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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

Date: 2/19/2022 7:42:00 AM

A not so Nice customer. Congratulations on your clever win. Hugs

Robert Gorelick

Date: 2/17/2022 1:04:00 PM

Congrats! Nice limerick. -Robert

Terry Flood

Date: 2/14/2022 11:26:00 AM

Congrats on your win, Milt. Terry

I Am Anaya

Date: 2/14/2022 8:38:00 AM

I think it's a nice combo of flowers. Congratulations Milton!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/13/2022 6:17:00 PM

Oh, Milt. this is SO good. You wrote a a great humorous limerick. Congrats in my contest

Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 2/10/2022 2:09:00 PM

Best of luck for contest…Delice

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/8/2022 10:18:00 AM

No payment no flowers, simple, I'd kick him out the shop lol. Good luck in the contest Milton. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/8/2022 12:14:00 PM

Thanks, Tom. That's what I did!

Bill Baker

Date: 2/7/2022 4:41:00 PM

Nice work on the Limerick, Milt. Good luck in the contest. Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 7:41:00 PM

Thanks, Bill. I certainly hope Andrea likes it.

Terry Flood

Date: 2/7/2022 2:06:00 PM

Didn’t pay? I hope he knew where to shove those thorny roses. Terry

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 4:11:00 PM

I don't know, Terry. I think it was the violets in the bouquet that annoyed him.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/7/2022 11:05:00 AM

What a mean person to not pay. Good luck in the contest.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 12:17:00 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

Date: 2/7/2022 9:41:00 AM

Shame on them, roses are costly ! Winning wishes dear Milton

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 9:46:00 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!!!