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A Bloodcurdling Moment

One dark eerie Halloween night, Count Dracula gave me a fright. His pointed teeth gleamed, I bolted and screamed, When he asked me out for a bite! 17.10.19 A New Halloween Inspired Limerick Poetry Contest sponsored by Tania Kitchin syllable count 1.by ear! 2. obligatory PS syllable counter

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Elaine Perrin

Date: 11/14/2019 4:44:00 AM

Very good! Congratulations on your win :-) x

Joseph May

Date: 11/3/2019 4:48:00 PM

Haha, love the last line, Congrats on your win

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 10/31/2019 10:59:00 AM

Congratulations on a well-earned first place win, Wendy! Happy Halloween, Carolyn

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 11:36:00 AM

Nice to hear from you again,Carolyn. Thanks for your kind comment.

Laura Naville

Date: 10/31/2019 8:50:00 AM

Congratulations! Love and spooked; can't stop seeing gleaming teeth everywhere! Happy Halloween!

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 11:36:00 AM

Thank you for 'stopping by' to comment, Laura.

Chris Green

Date: 10/31/2019 7:02:00 AM

Congratulations my friend on your first place finish in this contest. So very nicely done.

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 8:30:00 AM

Thank you so much for reading and leaving encouraging feedback,Chris.

Jan Allison

Date: 10/30/2019 7:41:00 PM

this was so witty Wendy! many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 5:48:00 AM

Quite a compliment from the 'maestro' of amusing verse! Thanks,Jan.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/30/2019 7:20:00 PM

LOL...clever! Just the right bite! Congratulations, Wendy!

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 5:47:00 AM

Thank you for the fun feedback,Kim.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 10/30/2019 7:05:00 PM

Wendy congratulations on your first place trophy win. This made me laugh, loved the last line!

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 5:47:00 AM

Wow! Thank you for the honour of first place, Tania. Once I'd chosen my theme, I tried to think of a witty idiomatic last line and went from there. I'm really glad you found it amusing.

Jack Horne

Date: 10/23/2019 8:17:00 AM

LOL, a sure winner here

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/31/2019 5:45:00 AM

Hi Jack Thank you for the complimentary comment. I often use an idiom to end limericks and then work backwards!