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Bonfire of the Varices

There  was once a young Madam from Paris 
Who liked to sun herself on the terrace
Her legs covered modestly
But not from hypocrisy, 
From her varices, she wanted to spare us.

For Jan's Limereick 11 Contest.

Saturday February 20th. 2016

~First Place ~
ALL YOURS(JUN 8) Poetry Contest
Brian Strand

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Sara Kendrick Date: 6/13/2021 4:24:00 AM Congrats on this winner. Way to go. Those unsightly veins no one wants anyone to see. Sara Login to Reply

Kim Merryman Date: 6/8/2021 4:29:00 PM Good limerick, Suzanne! Congrats on your win in Brian's contest! Blessings, Kim M Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 3/15/2016 12:16:00 AM Suz, Congrats on your limerick win. Luv ~LINDA~ Login to Reply

Susan Gentry Date: 3/6/2016 8:36:00 PM Congratulations on your win! :) Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:40:00 AM Thanks Susan: I appreciate your visits. SuZ

Eve Roper Date: 3/6/2016 8:33:00 PM Suzanne, congratulations on your limerick win a 7 :) Hugs Eve Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:40:00 AM Many thanks, Eve. Glad you enjoyed. SuZ

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/6/2016 7:36:00 PM I recall this one and how much I liked it before, Suzanne. Congrats on your win. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:35:00 AM Thanks Andrea: Nothing makes your morning...like a win . Lovelya, SuZ

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/21/2016 12:40:00 PM haha, very good one!!! Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/11/2016 3:56:00 PM Thanks so much, Andrea:.....for taking time to read and comment. Always valued. Best, SuZ

Paul Callus Date: 2/21/2016 6:16:00 AM Very witty, Suz:) I suppose that's why some people gradually change from minis, to midis, to maxis! gl in the contest. // paul Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:31:00 AM Thanks Paul: Yes bring back the days of the minis. Oh to be twenty again. Hugs, SuZ

Nette Onclaud Date: 2/21/2016 4:01:00 AM ohh my, i fell off from my chair, suZ... we gals are truly vain, lol!... good one!..huggs Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:29:00 AM Ha ha Nette: Hope you have picked yourself up by now. Had an enforced break from the Soup. Hubby not well and house cleaning for listing. No time for sunning on the terrace now. Loved, always. SuZ

Brian Davey Date: 2/21/2016 3:47:00 AM Thank the lady for me madam, saved us all! Cute and funny, I enjoyed it! Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 3/7/2016 11:27:00 AM Thanks Brian: Late to my replies but I enjoyed your humorous reply. Lol SuZ

Timothy Hicks Date: 2/21/2016 12:22:00 AM As with your last limerick, I learned yet another new word, "varices" ... some people do have strange looking legs. Good one, Suzanne. I thought it was funny. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 2/21/2016 2:47:00 PM Ha ha Tim: More commonly referred to as varicose veins, or as my girlfriends say, "very close veins'. SuZ

Kevin Fairbrother Date: 2/20/2016 10:44:00 PM Hi Suz, nice one and I fully understand why it be. Cheers Kev Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 2/21/2016 12:03:00 AM Thanks Kevin: I am new to writing Limericks...so it is fun. Cheers, SuZ