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A Greek Tragedy

I knew an old woman from Greece
Whose whinging words would seldom cease
She’d constantly whine
When drunk on red wine
Her husband’s in dire need of peace!


How much cash does a Grecian earn -
such questions I tried hard to spurn
Her husband went mad
and did something bad -
she’s interred in a Grecian urn!

8/20/19

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Maurice Rigoler Date: 8/26/2019 12:46:00 PM "Interred in a Grecian urn"! serves her right for whining. BTW Keats ode to same is one of my very favorite poems. Thanks, Jan, for the stop by. The animal poems I'm posting are part of my unpublished childrens book "Fun with Animals." / M Login to Reply

Tania Kitchin Date: 8/24/2019 4:50:00 AM Ha ha, love it Jan! Hugs Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/24/2019 7:14:00 PM thanks sweet Tania:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Adams Date: 8/22/2019 7:53:00 PM lol... this is witty and fun, love the twist in the second one, let's blame the wine, rather than the whine....i have never been able to write a limerick so admire ones that flow nicely and leave you with a chuckle... hugs :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/24/2019 7:13:00 PM I just love the limerick form Sandra they take me about 2 minutes to write lol:-) hugs Jan xx

James Edward Lee Sr. Date: 8/22/2019 12:29:00 PM OOHH!!! sounds a little Alfred Hitchcock to me!! LOL!! Great write... James Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/22/2019 5:32:00 PM Thanks James! :-) hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie Date: 8/21/2019 11:36:00 PM Hello Jan … seems the red wine can get you into a whole lot of trouble when it talks - thanks Jan - Lindsay Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/22/2019 11:47:00 AM Thanks for dropping by lindsay:-) hugs Jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 8/21/2019 6:07:00 AM Ah, tsk tsk, shame on the wine and shame on her, you still got that pizzazz when you write Jan, love it xo Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/21/2019 2:27:00 PM Thanks pixie:-) Hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/21/2019 12:40:00 AM Oh, this is your top-dog best limerick yet! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/21/2019 2:29:00 PM It was fun to write lol:-) Hugs Jan xx

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 8/20/2019 6:46:00 PM Hello Jan, oh-my- goodness. It looks like the husband had enough of the wife. Have a nice evening my friend. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/21/2019 2:29:00 PM Thanks darlene:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/20/2019 6:00:00 PM love the funny line at the end of this one, Jan!! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/21/2019 2:30:00 PM I loved the word play with earn and urn:-) Hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer Date: 8/20/2019 4:56:00 PM very funny, jan! thanks for the grin today... Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/21/2019 2:31:00 PM My pleasure Ilene! :-) Hugs Jan xx

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 8/20/2019 3:30:00 PM Good one Jan really liked this one! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/20/2019 3:37:00 PM Thanks gordon, i got a silly idea which I worked on and couldn't resist the title lol:-) Hugs Jan xx

Jack Horne Date: 8/20/2019 2:35:00 PM LOL, love it x Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/20/2019 3:28:00 PM Thanks jack, it's amazing what inspires me to write, I started the poem on sunday just got round to fi ishing it tonight :-) Hugs Jan xx

Chris Green Date: 8/20/2019 2:28:00 PM These poems are anything but a tragedy but, it is all Greek to me. : ) Fun poetry Jan. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/20/2019 2:35:00 PM Lol chris, I say that of iambic pentameter its al lgreek to me too:-) Hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/20/2019 2:16:00 PM - I think it fit perfectly ... it is expensive with an urn from the funeral bureau ... money saved ... money earned :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/20/2019 2:23:00 PM Thanks Anne-Lise I had the initial idea on Sunday but only just have found time to write:-) hugs Jan xx