Ted’s less than Excellent Adventure
thousands of turtles
are stunned by the cold
off the Texas Coast,
the lights go out,
the lone star flickers,
Republicans tilt at windmills.
Ted Cruz flees to Mexico
but returns prematurely
after a less than excellent adventure
chastened, but still oilier than thou.
The challenge over at dverse is to write a 44 word poem (quadrille) incorporating the word “go”.
Stopdraggingthepanda 
I know Wyld Stallyns. Ted is no Wyld Stallyn.
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Sorry, but you post made me chuckle at the ending. It is a sad situation down there that we hope goes away soon, but know it won’t! Great poem Jim.
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Thank you! Yes hope they get sorted soon, looks like it’s warming up!
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Perfect title. I guess humor is a good way to deal with Texas struggles.
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Thank you Ali!
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Ha! What a clever last line!
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Thank you!
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You’ve said it all here Jim, all that needs to be said about this farcical response to the latest exciting instalment of ‘Apocalypse: Season 1.’
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Texas oil has its own poster boy… oilier than thou
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Oh my stars, this is PERFECTION!!! It left me chuckling, and “oilier than thou” is just brilliant. Thank you for brightening my day!
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Brilliant closing on this one!! 💝
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Thank you Sanaa!
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Acting chastened anyway…I doubt there are any feelings inside that body. (K)
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You have a point!
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Wonderful concoction here, Jim. Left me laughing, though lack of food and water is a serious issue.
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Hi Eilene, good to hear from you, yes the situation in Texas is a serious issue and one that was avoidable.
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Great poem, Jim. I saw a youtube the other day where FOX news is interviewing him and coddling him like he’s “poor baby made a boo boo.” Of course he responded oilier than all get out. A blogmate of mine who lives in TX (but a native Canadian) said that part of the reason for the power being out so long is that TX, being the independent place that it is has refused to link up with any other states in case of just such an emergency.
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Hi Jade, yes their decision to go it alone and deregulation back fired on them.
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Clever ending on this, Jim!
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Thank you!
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