Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Basement Disaster
by T B Botts

Excellent entry for the What A Mess! writing prompt contest. Your doggy made a mess, poor little guy. It's not his fault. I agree with you, better to leave him outside.

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2021

Thanks so much for the kind review Gypsy. You're right, we expect our pets to perform in ways we wouldn't expect of ourselves.
Have a blessed day.

Tom

Comment from jenintorre

Excellent

This is a very funny poem with excellent rhyme. The dog in the picture does look a bit guilty. I think it is an excellent entry for the competition.
Good luck and best wishes. Jen

 Comment Written 03-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 03-Oct-2021

Thanks so much for your kind review Jen. Yeah, that dog looked like it was guilty of something. Gotta love them though.
Have a blessed day.

Tom

Comment from AliMom

Excellent

Good poem. Nice story. Good moral. I feel so sorry for your dad. We did that with our cat once. It took years, this is not an exaggeration, to get the smell of cat urine out of that basement. But you can't really put the cat out, can you?

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Thanks for reviewing my piece. Yes, cat pee is some powerful stuff, even when it's outdoors. I love cats and dogs both, but I think cats win the prize in the urine department when it comes to offensive.

Comment from LisaMay

Excellent

What a sensationally disgusting poem! That poor suffering dog, and then the awful job of having to clean up the mess, so humorously described in your poem. Kids find it highly entertaining when their parents can't cope with something - especially a task such as described.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Thanks so much for the review. For me the funniest part was the father's disgust with the kid not being able to do the job, and then him getting sick. Let's face it, if you don't get a little queasy doing something like that, you may not be normal.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This poem, Basement Disaster, combines the formula for the eventual basement catastrophe and the necessary clean up afterwards.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Hi Bill-thanks for reviewing. Basements can be unpleasant places to begin with, but to add the other to the mix would make one want to sell the house and leave.

Comment from amahra

Excellent

Your What a Mess poem was had a nice rhyme. The story was one that I'm sure many dog owners have experienced. Cute artwork of a dog. Good luck in the Messy poem contest.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Thanks for reviewing my piece. It took awhile to find the right dog for the story. The one I chose looked like a character.

reply by amahra on 01-Oct-2021

Comment from Mary Shifman

Excellent

You rhyme and meter are very good and the imagery is unfortunately, also good! What a mess, indeed. However, that being said, it is a very bad idea to leave a dog all day without food and water and a bathroom break if it hasn't been trained to hold it. Poor pooch. I bet the father thinks twice before doing so again!

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Ha ha ha- you're right I'm sure about never leaving the dog alone again. Thanks for reviewing. Have a great day.

Comment from oliver818

Excellent

Ha poor dog and poor dad! What a nightmare. We always kept our dog inside but we never had to deal with that. Thanks for sharing this very funny piece and have a great day

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Thank you Oliver. While this is a fiction story, it was based somewhat on what a friend told me. Poetic justice I guess.
You have a great day as well.

Comment from pookietoo

Excellent

You did a great job rhyming. And yes, two messes, oh my. I enjoyed reading this poem. Good luck to you in this contest. Smile and enjoy the little things.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Hello pookietoo- I appreciate your positive input. Enjoy your day!

reply by pookietoo on 01-Oct-2021

You too.

reply by pookietoo on 01-Oct-2021

You too.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Oh dear, dogs don't like being left alone and in a basement full of clothes then he would soon cause havoc as he did in your well rhymed story here, a fun write, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2021

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2021

Thanks so much Dolly- you're always so positive. I appreciate your review. Have a wonderful day.