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A Drink To the Cold

The Winter weather is here and it's cold Colds not much fun if you are homeless or old But some like cold cheer And drink ice cold beer But when you're cold whiskeys' best so I'm told. Written on 6th January 2019 For same word winter limerick poetry contest. Sponsored by Charles Messina. ( chosen word is cold )

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Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 2/6/2019 9:00:00 PM

Congrats, a little late, but sincere. Good advice, I like it. I also like ice cold beer, and whisky, preferably Bourbon.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/7/2019 12:33:00 AM

Welk if I'm ever down your way I'll buy you a drink and we can discuss hakiu lol. Tom.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/2/2019 5:12:00 PM

glad to see this with congrats, so I know it won!! I can't keep track of which lims were for which contests any more!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/2/2019 9:18:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, I find a few days away from soup can throw you, old faces gone new ones arrived and with poems you end up chasing your tail lol. Tom.

Eve Roper

Date: 1/18/2019 10:40:00 PM

Tom, fantastic ,very well written Limerick with great imagery. Congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve ~`*

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/19/2019 12:56:00 AM

Thank you very much Eve. Tom.

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/16/2019 8:36:00 PM

G'day Tom … it's not easy writing a limerick and probably even harder under instruction - you did a good job here Tom - Lindsay

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/17/2019 2:18:00 AM

Thanks Lindsay, yes it was a bit more difficult doing this one , another contest you have to put the lines in alphabetical order, another challenging one for sure. Tom

Charles Messina

Date: 1/15/2019 7:18:00 AM

Ah nothing like a hot toddy, Tom. Love this, well done. Congratulations on your win. Charlie

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/15/2019 7:27:00 AM

Thanks Charlie, hoping for a cold spell so I can have a few for medicinal purposes lol. Quite a challenge and there were some gems for the contest. Thank for hosting. Tom.

Alexis Y.

Date: 1/15/2019 6:41:00 AM

Hi Tom, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your 2nd place win:-) Alexis

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/15/2019 7:25:00 AM

Thanks Alexis, not the easiest one to do. Tom.

Joseph May

Date: 1/15/2019 5:06:00 AM

Congrats on your win Tom..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/15/2019 7:24:00 AM

Thanks very much Joseph. Tom.

Vladislav Raven

Date: 1/12/2019 2:34:00 PM

Hi Tom, well done, a wonderful limerick.No matter how hard I try, I can't do a limerick. This is wonderful. Could do with a Whiskey myself. Good luck in the contest my friend. We should have that drink to the cold. have a wonderful weekend. Your friend always....Mike.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/12/2019 3:06:00 PM

Thank you very much Mike, yes a drop of whiskey works wonders for the cold, hope you too have a lovely weekend. Tom.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 1/12/2019 1:35:00 PM

Hello tom, Was it easy to create this type of poem? It is cute. Have a nice day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/4/2019 5:35:00 PM

I won't try this form for some time yet. Thank you for telling me. have a nice evening my friend.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/12/2019 2:06:00 PM

Thanks Darlene, it took a lot longer having to use the same word in each line. Tom.

Alexis Y.

Date: 1/9/2019 2:31:00 PM

Hi Tom, You met the challenge and it wasn't easy. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/9/2019 2:38:00 PM

Thanks Alexis, wasn't an easy one using the same word in five lines. Tom

Janice Canerdy

Date: 1/9/2019 8:10:00 AM

Good one, Tom. Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/9/2019 8:33:00 AM

Thank you very much Janice. Tom.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/8/2019 9:00:00 PM

very well done. I am seeing lots of clever entries on this contest!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/9/2019 12:37:00 AM

Not the easiest one to do having to squeeze the same word into each line and make it sound okay.

Joseph May

Date: 1/8/2019 6:58:00 PM

This was very hard to do but you met the challenge well Tom...GL in the contest..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/9/2019 12:34:00 AM

Thanks Joseph, it did take a lot longer to compose. A lot of great entries I've seen so far. Tom.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/8/2019 2:16:00 PM

- Bravo :)!:)!:) ... well done, Tom:) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/8/2019 4:06:00 PM

Thank you Sunshine, cheers. Tom.

Heidi Sands

Date: 1/8/2019 9:27:00 AM

Great one Tom ! :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/8/2019 11:34:00 AM

Thank you Heidi. Tom.

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 1/8/2019 12:29:00 AM

Well written Tom! FYI, I keep my Jameson in my freezer. It will not freeze and there is no better way to take a shot once in a while.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/8/2019 2:42:00 AM

Thanks Timothy, I never knew that one, I'm not keen on ice in whiskey so that's a great way around it. Tom.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/7/2019 7:08:00 PM

hope you are up and about, tom!...conquer the world!...huggs

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/7/2019 10:37:00 PM

Thanks Nette, nothing a small drop of gold won't put right lol. Tom.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/7/2019 12:54:00 PM

And the whiskey doesn't even have to be cold to give you that warm rush before heading outdoors. I should think it would be hard to repeat the same word in each line, but you did it very well, Tom! Best wishes in the contest, Carolyn

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 1/8/2019 1:49:00 PM

I wrote one before reading it had to be about winter. LOL Yours is great, Tom! Hope you win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/7/2019 1:38:00 PM

Thank you Carolyn, on a cold day a tot of amber gold helps to combat the the chill. Did find it harder than usual using the same word in each line. Tom.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 1/7/2019 11:56:00 AM

I'v heard the same Tom! Good luck. Poetry wishes, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/7/2019 12:01:00 PM

Thank you Jennifer, a drop works wonders. Tom.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/6/2019 3:46:00 PM

Tom, it is a conspiracy. This is the third time this week I have heard whiskey when thinking about the perpetual two week cold I have had. Hmmmmm Your limerick may have been written to give me a push in a certain direction. Good luck in the contest my friend.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 4:15:00 PM

Thanks Caren, a quarter of whiskey, three quarters boiling water and two spoons of sugar, stir well let it cool and drink it as hot as you can, next day you should feel better. Works for me. Tom.