches. Meanwhile, those someday painters have yet to pick out a paint color, let alone pry the lid off the can, have yet to contemplate the bristle count of the brush.
There are a few around here that know that a good fence painting party makes for good neighbors, and they draw us out of our own yards and playfully invite us to have fun.
So yes, I’ll gladly paint, and am glad for the good company.
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I’ve always loved the smell of paint 😉
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My problem is painting myself into a corner.
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You seem adet at painting yourself out of it again with a lick of humour too 😉
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Good stuff!
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Good place! Good people!
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Reblogged this on ShiftnShake and commented:
Guess where I’m guesting? Who’s hosting my posting?
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I kind of feel like that too, except it sound silly if I said it. What I do say is that I don’t have anything relevant to say and I really wish i did.
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You are always welcome, Marilyn, when the mood and inspiration take you 😉
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It’s not silly to be irrelevant to matters that are pointless. And it is wiser to listen than to speak, but that is easier not said than done.
The point I’m trying to make is, thank you for coming by.
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That is a brilliant poem, humourous sweet and self depreciating. plus a tribute to a truly great site. What is not to like!
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Thank you for the kind words.
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And well deserved ones too!
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Ok, now I am blushing.
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Great post, D. and a lovely tribute to Sue and her work.
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Thanks, Norah 🙂
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Norah! Thank you for saying so.
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Nice one, D. The last lines made me laugh. Sue is a formidable force in the blog world. A fun post. 😀
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That made ME laugh 😀
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Thank you, D. I am relieved (but not really surprised) that Sue also laughed. For she is a force, and I reckon it’s quite something to be here.
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This must mean you are a Real Writer now, D.!
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D. Wallace Peach? Yes, of course she is. Jeez, Boss.
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I know two mighty writing D.s!
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