Comment from MelB

Excellent

This is hilarious! I love that Mrs. Claus wanted to move to Miami. I enjoyed every single line of this creative piece and smiled all the way through.

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks, Mel - so glad you got a good laugh out of the poem.

Have a safe and happy new year.

Steve

Comment from BeasPeas

Exceptional

This is hilarious. YOU are very clever. I enjoyed every line. Creative and snappy, sassy. Great rhythm and rhyming. What else can I say? I think you've got a winner here. Marilyn

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Marilyn, thanks for the great review and the six stars.

I think I've had more than my share of wins for the month, but I wouldn't mind just one more.

Steve

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-Quite a tale of Santa and his slacking off!
-Very imaginative with rhyme that makes the poem flow.
-Seems that Mrs. Claus was quite capable of handling the job, in her own way!
* "Let no one shirk, just get to work, load good stuff, not the junk."
* "You reindeer, get your antlers on. Stand over here in rows."
-All in all the packages reached their destinations:
* "Each good child matched, each gift dispatched, and all in record time;
Around the world and back they twirled, to home in polar clime"

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thank you.

Oh, yes, Mrs Claus is ruthlessly efficient - like the Nazis! Don't think I would like to live with her.

Steve

Comment from rspoet

Excellent

I'm with Mrs. Claus
The booze gives me no pause
It's the temperature at the pole
The minus 50 below
would freeze my toes
Give me Miami
I'll be on the beach with Sandy
and a prenup agreement
which might be very handy
considering her past history
selling reindeer chamois
Excellent poem of Santa and his woes
Good luck and no woes in the contest
Happy Holidays

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Lovely sunny summer day here - think I might prefer it to the North Pole or Miami!

Thanks for the fun review.

Steve

Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep

Exceptional

I hope you were the winner for this contest Steve!! How brilliantly entertaining!! Certainly as an Aussie I can appreciate every word. Pete loved it and laughed out loud, wanting to know how you come up with it all. Giddy

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks, Giddy - I thought you might enjoy this one. Tell Pete I just had the idea for Santa losing his licence, put that on paper and then the rest just poured out!

I hope you two are looking after each other as best you can and that 2016 is a good year for you. Take care.

Steve

Comment from OnyxSapphire78

Excellent

This is really entertaining and fun! This is a very creative poem. I was drawn in and kept by your fun images and rhymes. Thank you for taking me on this crazy Claus adventure. This could be the winner of the contest right here. Have a Happy New Year!

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks for the great review.

Made a last minute decision to enter when the first lines just popped into my head. have already won more than my share this month, but the money would still come in handy as I have no income at the moment...

Have a great New Year.

Steve

Comment from c_lucas

Excellent

Santa's ex-wife is now with the Easter Bunny in a warmer clim'. This is very well written with a touch of humor. There is very good imagery. Good luck in your contest.

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks, Charlie.

I did think of spicing this up with a bit of nookie for either him or her, but thought better of it!

Steve

Comment from Liberty Justice

Exceptional

Six STARS my dear poet. You have such a wild creative and vivid imagination. I enjoyed reading your bouncy snappy poem with its funny cute hilarious rhymes.Well done!! liberty justice

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

LJ, thanks so much for the enthusiastic review and the six shiny stars!

Steve

Comment from Louise Michelle

Excellent

LOL - What a fun poem about Santa. I really enjoyed the humor - every stanza was fun to read. Can't blame Mrs. Clause at all - I'd divorce him and move to a warmer climate too. Hugs, Lou

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks, Lou.

Personally I think he's well rid of her! I'm sure there must be a few Santa groupies around and he can pick up a new missus in no time.

Steve

Comment from krys123

Exceptional

Steve;
-shchaslyvoho Rizdva! (Merry Christmas in Ukrainian)
- this is fabulously inventive and ingeniously creative to have a drunkard Santa Claus where Mrs. Claus has to save Christmas because Mr. Santa Claus has been thrown in jail for drunk driving.
- all of your rhyming words are contingent and supportive to the meaning and concept of each of your lines therefore making the rhythm the flow smoothly.
- most of you rhythmic meter is 15 syllables per line while there are most to some lines that are heptameter and the cadence, timing and tempo that were all helpful in making the reading clear, fluid and easy.
- the imagery is quite brisk, fresh, distinct, clear and exquisitely expressive and vividly and demonstratively descriptive throughout the writing. And well explained right up for Mrs. Claus moving to Miami.
- the pictures quite humorous and very appropriate and relative to your writing and quite a choice.
- in good luck in the contest and may the good Lord be with you always.
Alex

 Comment Written 27-Dec-2015

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reply by the author on 27-Dec-2015

Thanks, Alex.

Yes, the basic meter is heptameter, with a few variations as usual. As you can tell, I had a lot of fun with this.

I appreciate your review and the six shiny stars.

Steve

reply by krys123 on 28-Dec-2015

You are very welcome Steve.
Alex