Terry Flood Poet Limerick

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Book Him Granno

My granny was sick as a parrot
She always liked that Steve Mcgarrett
Her favorite show
Hawaii 5-0
Was cancelled for football, Goddamnit

As Hawaii she couldn’t afford
Struck a pose on her ironing board
‘Jump up here with me
And surf this wild sea 
And we’ll surf in the name of Jack Lord’

A committed silk bloomers wearer
She gave a free shot to her carer
He went very red
And that’s when he said
Your bloomers are still on the airer




Written: 16 July 2022
Contest: Limerick
Sponsor: Lisa YY

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Andrea Dietrich July 27, 2022 at 12:43 PM haha. Great ending on this set, Terry. Congrats on the win. I did not even know more than one limerick was permitted to be used! Terry Flood July 27, 2022 at 3:13 PM Thanks, Andrea. To be honest, it never occurred to me that we might be limited to one. Seems I got away with it ;-) Terry Flood July 27, 2022 at 3:10 PM Thanks, Andrea. To be honest, it never occurred to me that we might be limited to one. Seems I got away with it ;-)

Beryl Edmonds July 20, 2022 at 5:46 PM Great Limerick Terry, an hilarious ending. Granny 5-0 is terrific. Congratulations on your win in Lisa’s contest… Belle Terry Flood July 21, 2022 at 5:49 AM Thanks, Belle. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Christuraj Alex July 20, 2022 at 6:36 AM Very interesting poem. Great grand mother! Congratulations! Terry Flood July 20, 2022 at 12:29 PM Thanks, Christuraj

Subimal Sinha-Roy July 20, 2022 at 3:02 AM Congratulations, Terry for your first place win. Terry Flood July 20, 2022 at 12:28 PM Thanks very much, Subimal

Paula Goldsmith July 19, 2022 at 10:37 AM Congratulations on your win. A  fun write. Your granny should be on the Hawaii 5-0 show. Tell her a dress is not for the surf and the wild sea. Have a blessed day writing away................. Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 11:52 AM Thanks, Paula. Glad you enjoyed

Mystic Rose Rose July 19, 2022 at 9:52 AM lol I used to love that show Hawaii 5 0 , guess I'm giving away my age lol. Your too funny poem deserves first place. Way to go dear poet, Congrats ! Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 2:58 PM Thanks ‘Mystic’. I expect Hawaii 5-0 would look really dated now but I always enjoyed back in the day.

Eve Roper July 19, 2022 at 9:17 AM Hahahaha I love it.. Congratulations on a well deserve first place my friend. Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 2:58 PM Thanks, Eve. Glad you enjoyed.

Janice Canerdy July 19, 2022 at 6:53 AM SO creative, Terry. A big congrats. Janice Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 3:02 PM Thank you, Janice. Funny how writing works, my original wording in verse two was ‘we’ll surf in the name of the Lord’…. Whooah… that just had to become ‘Jack Lord’. Surely a gift from above… for which I take full credit ;-)

Linda Alice Fowler July 19, 2022 at 5:20 AM Way too funny Terry! Congratulations on your win! Linda Linda Alice Fowler July 19, 2022 at 4:41 PM Was it the ironing table that gave it away? You did a fabulous job with it anyway. I did read Excaliber and it is delightful. Oh so many nuances there LOL Linda Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 3:05 PM I hadn’t seen the link to the picture so I thought it was a Limerick on any theme, so I wrote ‘Excalibur’. It’s near the top of my poems list. People liked it but no one mentioned my oversight… I realised something was amiss when I noticed everyone was writing about surfing grannies! Linda Alice Fowler July 19, 2022 at 5:55 AM Aw, too bad. Did you submit it under a different title? Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 5:50 AM Thanks, Linda. I’m chuffed as nuts because I had to withdraw my first entry when I realised we had to base our Limerick on the picture. Terry

Suzanne Delaney July 19, 2022 at 4:50 AM Hilarious, Terry: Congrats on your big win. 5-0 will never be the sam LOL Aloha, SuZ Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 5:52 AM Thanks Suzanne. Unfortunately, it’s not the same since they remade it. Give me Jack Lord any day. Terry

Jenna Logan July 19, 2022 at 4:35 AM congrats on your winning limericks, Terry. I wish the sponsor had made it clear that we could write more than one. Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 5:55 AM Thanks, Jenna. My first entry was one Limerick, but I noticed a couple of multi stanza entries so I just took a chance. It was actually your entry that made me realise that the picture was integral to the contest. I thought, ‘why is everybody writing about surfing grannies?’ Well I re-read the rules and… oops!

Kim Rodrigues July 19, 2022 at 4:06 AM Cute! Congratulations! Terry Flood July 19, 2022 at 5:56 AM Thanks, Kim. Glad you enjoyed.

Jack Horne July 18, 2022 at 12:01 PM ha ha ha, hilarious last line Terry Flood July 18, 2022 at 12:18 PM Thanks Jack, wasn’t sure if ‘bloomers’ was an international term, so I crossed my fingers and went for it. Terry

Jeff Kyser July 17, 2022 at 8:32 PM I like this one, Terry. Reads like a winner to me Terry Flood July 18, 2022 at 12:20 PM Can’t help wondering if some of our younger members are scratching their heads, saying, ‘Who’s Jack Lord?’ Glad you enjoyed, Jeff.

Tom Cunningham July 17, 2022 at 10:54 AM Lol, brilliant Terry, five O took me back a few years,where did it go. Tom Terry Flood July 17, 2022 at 11:04 AM Thanks, Tom. Actually, I wrote verse three first and the Hawaii 5-O thing came after. Had to withdraw my first entry as I’d missed the requirement to work with the image. They’ve remade 5-0 but it didn’t work for me. Hope you’ve got your ice cubes and parasols ready. Terry