by Richard Lynn Livesay
Member since:
April 2, 2009

Senryu…Mindful Poetry Prompt…April 10th,2012

April 10, 2012 11:44 AM UTC
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Speech to P.T.A

“Watch out for dirty old men”

Ops! Fly was unzipped!

Comments: 36

Veronica Hosking Apr 10, 2012, 11:54am UTC
Okay who is the gather member portrayed?
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 12:16pm UTC
ha! will the closet "dirty old man" stand up?...I doubt it
sometimes I wonder about where my ideas come from

thanks for the cute comment, Veronica
Veronica Hosking Apr 10, 2012, 12:31pm UTC
Uh Oh, I hope you are not saying this is a self portrait.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 2:32pm UTC
not this exact senario but has happened to me. I imagine not many men have escaped this embarrasment....but I did do a stripteese once at a PTA, father's night that was a disaster(blush)
Ann Marcaida Apr 10, 2012, 2:06pm UTC
Ha! This was my father once-- in front of his class!

Thanks for sharing with at Gather's Luminous Writers and Artists.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 2:33pm UTC
life's most embarrasing moments, we've all had 'em...that's funny
thanks for the comment, Ann
Audrey Howitt Apr 10, 2012, 2:27pm UTC
HeHeHe!
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 2:35pm UTC
this scene just seemed so ironic...Thanks for the he hee
wendy st. john-devereaux Apr 10, 2012, 3:07pm UTC
OMG
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 3:20pm UTC
this never happend to me but the poetic form required humor...so..thanks
A. F. Stewart Apr 10, 2012, 5:11pm UTC
A Freudian slip or an absent mind? A great poem.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 6:41pm UTC
maybe Sinroo...nope just a stupid typo not noticed
Granny Janny Apr 10, 2012, 5:50pm UTC
Oops is right. Be glad you're not a woman wearing a skirt that got tucked in your panties in the back when you were rushing into the classroom full of teachers and kiddies and turned around to pick up your guitar.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 10, 2012, 6:11pm UTC
With that much detail....I am betting this wasn't just a hypothetical scenario. :-)
Granny Janny Apr 10, 2012, 6:53pm UTC
It was so embarrassing...almost literally.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 10, 2012, 6:12pm UTC
Richard, your fun senyru senryu (not sure which so I covered my bases) prompted some funnies in the comment section, too.

Senyru poetry like this definitely appears at Mindful Poetry.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 6:43pm UTC
sorry, a stupid mistake and not double cking my work
I get so excited when I finish one of your prompts ...I want to hurry and publish it
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 10, 2012, 6:59pm UTC
spelling was a stupid mistake? I hate spelling. Although I can usually tell when it's wrong when I'm proofreading, I have a hard time making it right.

No worries here!
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 7:04pm UTC
thank you, I feel human again...if it was acceptable, I'd spell phonetically
Kushal Poddar Apr 10, 2012, 9:31pm UTC
A lovely and a bit-of-social-comment one
Hundred Monkey
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 11, 2012, 12:18am UTC
et tu, Ku
Irina Dimitric Apr 10, 2012, 6:22pm UTC
Ha ha ha ...Richard, that often happens to me. Once, I was discreetly warned, "Irina, your fly is open", by a colleague at work, a man.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 6:46pm UTC
that's funny...mmm I wonder where the idea or word "fly" comes from??
Irina Dimitric Apr 10, 2012, 7:17pm UTC
Hmmmm....someone very clever on Gather might know.
Charli Mills Apr 10, 2012, 9:19pm UTC
Somehow P.T.A. meeting and dirty old men seem to go together! That was a fun senyu!
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 10, 2012, 9:33pm UTC
have you ever heard the old song, Harper Valley PTA?...it's a good expose on pta's
Charli Mills Apr 10, 2012, 9:38pm UTC
That's what came to mind! Along with polyester plaid pants.
Atticus *. Apr 11, 2012, 12:08am UTC
Ha! Too funny Richard. Love it.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 11, 2012, 12:19am UTC
Thanks, Atticus...a little humor's good for the heart
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 11, 2012, 1:23am UTC
LOL...good for a laugh....and I'm sure there has to be a good story behind this.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 11, 2012, 12:12pm UTC
more of a fear of it happening but have been told of it.
Mustafa Demiri Apr 11, 2012, 1:37am UTC
When I was younger, I'd be mortified if this were to ever happen... Now, I couldn't care less.

I might even do it on purpose tomorrow.
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 11, 2012, 12:13pm UTC
ha!...be sure to wear underwear
Del Nerkez Apr 11, 2012, 1:48am UTC
reminds me - i once was in a department store - hit with a very sudden and urgent case of .... ummm - the 'grips'?......down the hallway, through the door, took a seat.

then noticed all the pink, and the little trashcans in the stalls ................................

was NOT an easy departure!
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 11, 2012, 12:16pm UTC
when ya gott'a go, ya gott'a go!...it happened to me long ago out delivering newspapers
Del Nerkez Apr 11, 2012, 3:01pm UTC
lol

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