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Epitaph Limericks.
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Epitaph Limericks. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia 
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I know the title is an oxymoron but Marsha challenged meHere lies my good brother in law Whose eyes nearly popped when he saw His sister's surprise A bake with gad flies Though most of them stuck in his craw A charming young lady lies here To see her in state would give tear Her beautiful face Now shrouded in lace And covered by smile is a leer This is a sad tale of woe A lover with nowhere to go Lay by his bride Held to her side They buried him with her for show There was fine gentleman, Adam Who took pride in love for a madam, But his lover's pox Put him in a box As for desserts, well! he had em. There was an old lady who tried Make an end to herself while she cried When she succeeded Her trials unheeded Found out heaven's gate was denied Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kethry~ LOL ! What fun ... you did a superb job of these. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
Reminds me of a trip to Boot Hill...well done! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
I've so often been told that the limerick is the easiest kind of poetry to write...but for me it's mostly too great a challenge. You have done them well and with cold humor, to boot. Of course, limericks are supposed to be humorous...so you've done a fine job. Now, I can't help but think what the subjects think, if they know.  |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Kethry dear heart, There once was a lassy called Lynne Who was paticularly keen to sin She tried it out twice And found it so nice That she couldn't wait to do it agin Far too easy love, and did I say how much I love it.  No? Well, that's because........ you've done it already.Take care love as always Slushy  I'll just have to think of something else Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Thanks everyone, and you can see my dilemma, Epitaphs are supposed to be solemn, limericks are supposed to be fun. I guess you could call the mix deadly humor. Kethry Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Should anything be "sacred" and saved from the Limerick? I don't think so. I think "A Limerick-A-Day" would be good for many of us. I enjoyed these, Kethry. [This message has been edited by Krawdad (edited 02-28-2001).] |
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Secret Whisper Member
since 2001-01-25
Posts 298Through the Looking Glass |
Well I especially liked the truth in the last stanza. But this write makes me picture some strangely surrealistic tombstone with such humor put in place of an elegy. Wonderful write. "Death marks the beginning, not the end. It is our journey to God." --Billy Graham |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
Well done!  |
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