“well stone the crows”
cried the stony faced hiker
as sliding down the scree
dislodging even more stones along the way
for the sunny warm day
had taken a turn as they
faced a dark looming storm
hiking while stoned takes its toll …
d’Verse, 44 words ‘stone’, whimsygizmo
aroused 
Stone the crows! You did indeed have fun with this….clever quadrille indeed with great word play.
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Kate, the phrase “stone the crows” could be used when I hit my big toe against the corner of the kitchen cabinet. I need a better choice of words than “oh fudge.”
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Very creative!!! 🙂 I can tell you had fun with this one! 🙂
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Marvelous poem, Kate and you come out with best of poetry. Great 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Stone the crows was one of my dad’s favourite sayings. It’s a great introduction to your poem.
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Well I learned something new today, smiles. And yes hiking while stoned may be problematic.
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Stoned in the backcountry just begs for disaster
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Some people! They don’t know what they’re missing. Thanks for sharing. Lovely words.
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Well done, Kate. I’ve never heard the phrase before either. Though perhaps this person meant get them stoned. 😀. (I love crows.). Yes, probably not a good idea to go hiking while stoned! This made me laugh.
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That made me laugh, love how you’ve used the one word and built a wall out of it
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Hiking whilst stoned is a risk! Love that you got the expression ‘stone the crows’ in there 🙂
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Oh wow! You packed in quite a bit in 44 words! Well done, sis. 🙂
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Thank you for introducing me to a new saying/idiom!
Superb poem and photo!
Hiking and storms are enough of an adventure. 😮 🙂 Does throwing stoned in there help…or make even more of a challenge!?! HA! 😀
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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it has been ages since i last heard somebody say Stone the crows. great use of it in this brill poem
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Fantastic, Kate.
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So easy to blame the poor crow 🙂
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Hiking while stoned. Yes, please, But I’m looking forward to the slide.
Nice work!
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Hehe! I love that phrase “Stone the crows” as an exclamation of surprise. I’ll have to remember it. Sounds like hiking stoned would lead to more trouble than simply sliding down an embankment – being lost in a storm sounds miserable! All in only 44 words – amazing!
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Nice, Kate. Super creative.
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Well done… love sliding down the scree! Great use of the prompt.
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Definitely not a good idea. We have a lot of crows here in the late spring and summer.
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Indeed not a wise idea. But I myself am always glad to see crows. (K)
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That would not be a good idea either.
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A bit off the mark …. but my 44 words worth (certainly not Wordsworth)
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Stone the crows
And pluck a duck
Are you hungry?
You are in luck
Let’s pick a chicken
Nail a quail
Baste the bird
We shall not fail
Cut loose the goose
Go find a pheasant
An aviary for lunch
How pleasant!
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Yes this Aussie is smiling … 😃🌏
Ouch. “Stone the crows’
I’ve blisters on my toes
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Stone the crows! is an idio I’d not heard before (apparently more common in hte UK). You’ve used it well!
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Neither had I, Bev!
This was a fun one, Kate 😀
-David
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Wow! You’ve tossed lots of uses of the word in there. Love it. And yes, I would think that might be ill-advised. 😉
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