tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post4546172780659539271..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: Our readers vie to be N.C. poet laureateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-57318826669788522222014-07-18T18:03:00.563-04:002014-07-18T18:03:00.563-04:00A sample of Valerie Macon's poetry :
Sample of...A sample of Valerie Macon's poetry :<br />Sample of the work:<br /><br />Vegetarian Meat Lover<br /><br />Clicking into Vinny’s Pizza<br />in Jimmy Choo platform pumps,<br />a woman, six feet tall<br />and straight as a sunflower,<br />in high-waisted jeggings<br />and gold cropped tee.<br />Her boyfriend,<br />a weed sprout beside her,<br />ambles in Old Navy flip-flops.<br /><br />She holds her yellow head high<br />like a flower tilted towards sun,<br />scans the chalked daily specials,<br />tapping Black Truffle acrylics<br />in the rhythm of a gentle spring rain.<br /><br />She orders vegetarian pizza.<br />The boyfriend, arms coiled around her,<br />orders the meat lover's special.<br /><br />Tried to go to her web site. Not Found. But this is quite a dittyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852859807208376019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-48210108251984473392014-07-18T11:57:28.968-04:002014-07-18T11:57:28.968-04:00Said Pat, when he hired a poet,
"What protoco...Said Pat, when he hired a poet,<br />"What protocol?" (He didn't know it.)<br />The Kluttz had no clue,<br />Like Pat's Capitol crew;<br />Together, they managed to blow it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238824213644016983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-78057903594693976412014-07-18T09:43:47.473-04:002014-07-18T09:43:47.473-04:00I noticed the headline in the paper says are you b...I noticed the headline in the paper says are you better than Macon, yet none of Macon's work was published to compare.<br /><br />Its obvious to be that Taylor Batten hates women. More of the Observer's war on women.Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099647823915879139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-23378166828690139972014-07-17T17:48:35.642-04:002014-07-17T17:48:35.642-04:00There once was a governor named Pat,
Who proudly w...There once was a governor named Pat,<br />Who proudly wore ‘stupid’ on his hat.<br />His arrogance he showed it<br />When he appointed the state’s poet.<br />Cried he, No Cookies for Elites – so take that!Janet Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727022691655879921noreply@blogger.com