Woman with Flowered Hat

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If height is your concern 
Then, Lady, you must learn 

to ...

Stay away from short trees
Do not pick flowers that attract bees
Or strange ticks with Lyme disease

And also ...

When going on dates
With your favourite prime mates
Playing tag is out of the question
Same for sneezing in any direction
And as for the breeze
Mother Nature makes no guarantees
It is best, I'd suggest, to further lengthen your neck

But first ... 

Check the height of the cabin 
In your carpool's station wagon

Alternatively, I imagine ...

You could fly off with a blue dragon
I'm curious to see what would happen
Especially if that dragon
Owns a welcome wagon
In the city of Manhattan

Feature Photo: Painting by Jean Dupas, Woman with Flowered Hat
© 2024 Samantha Williams. All Rights Reserved.

OpenLinkNight #355

Thank you, Grace and dVerse Team

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23 responses to “Woman with Flowered Hat”

February 5, 2024

paeansunplugged

What a fantastic, fun read! Really enjoyed it. ❤️

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1. February 5, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you very much 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
  
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February 4, 2024

ben Alexander

Samantha,

The playful and humorous tone, coupled with the clever use of rhymes and wordplay, creates an engaging and entertaining atmosphere in your poem. I really enjoyed this 🙂

Much love,
David

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1. February 4, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you, David! 🙂
  
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February 3, 2024

Kim of Glover Gardens

I love the playfulness of this, and the creativity!

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1. February 4, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you, Kim! 🙂
  
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February 2, 2024

Ben

Thanks for the smiles – fantastic 😀

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February 2, 2024

Sunra Rainz

Fantastic! I smiled all the way through reading this. I love all the advice you have for this woman, especially:

“When going on dates
With your favourite prime mates
Playing tag is out of the question
Same for sneezing in any direction”

🙂

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you very much – I am happy it made you smile! 🙂
  
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February 2, 2024

Helen

Utterly delightful … delightful.

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you Helen! 🙂
  
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February 2, 2024

Melissa Lemay

Yes, this was fun to read! I especially love the word play in these lines:
“When going on dates
With your favourite prime mates
Playing tag is out of the question
Same for sneezing in any direction”

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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February 2, 2024

Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

So much fun to read this.

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Wonderful to hear! That makes me smile!
  
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February 2, 2024

kim881

Smiles.

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February 2, 2024

Oloriel

I love whimsy approach to the poem, and the questions regarding wearing a hat, and even more so, a large hat made of flowers. Lovely poem!

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  
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February 1, 2024

Grace

This is so delightful and I love the sense of fun and humor in your lines. This part made me smile:

Playing tag is out of the question
Same for sneezing in any direction
And as for the breeze
Mother Nature makes no guarantees
It is best, I’d suggest, to further lengthen your neck

Thanks for joining in and writing to the optional prompt.

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  Sam
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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February 1, 2024

msjadeli

I enjoyed the adventure you took this woman on. Love the dragon idea. Even if the wind blows her hat off, they can swoop down and catch it.

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1. February 2, 2024
  
  Sam
  
  Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
  
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  1. February 2, 2024
    
    msjadeli
    
    You’re welcome 🙂
    
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