Rena Traxel introduced me to a new form of poetry - Epigrams! Here's how Rena explains it on her blog: "An epigram dating back to ancient Greece, "is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end" (Poet's.org). You can often find these types of poems in greeting cards. They can be inspiring, playful, or downright wicked."
About 15 years ago, I came up with (what I thought was) a great greeting card. I submitted it to a greeting card company and was rejected - of course! I still think it's really funny! Last week, when I was shopping for belated birthday cards for my nieces, I thought of another funny greeting card. So, I'll let you be the judges - here they are:
Here's the first one:
Outside: Congratulations on the birth of your baby.
Inside: We knew you had it in you!
Come on - isn't that funny?
Here's the one I thought of last week:
Outside: You know you're getting older when . . .
Inside: You keep forgetting to send birthday cards. Happy belated
birthday!
I like this one because it sets you up to think it's one of those "you're getting older" cards but it's really a belated card.
Well - that's all I've got!
Well - that's all I've got!
Here's how to sign BABY:
Here's how to sign CARD:
You're right! Those greeting card companies need to hire somebody with a sense of humor :•)
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