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A Hair-Raising Tale

A short-sighted barber named Dave Bid folks to 'Sit down and be brave!' With ears and neck snipped, Departing they quipped: Whew! That was a very close shave!' Bite Size Poem No.42 Poetry Contest Sponsor :Line Gautier

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/10/2022 3:40:00 PM

Fun poem, Wendy ~

Meghan Hutchings

Date: 5/2/2022 3:45:00 PM

Congratulations, Wendy! I love your humorous limerick!! What fun! You have a talent for limericks! I love the ending, "Whew! That was a very close shave!" Well done! Blessings...Meghan!

Christuraj Alex

Date: 5/2/2022 1:04:00 AM

Very interesting, indeed. Glad to see Carolyn's comment too. Congratulations!

Constance La France

Date: 10/3/2019 1:19:00 PM

Wendy, congratulations on your win in Brian's Blog Series, a fun limerick !

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/26/2019 7:43:00 PM

good to see you with a high score. Congrats, Wendy

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/25/2019 8:02:00 AM

Just stopping back to offer congratulations on your win, Wendy! Hugs, carolyn

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/25/2019 3:02:00 AM

Haha, thankfully I don't have to go any more, congrats. Tom.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 1/24/2019 8:18:00 PM

Good one, Wendy! CONGRATS! Janice

Eve Roper

Date: 1/24/2019 5:14:00 PM

A great poem,Wendy, and a big congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve ~`*

Wendy Watson
Date: 1/24/2019 5:29:00 PM

That's very kind of you,Eve, Though short in length it was surprisingly difficult with the alphabetical challenge!

Jan Allison

Date: 1/24/2019 4:33:00 PM

thanks for the giggle Wendy, such a clever limerick, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Wendy Watson
Date: 1/24/2019 4:43:00 PM

Thank you for reading and the kind comment,Jan and congratulations in return!

Jack Horne

Date: 1/22/2019 3:47:00 PM

LOL, this is a sure winner in the contest - love it

Wendy Watson
Date: 1/24/2019 4:41:00 PM

Thank you so much,Jack. Yours had the cutting edge too!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/20/2019 3:01:00 PM

very cute and right on the nose for limerick meter.

Wendy Watson
Date: 1/24/2019 4:39:00 PM

Clever pun, Andrea! I must admit, I find rhyme so much easier than free verse!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/19/2019 4:49:00 PM

It stuns me how men can be so trusting with their barbers. An accidental slice on the neck could prove fatal. Love the humor here and wish you success in Joseph's fun contest. Hugs, Carolyn

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 1/25/2019 8:02:00 AM

Henry David Thoreau's brother (think his name was Edward) died from an infection caused by a rusty razor. As you say, this was long ago...

Wendy Watson
Date: 1/24/2019 4:38:00 PM

Thank you,Carolyn. I think things are slightly more civilized these days but certainly in the old days it was a risky business!