Today’s poem is from a poetic response that I post about ‘Violet’s’ emotive poem >> https://violetslentz.home.blog/2025/05/27/pink-slip-2/
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A Technical Knockout
When you’re down and out
feeling like a dry river-bed trout
flipping around after an endless drought
And you’re in the vacant corner of another losing bout
There’ll be one day, without doubt
you’ll have nothing left to shout about
Please, I beg, one last Guinness stout
before I get kicked in the spout
by Trump’s next lockout roundabout
After the ruthless rout,
when I blacked out
I was told by a local layabout
“there was no doubt,
the decision was a Technical Knockout”
Ivor Steven (c) June 2025
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
Excellent response to Violet’s inspired poem, dear Ivor! ♡🖋️♡
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Thank you very much, Nancy 📖🌏😍
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A pleasure, dear Ivor! 🥰
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I am so glad you shared this, Ivor- sometimes I believe some of our best writing gets stuck in the comments! And thanks for the mention!
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My pleasure … I altered it few words to make flow, but the piece retained my original thoughts 📖🌏😍
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I love your poem, and as an American, I especially thank you for this!
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Thank you kindly, Beth … I was trying to point out the confusion we feeling here in Australia about the situation in the USA
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I can’t even imagine being far away and trying to figure it out because we are immerse in it and can’t figure it out.
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Good magpie in action photos Ivor
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Thank you kindly, Brian
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Such a powerful, wise, timely, relatable poem, Ivor. I wish many, many, many people could read this poem.
Beautiful photos! Sir Frankie’s photo is my fave! Just looking at his photo brings me joy and peace. Thank you, Frankie!
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
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Many thanks to Violet for her emotive poem which prompted me to write this poetic response, and thank you for your wonderful words of encouragement, Carolyn … and Frankie continues to make my everyday a joyful one … 🐶😍🌝📃💜🎵
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Haha! Very good 👍🏼
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You had fun with the rhyme
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Yep, I nearly got it right …
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What a great response to Violet’s “pink slip.” Very relatable in more ways than one. “They Own This Town” has some incredible animation to it as well as a powerful message.
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Thank you for your wonderful comments, Cath … 😊😍🌏
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Such an amusing and rhyming poem, Ivor. 💕
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