Comment from Ulla

Excellent

hahahaha, Craig, yeah, I liked it, but probably not worth to lose your head over. I loved the small print. It says it all. I really enjoy your rare word poetry series. All the best. Ulla:))

 Comment Written 14-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 14-Jul-2018

Thanks very much, Ulla. I hope Tom and the crew know I was joking ;-) Most appreciated - Craig

Comment from --Turtle.

Excellent

I read this poem too. Had me chuckling. This poem has a meme quality about it. The age of vine humor, and punnery. All sorts of implieds squashed into a single phrase. Perhaps the style of Homer, but most likely not the length...

Nice job with this feel good flash. Odd that I call this a feel good poem, depicting decapitation. Imagined the guy in the guillotine saying, just a wee bit off the top, if you would.

 Comment Written 14-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 14-Jul-2018

I rated it mildly amusing, in a weird sort of way - but nothing worth losing your head over. I do think it's about twice as long as need be, though. I'll work on that for next time :) Many thanks, Turtle. Great to see you back on the site. For what it's worth, you were missed. Cheers, Craig

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This "epic poem in the style of Homer" seems a bit shorter than most, but is certainly filled in brightly with fine print. The mystery behind curt and decurt is that one is a noun and the other an infinitive verb.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Jul-2018

I'll take your word for that, Bill. Transitive, intransitive, infinitive. Past perfect... all these terms once meant something to me, I'm sure, but they disappeared in the fog of the 70s. Thankfully, most of the time I can still string together a semi-decipherable sentence. Much appreciated, Craig

Comment from Pearl Edwards

Excellent

Well that is one way to shorten a life (pun intended). I didn't realise that there is a word limit on poems too, after all they do have 'One line Poetry' contests. There I've also filled in my allotted words,
very clever Craig.
cheers,
valda

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

Thanks very much, Valda - much appreciated. Craig

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

I KNOW you are right, Craig. Your words say it all. I was expecting a really long poem. Was I surprised? Yes. I like the small print addition, too. The word 'draconian; is interesting & appropriate. I know I have had many run-ins with the FS editor. Good job & thanks for sharing. Jan

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

Thanks very much, Jan. I don't really mind the FS editor too much - I think we've worked out most of our issues. Just a bit of fun :) Craig

Comment from Robbie Yates

Exceptional

THIS IS HILARIOUS. The poem, and the comment below. Forgive me leaving six stars - I'm sure it's somehow disrespectful to somebody - but I just can't help myself!

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

Last thing we'd want to do is show disrespect :) Many thanks for the lovely shiny stars and for sharing my whacked-out sense of humour. I'm inspired now to create a shorter version for the next contest! Cheers. Craig

Comment from Mustang Patty

Excellent

Oh, wow,
When I read the title of your work, I was expecting to find a very long piece of poetry. Instead, I got this little disclaimer. However, in view of the word you were doing your best to describe, you did a great job.

Yes, your rights and civil liberties were attacked. Take it up with your local government. (If you have years to wait for any kind of satisfaction!)

~patty~

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

LOL Thanks, Patty. I was thinking it is twice as long as it needs to be. I'll work on that for next time :) Much appreciated, Craig

Comment from Pamusart

Excellent

Hi Craig. Wait just a second. Flammable and inflammable are opposites whereas curt and decurt are synonyms. I thought maybe there was a guy named Curt we were trying to remove. Thank you for sharing

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

No, Pam. Inflammable and flammable mean exactly the same thing - burns easily, so they are synonyms as well. The opposite of both is non-flammable. I think Goldie Hawn was trying to remove a Kurt, but it didn't work out :) Cheers, Craig

reply by Pamusart on 12-Jul-2018

Lol. Funny movie ?Overboard?
I will take your word on the definitions

Comment from Dawn Munro

Excellent

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Just one question -- could you MAKE the flippin' text ANY SMALLER below that "poem"?

Who's the guy cleaning up on the other side? Not that side, the one already used!

Some people are just all-round smart as*es. (LOL) Not ME!

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

Why yes, I think I can. From memory, I chose 10 -- I think it goes down to 6, maybe even 4... ;-)

reply by Dawn Munro on 12-Jul-2018

HAHAHAHA - my point displayed. :))

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Agreed that curt and "decurt" should be antonyms but then the former is a adjective and the latter is a verb. But from the picture, one could use "decapitate" instead.

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 11-Jul-2018

Many thanks for reviewing, Helen. The picture, along with the word reminded me of Monty Python's song "Oliver Cromwell", and the fate of King Charles :) Cheers, Craig