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A Greek Tragedy

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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
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"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 The animal poems I'm posting are part of my unpublished childrens book "Fun with Animals."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
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 8/24/2019 4:50:00 AM
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Ha ha, love it Jan! Hugs
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2019 7:14:00 PM
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thanks sweet Tania:-) hugs Jan xx
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Sandra Adams
Date: 8/22/2019 7:53:00 PM
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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 :)
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2019 7:13:00 PM
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I just love the limerick form Sandra they take me about 2 minutes to write lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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James Edward Lee Sr.
Date: 8/22/2019 12:29:00 PM
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OOHH!!! sounds a little Alfred Hitchcock to me!! LOL!! Great write... James
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/22/2019 5:32:00 PM
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Thanks James! :-) hugs Jan xx
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 8/21/2019 11:36:00 PM
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Hello Jan … seems the red wine can get you into a whole lot of trouble when it talks - thanks Jan - Lindsay
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/22/2019 11:47:00 AM
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Thanks for dropping by lindsay:-) hugs Jan xx
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Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 8/21/2019 6:07:00 AM
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Ah, tsk tsk, shame on the wine and shame on her, you still got that pizzazz when you write Jan, love it xo
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/21/2019 2:27:00 PM
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Thanks pixie:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/21/2019 12:40:00 AM
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Oh, this is your top-dog best limerick yet!
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/21/2019 2:29:00 PM
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It was fun to write lol:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/20/2019 6:46:00 PM
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Hello Jan, oh-my- goodness. It looks like the husband had enough of the wife. Have a nice evening my friend.
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/21/2019 2:29:00 PM
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Thanks darlene:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/20/2019 6:00:00 PM
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love the funny line at the end of this one, Jan!!
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/21/2019 2:30:00 PM
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I loved the word play with earn and urn:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/20/2019 4:56:00 PM
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very funny, jan! thanks for the grin today...
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/21/2019 2:31:00 PM
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My pleasure Ilene! :-) Hugs Jan xx
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Gordon Mcconnell
Date: 8/20/2019 3:30:00 PM
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Good one Jan really liked this one!
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/20/2019 3:37:00 PM
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Thanks gordon, i got a silly idea which I worked on and couldn't resist the title lol:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Jack Horne
Date: 8/20/2019 2:35:00 PM
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LOL, love it x
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/20/2019 3:28:00 PM
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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
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Chris Green
Date: 8/20/2019 2:28:00 PM
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These poems are anything but a tragedy but, it is all Greek to me. : ) Fun poetry Jan.
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/20/2019 2:35:00 PM
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Lol chris, I say that of iambic pentameter its al lgreek to me too:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 8/20/2019 2:16:00 PM
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- I think it fit perfectly ... it is expensive with an urn from the funeral bureau ... money saved ... money earned :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/20/2019 2:23:00 PM
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Thanks Anne-Lise I had the initial idea on Sunday but only just have found time to write:-) hugs Jan xx

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