L Milton Hankins Poet Limerick

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An miserable old crone lived down the way
Invited young men into her house to play,
I can't imagine it, really,
It seems to me perfectly silly
She wouldn’t give us old men the time of day.

written September 25, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger September 27, 2021 at 9:41 PM More power to crones I say! L Milton Hankins September 27, 2021 at 9:52 PM Absolutely!

Delice Arleen Skelly September 27, 2021 at 1:49 AM Maybe she was a witch and could miraculously change into a beauty. lol...Delice L Milton Hankins September 27, 2021 at 9:31 AM Wow...that's a splendid idea...an idea for a poem, I think. I'm going to wait for you to write it, okay? No, I'm serious. What a fun write it would be.

Nancy Kaufman September 25, 2021 at 2:18 PM Isn't it usually the other way around?? L Milton Hankins September 25, 2021 at 2:27 PM I don't know, Nancy. Is it? Let me invite you to write a second limerick stating that point of view. I'll add it.