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For contest 'Out on a Lin' sponsor Joseph May written 6/9/2025

The Bee and Fly

Oh to live life busy as a bee 
Admiring flowers making honey
Then the fly comes along
Says the bee got it wrong
A pile of poop is the place to be
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 6/15/2025 11:01:00 AM
Can't beat the crap out of this one! Ha! Congrats.
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/15/2025 12:00:00 PM
Hahahaha! Thanks Jim!
Date: 6/15/2025 10:14:00 AM
Ha! One insects crap is another's treasure. Congrats.
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/15/2025 10:57:00 AM
Hahahaha good one! Thanks!
Date: 6/15/2025 7:07:00 AM
Haha Karen. So witty! Congratulations! :)
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/15/2025 7:45:00 AM
Thank you Linda!
Date: 6/14/2025 8:15:00 AM
Congratulations Karen on your win in this contest with a pleasant flowing write. Wish ing you a cheerful weekend.
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/14/2025 9:04:00 AM
Happy weekend and thanks!
Date: 6/14/2025 7:52:00 AM
Heehee...poop jokes are still funny! Good one Karen! Xo
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/14/2025 9:03:00 AM
:0) Thanks
Date: 6/14/2025 7:35:00 AM
Haha, Very nicely penned Karen, Congrats on your win
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/14/2025 7:37:00 AM
I am honored! Limerick’s are my weakness lol! But I love them!
Date: 6/14/2025 7:32:00 AM
Good one, Karen! CONGRATS on your win!! Janice
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/14/2025 7:36:00 AM
Thanks!
Date: 6/12/2025 2:03:00 PM
Good Lim Karen… Beryl
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/12/2025 3:46:00 PM
Thanks!
Date: 6/9/2025 11:47:00 PM
You nailed this one, Karen. Let me 'plop down' again and reread it. lol. ~ Furr T. Lizer
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/10/2025 12:33:00 AM
lol hugs :0)
Date: 6/9/2025 8:49:00 PM
I love it. Now I realize why I like bees but not flies. Your limerick is a sucess.
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Hilda Greenhough
Date: 6/9/2025 9:25:00 PM
Me too
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Karen Jones
Date: 6/9/2025 9:05:00 PM
Thanks Hilda! I struggle with limericks.
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