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Battle of the Bulge

There is a potbelly in Kelly To whom it belongs ‘Our Nelly’ She’s banned from the pantry Works out in the gantry Her bikini versus the deli. © Harry J Horsman 2010

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Jon A Cavanaugh

Date: 10/9/2013 11:15:00 PM

You have so many poems. I was glancing through the titles and saw this. I'm glad I opened it and read it. This is a hilariously witty limerick. Wow. what a great write.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/21/2013 6:01:00 PM

this is where I left off last time I checked your oldies. I really love this one of yours. Your short funny ones are a treat, Harry.

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 2/9/2013 12:14:00 PM

Dear Harry, HOPE this finds YOU and YOURS Healthy and High in the Spirit This is the first POEM I've read of YOURS today, Earlier the first POEM I read of Mandy's was also a Limerick. I have never written a Limerick, maybe I should try. With YOU, Mandy, and Carol "Sunshine" Brown as Mentors; I could I fail. I see Congratulations are in order for YOUR Win, and YOUR Feature POEM Well Done, Well Deserved LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal Liege...Harry

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/4/2013 11:21:00 PM

I better let you go Harry, I also stopped by to say good night... I am only here because I do care... but, only with certain poets...xox~pd

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/4/2013 11:21:00 PM

good night...my dear friend...PD

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/8/2012 6:26:00 PM

Re-reading this limerick... i think i will go with the deli....lol...nice win...pd

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/22/2012 5:22:00 PM

HARRY, congratulation with your featured poem of the week. God Bless, you and your family during the holidays,, always~ PD

Daver Austin

Date: 11/21/2012 12:39:00 PM

A moment on the lips, an eternity on the hips, eh, Harry. Good stuff. Enjoyed. Congrats on the selection. Love, daver

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/14/2012 7:21:00 PM

Speaking of limericks, here is one of your best. Which I have come upon a third time now!!! hope you got my message at your wife's facebook account. Do you and she share the messages there then?

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/20/2012 7:22:00 PM

CAme back to this and realized I had seen it before. I sure love this kind of poem. I am food obsessed. Always counting my calories makes me want to write more and more about food.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/6/2012 10:30:00 PM

this is a HOOT, Harry. I really enjoyed it.

Daniel Cwiak

Date: 5/27/2010 11:54:00 AM

Congrats on your HM in the contest. Dan C