Comment from Elizabeth Emerald

Excellent

Wickedly witty--very punny. Delectable black humor: stone deaf to advice
Trumps orange farce on same theme. (title/desc. typo: pitched in the [to] help her.)

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

Thanks for your comments and the typo catch.
(trump's flaws can be seen in everything... they are everywhere)

Comment from Michele Harber

Excellent

I would never make a joke about Miss Fortune. You might sue me for pun-itive damages. Of course, considering how little money is coming in right now, you'd get a very pun-y amount. Please don't send me to debtor's prison. I don't want to go to the pun-itentiary.

In case you couldn't tell, this poem was fun and engaging (hence my engaging in a pun battle with you). I caught on to every one of your climbing puns.

Just one thing: in your opening comment line (before the poem), "the" should be "to."

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

You and I are pundamentally similar.
(Thanks for the typo catch.)

reply by Michele Harber on 11-Dec-2020

I'm not surprised. At this point, we could both be pun pundits.

No problem about the typo catch. You catch plenty of mine.

Comment from lori sue weniger

Excellent

Rock climbing humor for sure! Definitely got those inferences and the humor! Easy to visualize the meaning with the added photo! Almost felt a little sad then really got the humor with the boulder and the Miss Fortune word usage!

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

I was concerned readers might think it was in very poor taste to kill off a young woman just before Christmas, but I hoped to be forgiven if my poem was clever or funny enough. Your review has reassured me. Thank you!

Comment from Debbie Pope

Excellent

I did not notice who wrote this. When I finished the read, I said this has to be LisaMay. And it was! You have such a unique, quirky style that you frequently call upon. Every line is full of puns and Miss Fortune.
I loved it.

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

I was just saying to Helen recently how some writers have a recognizable style. I hope I don't become typecast - I try to spray my imagination as widely as possible but puns just keep on clamoring for attention in my brain.

Comment from djsaxon

Exceptional

Love the stack. If anyone takes you to task for Miss Spelling anything I will roll around laughing. Welcome to the stack. I'm thinkin' the Japanese traditionalists are already burning their Enpitsu horudÄ? - DJ

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

Brilliant review, thank you. Miss Spelling is not Japanese and therefore not very accomplished with her writing brush or pencil, hence the splodges that look like MIss Prints.
I have never had too much reverence for lofty traditionalists.

reply by djsaxon on 11-Dec-2020

LOL

Comment from Waterfowl

Excellent

It took me a while but I see what you did there. One pun per haiku. Clever.

Tying five haiku poems together for a story was pretty neat. Not only entertaining, it provides a cautionary tale about rock climbing and equipment maintenance.

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

Thanks for your review. I was worried readers might think this was in poor taste, so I'm pleased you found it clever and entertaining.

reply by Waterfowl on 11-Dec-2020

Not a problem here. I worry my works don?t measure up a lot.

Comment from Mary Vigasin

Excellent

Lisa May
I love the puns they are clever and funny and taking what could be a lecture of behavior and made it light hearted and still carry a message.
It takes real writing talent to be able to carry this so well.
Regards,
Mary

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

I was concerned readers might think it was in very poor taste to kill off a young woman just before Christmas, but I hoped to be forgiven if my poem was clever or funny enough. Your review has reassured me. Thank you!

Comment from poetwatch

Exceptional

Woman, with a play of words, writes the writer I just heard. jenny, I love the wordplay and the scene, it's a scream I hope you'll never run out of steam. So hang on tight, baby, as the cool cats say. Sweet thing, you just made my day. I like to smile. :) Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

You think it's a scream... the rockclimber probably was screaming too as she fell. I was worried people might think this was in poor taste but your starry review has reassured me. Thank you!

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Here I am totally waiting for a scary ending and then you start with all the puns from "boulder" and "knot" and "Miss Fortune." Yes, we all know folks like that. We just have to pray harder for them or write a funny poem!

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 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

Thanks for boosting this poem! I might be typecasting myself with overuse of puns now.

reply by lyenochka on 10-Dec-2020

Well, everyone has a unique style. Even with the contests, I can guess sometimes, who the writer is. Lol.

reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

I can pick 'em too sometimes.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

Well to me it was very funny, because it was just so very clever. Your imagination is wonderful, along with your skill. I very much enjoy reading your work.

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 Comment Written 10-Dec-2020

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reply by the author on 10-Dec-2020

Thanks for the praise!
I aim for versatility, although I do tend to use puns possibly too much.