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Taxed To the Hilt

My hero is Henry David Thoreau Rather than pay taxes, to jail he’d go With Uncle Sam’s hand out Thoreau turned up his snout Refused the poll tax, voting he’d forego An elderly woman across the street High property taxes she could not meet Her house went to foreclosure Homeless, died of exposure While the politicians live on High Street Jonah dwelt in the belly of a whale No taxes on such a home did prevail But as soon as he got out Jonah faced taxes no doubt Moby Dick's "inner condo" is for sale Entry for the Taxing Times contest

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/22/2011 10:50:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Diane in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol

Kory Calhoun

Date: 2/4/2011 4:06:00 PM

Hi Diane - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC

James Fraser

Date: 2/4/2011 12:02:00 PM

Many congratulations Diane on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 2/3/2011 6:25:00 PM

Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Diane

John Freeman

Date: 2/3/2011 11:32:00 AM

Diane congratulations on your 5th place honor. Agape, Moses

Joyce Johnson

Date: 2/2/2011 5:05:00 PM

Very funny Diane. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 2/2/2011 2:50:00 PM

congrats Diane on your win with this fine poem

Ralph Taylor

Date: 2/2/2011 1:53:00 PM

Congrats on your well deserved win, Diane. Nice going. xxxRalph

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/2/2011 1:00:00 PM

I like the history in the first limerick, the sarcasm in the second and the incredible humor in the third! I may have to consult Moby Dick about his "inner condo." Congratulations on your win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn

Francine Roberts

Date: 2/2/2011 12:58:00 PM

congrats on your win in the contest with this great entry

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/1/2011 8:25:00 PM

Wow these are so good, Diane, good luck in contest, Harry

James Fraser

Date: 2/1/2011 2:53:00 PM

Three wonderful Limericks Diane, looks like your heading for the winners podium with these gems. Good luck....:)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/1/2011 7:10:00 AM

Yes, a lot is two words. I was afraid I maybe messed up somewhere and wrote it as one? Or was that a question you just had for yourself? I teach pronunciation classes to ESL students and I like teaching them the "real" way to say what we usually say, like "there's" instead of "there're" It's a fine line though, when it comes to writing it! haha. You don't want to encourage poor spelling, but if you think of how different our pronunciation is from what we actually speak, it is amazing!

Joe Maverick

Date: 1/31/2011 11:48:00 PM

by the way good piece here Diane.

Joe Maverick

Date: 1/31/2011 11:46:00 PM

H P (hire purchase) the idea being that once the reveue stream from over inflated assets has been finished, the only way to get hold of more money,that maybe is not really needed,? however the excuse would be the crisis that allows a super loan shark paydays from interest on said loan, it only a (theme) for contest

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/31/2011 9:12:00 PM

You were right on the grammar of "there's" vs. "There are". I was writing the way I speak it and for meter sake. I do that alot with the light poetry just for fun. Let me find one of yours I have not seen yet!

Robert A. Dufresne

Date: 1/31/2011 5:16:00 PM

heehee funny one here too, Diane. great take on it for sure. Good luck to you in the contest and thanks

John Freeman

Date: 1/30/2011 5:18:00 PM

Haaaaa! Jonah dwelt in the belly of a whale. Such a cool line Diane! Good luck. Agape, Moses

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/29/2011 6:05:00 PM

the last one is AWESOME. VERY clever. Luv, Andrea

Wayne Sapp

Date: 1/29/2011 6:03:00 PM

Good stuff Diane! Loved the second verse! This particular contest is really drawing the interest; I wonder why?

Francine Roberts

Date: 1/29/2011 5:36:00 PM

love it, good luck in the contest

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/29/2011 4:25:00 PM

Might be the place to live but God might give him a sick stomach and I coudl end up on shore smelling to high heaven and it wouldn't be pleasant..Enjoyed..Good luck...Reads like a winner..Sara

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/29/2011 4:07:00 PM

Nice descriptive trio of limericks. They look like strong candidates for Carolyn's contest.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/29/2011 3:48:00 PM

:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Diane. Love, Carolyn