A Secret Life

A secret life! What would it be
were I to choose this life for me?
Would I drive a great car?
Be the wife of a star?
Could I live extravagantly?

How could anyone live that way
and not give the secret away?
So I guess I’d retire
to some beach I’d acquire,
living easy where palm trees sway.

Jan. 28, 2019 for Caren Krutsinger's If I Had a Secret Life Poetry Contest
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Bavington  Avatar
February 1, 2019 at 8:30 PM
A good one. I think every one lives a secret life to a certain extent. As for me I like mine being an open book. Nice limerick.
Dietrich Avatar
February 2, 2019 at 2:27 PM
me too, Bette. That is why this contest theme was difficult for me and the apparent reason It did not make the winner list.
Vaso Avatar
January 30, 2019 at 1:07 AM
Loved this I think though being famous might cancel the secret part!!! LOL
Laurie Avatar
January 30, 2019 at 12:06 AM
G'day Andrea … appears to be the ideal solution. You could have stared on Gilligan's Island though - nicely written Andrea - Lindsay
Rodrigues Avatar
January 29, 2019 at 7:18 PM
Still wearing those movie star glasses!
Mcferran Avatar
January 29, 2019 at 6:28 PM
Sounds like a lovely life! ;)
Devonshire Avatar
January 29, 2019 at 4:35 PM
It would be fun to enjoy that extravagant lifestyle for a while, but I think it would get old after a while. Great limerick, Andrea! Best wishes in the contest. Hugs, Carolyn
Horne Avatar
January 29, 2019 at 3:15 PM
ha ha, yes, just imagine trying to do all that & then teaching your students or visiting your inlaws
Gauthier Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 6:35 PM
Lovely and totally delightful, Andrea.
Leffanta Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 5:46 PM
…and coconuts drop in on you! Life in the sunshine is always best! Well said! Aloha! Rico
Faulkner Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 1:16 PM
A sunny beach, palm trees - that's the place to be in January! Good luck in the contest!
Cunningham Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 12:37 PM
Having your own bit of paradise would be awesome Andrea. Good luck. Tom.
Marcum Wong Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 10:48 AM
I am waiting for your visit....our palm trees are certainly swaying Andrea. Very sweet! I want to write on for this contest if I have enough time before it closes. : ) xxoo
Pandit Avatar
January 28, 2019 at 10:01 AM
All the best for a secret life on the beach of your own.. where palm trees sway. Well written dream, Andrea.
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