Jack Horne Poet Limerick

Bye Bye, Baby

As this poem was being written,
A small boy appeared to be smitten.
He loved his baby brother,
But then he asked his mother,
‘Please can we swap him for a kitten?’

Brotherly Love
Jack Horne
24th April 2011

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Nette Onclaud May 26, 2011 at 11:53 PM woww, a well deserved award, jack! congrats:)huggs!

Carol Sunshine Brown May 25, 2011 at 4:18 AM Congratulations Jack on your win in the "Brotherly Love" contest sponsored by Miranda Lambert. Love, Carol

Ralph Taylor May 24, 2011 at 10:32 AM Congrats on your win, Jack. Outstanding limerick. Nice going. Thanks for your comments. Ralph

Carolyn Devonshire May 24, 2011 at 8:06 AM So happy to see your poem in the winners' circle, Jack. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn

Mike Dailey May 24, 2011 at 8:02 AM Love the humor of this poem. I am sure a lot of big brothers had that very same thought a time or two. Mike

Linda-Marie Sweetheart May 24, 2011 at 7:55 AM Congrats Jack on your wonderful win in the Brotherly luv contest with this awesome piece on that special bond between bros.. enjoy another top spot with luv..my friend...

Carol Sunshine Brown April 27, 2011 at 10:04 AM Just stopping by today to thank you for all your kinds comments Jack. Hopefully they will get the site back up and running correctly for everyone soon. Love, Carol

James Foulk April 26, 2011 at 7:09 PM very funny limerick, loved that last line. enjoyed reading it. thank you for commenting on He carried his sorrow to the grave.

Wandering Butterfly April 26, 2011 at 12:20 PM This so funny, b/c my 3 yr old actually just said that to me the other day...LOL. SOUP MAIL

Wilma Neels April 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM Hehe, I love this one Jack, wish you the best for the contest ;) Wilma

Kabuteng P.Ink K. April 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM heehee, this one was a cute one! yup :) kittens do indeed have their perks ;) Enjoyed your take on brotherly love Jack :)

Carolyn Devonshire April 25, 2011 at 9:56 AM Adorable, Jack! I bet he really does wish he could have a kitten instead. Who knows what goes through the minds of babes? Love you, Carolyn

Linda-Marie Sweetheart April 25, 2011 at 4:41 AM Knew u would come up with a real treasure Jack and this one is so cool... babies and animals go together.. we always had both in our home luv.. good luck in the contest.. sure to please Miranda...

Sara Kendrick April 24, 2011 at 3:04 PM Great one..Children can tickle our funny bone for sure..Enjoyed reading your work..Got a chuckle..Thanks for the encouraging comment about my work..Sara

Andrea Dietrich April 24, 2011 at 3:03 PM ok, you came up with an excellent idea. Way to go. I am still struggling with how to do my doditsu. Maybe I can't do one at all. YIKES> Hey muse cruise. that was cute.