Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

A short poem with alliteration of the letter P and we learned a new word, "periscian." Charming image of the penguin. My favorite though is "poppinesque." Marilyn

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2018

Poppinesque is my favourite too, Marilyn. Thanks for the kind comments - Craig

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

What a cute little penguin. It seems he's swiped the nanny's brelly though, so let's hope they don't put him in the clink.

Interesting there is a word specific to inhabitants of the polar regions. I wonder what the word is for inhabitants of the moderate regions.

Anyway excellent write and perfect for the contest. So best of luck to you .

Gloria

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 06-Apr-2018

Thanks for the the lovely comments, Gloria. As for a word for the inhabitants of the moderate regions - some might suggest "agnostics" - although, personally, I've never been comfortable straddling a fence :) Have a great weekend! Craig

Comment from bichonfrisegirl

Excellent

Whoa ... that is a mouthful! Great job on this short poem contest entry, Craig; and a perfect way to showcase today's word "periscian". Perfect pairing of picture and poem. Both bring a smile to your reader. Good luck in the contest, Craig. ~~ Connie

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Thanks very much, Connie, for the lovely comments and the good wishes. Craig

Comment from Joy Graham

Excellent

This is a cute one, Craig :) I'm giving you my two cents worth today too. I love the picture and it makes me think of the coldest day in Calgary when we had breakfast with the penguins at the Calgary zoo, and got to see them go for a walk outside.I loved that experience. I love Mary Poppins so you made my day with this fun poem.

Joy xx

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Glad it made you smile, Joy. Penguins are lovely critters, who could not like them? Mary Poppins is pretty cool, too LOL Cheers, Craig

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

Well of course they're perfect & don't forget it.

What a fun poem Craig. Great use of alliteration. This is a perfect pairing of words + picture. Thanks for sharing. Jan

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Thanks very much for the lovely comments, Jan - most grateful - Craig

Comment from Debbie Pope

Excellent

I love this alliterative piece. It probably is my second favorite of your Curiosity posts. In my mind, you will probably never top your "Ode to Omar Khayyam" masterpiece. This poppinesque one comes close though. Still enjoying your work.

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Thanks for the lovely comments, Debbie - glad to see you're persevering! You've set me a challenge now - I'll try and beat the Omar one some time in the next 270 days or so :) Cheers, Craig

Comment from Alexander Vasa

Excellent

I learn a lot of words here and nowhere more than your poetry. The alliteration is great and really works well for this type of poem. I noticed no errors, just an appropriate picture, and word choices, and they are a pretty cute little creature. I like them. And your poem, thanks, Ana.

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Thanks very much, Ana. I'm grateful for the kind words, and glad you enjoyed the poem. Craig

Comment from meeshu

Excellent

Perfectly Placed "P"s. Particularly Pertaining to Poems Parts in Perilous Production.
Precocious. and a lot of fun. good luck in the contest, C. D.........meeshu

 Comment Written 05-Apr-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Apr-2018

Haha, great response. Thanks very much for the great comeback, meeshu. I'm not even going to try to answer in kind. After my first effort, I'm all "P"d out :) Much appreciated - Craig

reply by meeshu on 05-Apr-2018

that was good. o.k. it stops here