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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 August 26, 2019 at 12:46 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 The animal poems I'm posting are part of my unpublished childrens book "Fun with Animals."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

Tania Kitchin August 24, 2019 at 4:50 AM Ha ha, love it Jan! Hugs Jan Allison August 24, 2019 at 7:14 PM thanks sweet Tania:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Adams August 22, 2019 at 7:53 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 :) Jan Allison August 24, 2019 at 7:13 PM I just love the limerick form Sandra they take me about 2 minutes to write lol:-) hugs Jan xx

James Edward Lee Sr. August 22, 2019 at 12:29 PM OOHH!!! sounds a little Alfred Hitchcock to me!! LOL!! Great write... James Jan Allison August 22, 2019 at 5:32 PM Thanks James! :-) hugs Jan xx

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

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

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

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

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

Ilene Bauer August 20, 2019 at 4:56 PM very funny, jan! thanks for the grin today... Jan Allison August 21, 2019 at 2:31 PM My pleasure Ilene! :-) Hugs Jan xx

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

Jack Horne August 20, 2019 at 2:35 PM LOL, love it x Jan Allison August 20, 2019 at 3:28 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 August 20, 2019 at 2:28 PM These poems are anything but a tragedy but, it is all Greek to me. : ) Fun poetry Jan. Jan Allison August 20, 2019 at 2:35 PM Lol chris, I say that of iambic pentameter its al lgreek to me too:-) Hugs Jan xx

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