They
are fun. Too much fun.* Thing is, I invest so much time, energy and emotion into these little ditties, which I could be channelling into getting rejected for my "serious" stuff. Let's face it, it's a great timewaster, right up there with Web surfing, reality TV and the NY Times Crossword Puzzle.
I realize she gets tons of submissions. And yeah, we Yanks are probably up against the language barrier and regional humor and all that kind of thing. (I thought my Massachusetts anthem was rather a gem, if I do say so. But have they ever forgiven us for the Boston Tea Party?
)
But it's discouraging. I mean, how can I top: "Something there is that doesn't like a mall"? Or two rhymes for "Chaucer"? You try that.
*Was it Johnny Cash who sang "There's a whole lot of things I ain't done, but I ain't never had too much fun"?