L Milton Hankins Poet Limerick

A Florist In Nice

Roses and some violets, I'd say,
Make an especially nice bouquet
A florist in Nice
Used some in his piece,
But his customer refused to pay!

FIRST PLACE WINNER
written February 7, 2022
especially for "Roses and Violets Five Ways" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Andrea Dietrich

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Cecilia Macfarlane February 19, 2022 at 7:42 AM A not so Nice customer. Congratulations on your clever win. Hugs

Robert Gorelick February 17, 2022 at 1:04 PM Congrats! Nice limerick. -Robert

Terry Flood February 14, 2022 at 11:26 AM Congrats on your win, Milt. Terry

I Am Anaya February 14, 2022 at 8:38 AM I think it's a nice combo of flowers. Congratulations Milton!

Andrea Dietrich February 13, 2022 at 6:17 PM Oh, Milt. this is SO good. You wrote a a great humorous limerick. Congrats in my contest

Delice Arleen Skelly February 10, 2022 at 2:09 PM Best of luck for contest…Delice

Tom Cunningham February 8, 2022 at 10:18 AM No payment no flowers, simple, I'd kick him out the shop lol. Good luck in the contest Milton. Tom L Milton Hankins February 8, 2022 at 12:14 PM Thanks, Tom. That's what I did!

Bill Baker February 7, 2022 at 4:41 PM Nice work on the Limerick, Milt. Good luck in the contest. Bill L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 7:41 PM Thanks, Bill. I certainly hope Andrea likes it.

Terry Flood February 7, 2022 at 2:06 PM Didn’t pay? I hope he knew where to shove those thorny roses. Terry L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 4:11 PM I don't know, Terry. I think it was the violets in the bouquet that annoyed him.

Caren Krutsinger February 7, 2022 at 11:05 AM What a mean person to not pay. Good luck in the contest. L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 12:17 PM I can only hope. I wrote a Sijo, too, but I really liked this better, so I submitted it. Andrea is very, very exacting and rightly so. That means her winners are really deserving!

Mystic Rose Rose February 7, 2022 at 9:41 AM Shame on them, roses are costly ! Winning wishes dear Milton L Milton Hankins February 7, 2022 at 9:46 AM I couldn't agree more, Mystic Rose Rose. He needs to put it in the window, and someone will come along who loves it! Roses and violets are so darned hard to work into the limerick meter! da DUM da da DUM da da DUM. Dumb!!!