by Veronica Hosking
Member since:
August 12, 2008

Veronica - A Caricature GWWE

February 28, 2011 12:09 PM UTC
views: 0 | 9 people recommend this | comments: 25

Veronica

Visible
Embarrassment
Red lip pursed
Over destiny
Needs no encouragement
Imbibing margarita for two
Chase the glass with
A toast, "Bottom's up!"

 

Prompts for February 23, 2011

  • Write a caricature of yourself, but if you're going to spell out your faults, be funny about it!
  • Include the words: lip, chase, destiny
  • Include the phrase: Bottoms Up!
  • tag with gwwe
  • submit by next Tuesday, March 1st if only to keep to the routine because I don't know how the next member/editor will handle prompted submissions

Comments: 25

Janet "Jax" B. Feb 28, 2011, 12:45pm UTC
Love it!!!
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 12:49pm UTC
Thanks! And I thought the margarita for one I got for my birthday dinner was HUGE!
Janet "Jax" B. Feb 28, 2011, 12:52pm UTC
Maybe they thought you needed to celebrate both your birthday and margarita day...lol
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 12:59pm UTC
Oh yeah that wasn't that long ago if I remember your holiday posts. I remember thinking, bummer no margarita fixins in my house.
elizabeth evans Feb 28, 2011, 1:36pm UTC
Featured in the caricature section of the Triple Name Club.
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 1:54pm UTC
Thanks!
Alison H. Feb 28, 2011, 2:03pm UTC
LOL!
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 2:05pm UTC
Yes this was way too much fun for me.
Kimberly Blackadar Feb 28, 2011, 2:45pm UTC
What a great name poem! Mine was more serious; of course, I was an English teacher at the time and writing it as model for my students.
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 3:34pm UTC
This wasn't my first name acrostic. I wrote one last April which is more serious.
JOHN BECK Feb 28, 2011, 9:00pm UTC
Cute. And in on time.
Veronica Hosking Feb 28, 2011, 9:04pm UTC
In ahead of time. ;) I had one more day before the deadline.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Mar 1, 2011, 1:54am UTC
Yeppers, one more day. I hope others follow suit.
I hope I get mine in, too.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Mar 1, 2011, 1:54am UTC
I would have missed the acrostic-ness of this if not for Kimberly's comment. I didn't check the tags. I read it and counted syllables and pursed my lips trying to figure out why you'd posted this to Mindful Poetry.

! Now I know. Way to go.
Veronica Hosking Mar 1, 2011, 10:31am UTC
Thank you, Susan. Glad you caught the comment since the tag seemed to be invisible for you. ;)
Veronica Hosking Mar 1, 2011, 10:34am UTC
I was wondering if I could write a poetic caricature. Since the caricatures I've seen done have been drawings. Then I realized what better way to write your own caricature than using your name.
Kasey Klein Mar 1, 2011, 5:29am UTC

Thanks for posting to Short Story and More!
Katryn D. Mar 1, 2011, 8:03pm UTC
how does this describe you?

though, great to remember your hubby's birthday ;)
Veronica Hosking Mar 1, 2011, 8:06pm UTC
It describes me at the moment in the picture. As you said, a caricature is a picture.
Katryn D. Mar 1, 2011, 8:08pm UTC
Ahh...that's true...guess that works ;)
Sheila Deeth Mar 2, 2011, 1:19pm UTC
Oh, I love it! Very nice play with the prompt.
Veronica Hosking Mar 2, 2011, 11:18pm UTC
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Len Maxwell Mar 3, 2011, 5:19pm UTC
That was a great way to meet the prompt. I also missed the acrostic value until I read your response to Kimberly's comment.
Veronica Hosking Mar 3, 2011, 9:02pm UTC
I guess I should have justified the lines but I liked the way centering made it look. Thanks for the recommend.
Len Maxwell Mar 4, 2011, 10:02am UTC
No, I think the centering was a nice touch.

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