Sandra Haight Poet Rhyme

A Stitch In Time

There was a young girl on Long Bay

Her swim shorts began to show fray

Rip spread up the seam

I thought I would scream

When chubby cheeks went on display!


May 4, 2015

~1st Place~
Contest: Proverbial Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Margarita Lillico
Judged: 02/26/2023
Proverb Chosen: “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine”
A Stitch In Time

~1st Place~
Contest: Dumb and Dumber Personal Quote
Sponsor: John Freeman
Judged: 06/18/2015

~3rd Place~
Contest: Traditional Limerick
Sponsor: Viv Wigler
Judged: 04/12/2018


The 'stitch in time' notion has been current in English for a 
very long time and is first recorded in Thomas Fuller's 
Gnomologia, Adagies and Proverbs, Wise Sentences and
Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, 
Foreign and British, 1732

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Ann Peck February 27, 2023 at 8:16 AM Funny, funny! Congrats! Sandra Haight March 2, 2023 at 6:54 AM Thank you, and I am glad you enjoyed it. Hugs, Sandra ;)

Beata Agustin February 27, 2023 at 5:28 AM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this, making me chuckle... God bless you. Sandra Haight March 2, 2023 at 6:53 AM Glad it made you chuckle, Beata! Thanks for the visit and congrats! Hugs, Sandra

Margarita Lillico February 26, 2023 at 7:36 PM Your limerick withstood the test of time! Congrats!!! Sandra Haight March 2, 2023 at 6:53 AM Thank you, Margarita, for offering an old or new poem contest! I was happy to enter this poem again, and I appreciate my placement! Hugs, Sandra

Janice Canerdy February 26, 2023 at 7:04 PM Good one, Sandra! CONGRATS on your win. Janice Sandra Haight March 2, 2023 at 6:51 AM Thanks so much, Janice! Hugs, Sandra

Eve Roper April 14, 2018 at 11:01 AM Great funny Limerick, Sandra, congratulations on your Win!!! Hugs Eve Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:55 PM Thank you once again, Eve, for your nice visits and support! Hugs, Sandra

Susan Gentry April 14, 2018 at 9:49 AM Lol! A great limerick! Congratulations on your win. Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:55 PM Thank you, Susan! Much appreciated. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich April 13, 2018 at 5:04 PM Love this, Sandra. Congrats and well done. Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:55 PM Thanks so much, Andrea. Hugs, Sandra

Connie Marcum Wong April 13, 2018 at 3:28 PM I always heard this idiom from my mother who assuredly heard it from hers and so on. You made a really cute Limerick out of it Sandra. Your limerick is one of my favorites in his contest. Congratulations on your win! : ) xxoo Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:54 PM Yes, Connie...younger people today probably never heard these old sayings! Thank you for the nice comment and congrats. Hugs, Sandra

Carolyn Devonshire April 13, 2018 at 2:46 PM Such a cute limerick, Sandra. Congratulations on your win! (We used to call former Florida Governor Bob Graham "Chubby Cheeks.") Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:53 PM Ha Ha, on the "chubby cheeks," Carolyn! Thanks for your visit, nice comment and congrats! Hugs, Sandra

Paul Callus April 13, 2018 at 2:34 PM A pleasure to be re-reading this Witty Limerick, Agnes, and to offer you merited congratulations! Regards // paul Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:52 PM Thank you very much, Paul! Sandra

Carrie Richards April 13, 2018 at 12:14 PM Oh.......I hate that when it happens !!! LOL !! Adorable limerick, Sandra !!! Congrats to you !! Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:52 PM Ha Ha, thank you very much, Carrie! A fun one for sure. Hugs, Sandra

Charlie Smith April 13, 2018 at 12:09 PM Good one Sandra, congratulations... Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:51 PM Thank you very much, Charlie! Much appreciated. Sandra

Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2018 at 8:17 AM LOL, Sandra! Congrats! Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:50 PM Thank you, Kime! Hugs, Sandra

Line Gauthier April 13, 2018 at 4:55 AM Congrats on your podium finish win, Sandra. Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:50 PM Thank you so much, Line! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison April 13, 2018 at 3:08 AM lovely to read this again Sandra, many congrats:-) hugs jan xx Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:50 PM Thank you, Jan. I am not that good with humor, so I thought I'd used this trusted one from before! Hugs, Sandra

Alexis Y. April 13, 2018 at 1:06 AM Hi Sandra, You've penned yourself one funny limerick. Congratulations on your winning write:-) Alexis Sandra Haight April 14, 2018 at 1:48 PM Thank you very much, Alexis! Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich June 19, 2015 at 5:02 PM Probably for overall humor WITH correct meter, etc. this for me takes the cake!!! Congrats to you.

Joseph May June 19, 2015 at 6:17 AM Love this one...Congrats on your win Sandra

Jan Allison June 19, 2015 at 2:17 AM Dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs jan xx

Skat A June 19, 2015 at 12:08 AM SANDRA, Congrats on your win. **SKAT**

John Freeman June 18, 2015 at 11:21 PM Extr high level of humor, your stitch in time, Loved it Agape, Moses

Poet Destroyer A June 18, 2015 at 11:13 PM Sandra :) Congratulations on your Dumb and Dumber Personal quote win.... WUV ~LINDA~

Shadow Hamilton May 7, 2015 at 6:39 PM so funny Sandra gl in contest hugs 7 Sandra Haight May 11, 2015 at 9:17 PM Thanks, Shadow. It was a fun one to work on. I appreciate your visit and support. Hugs, Sandra

Donna Jones May 7, 2015 at 10:56 AM I enjoyed this very much....thanks....:-) Sandra Haight May 11, 2015 at 9:17 PM Thank you for stopping by, Donna. I appreciate your kind remarks! Sandra

Paul Callus May 6, 2015 at 8:45 AM A pleasant, witty limerick, Sandra:) Much enjoyed. // paul Sandra Haight May 11, 2015 at 9:18 PM Thank you, Paul. I had fun putting it together! I appreciate your nice comments. Sandra

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