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C'Est La Vie

My doctor’s warning is dour I say, soon I could be lowered in clay, so fat, sugar and salt, hard liquor must halt - I went to his funeral today.

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Karen Jones

Date: 10/4/2021 4:38:00 AM

Fun with a surprise ending. Like

Jan Allison

Date: 1/7/2021 9:06:00 AM

oh the ending is hilarious ... so he didn't follow advice and eat apples either, love the irony lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 1/9/2021 4:14:00 PM

Hello Jan ... this is a limerick based on irony. No one can accurately predict another's demise - thank you Jan - Lindsay

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/5/2020 4:56:00 PM

A good laugh Lindsay, he was busy telling you what not to have and you go to his funeral - ironic. Great poem my friend, Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/11/2020 5:08:00 PM

Hello Jennifer ... I'll bet this wasn't the first time this kind of thing happened. Life can be a lottery with no concrete guarantees - always good to hear from you Jennifer - Lindsay

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 12/4/2020 6:03:00 AM

Wow! A limerick yes, but with a haiku knockout!

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 3:06:00 PM

Hello Kim ... thanks for commenting Kim. I never thought of it being a haiku knockout - thanks Kim - Lindsay

Charles Messina

Date: 12/2/2020 5:32:00 PM

Too much of anything will put you six feet under.. but if your going to go you might as well have fun doing so (lol) Great humor, Lindsay...G'day and stay well my friend. ~Charlie

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 3:04:00 PM

Hello again charles ... live your life to the fullest within reason - thanks charles - Lindsay

Janice Canerdy

Date: 12/1/2020 5:15:00 PM

Lindsay, this is a GOOD one--well-written, clever, and FUNNY! Janice

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 3:01:00 PM

Hello Janice - your comment is a fine compliment indeed, and I do appreciate it - thank you Janice - Lindsay

Emilia James

Date: 12/1/2020 2:55:00 PM

Oops, enjoy what you can when you can, Emilia : )

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:59:00 PM

Hello Emilia ... correct. Life is for living and before this covid intervention, we could choose with complete freedom - thank you Emilia - Lindsay

Jerry T Curtis

Date: 11/30/2020 10:36:00 AM

I new a married couple , drank Bourbon every day, well into their nineties, My father smoked until he was 75 , then quit and at eighty three die from an ulcer he had been battling his whole life. Go figure. You don't go until your time. Your piece is humorous but true . God Bless Mate

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:57:00 PM

G'day Jerry ... absolutely Mate. It's the luck of the draw isn't it - thanks Jerry - Lindsay

Angela Crabtree

Date: 11/29/2020 6:01:00 PM

A powerful message indeed. Hope you have a great week :)

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:54:00 PM

Hello Angela ... no one can predict the future of living so the unexpected can shock us - thanks Angela - Lindsay

Susan Ashley

Date: 11/28/2020 3:55:00 PM

Haha! I love that clever twist at the end, Lindsay. A masterful limerick! Great title too! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:52:00 PM

hello Susan ... thank you for your fine positive comment Susan. Stay safe through these times - Lindsay

Charles Messina

Date: 11/24/2020 5:23:00 PM

Salute! (lol) G'day my friend!

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:47:00 PM

Hello charles ... good advice by the 'doc' who won't know if it's carried through - thanks charles - Lindsay

Terry Flood

Date: 11/23/2020 11:31:00 AM

Touché, Lindsay.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:43:00 PM

Hello Terry ... thanks for writing a comment. Yes, nobody knows what their own future holds - Lindsay

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/23/2020 10:54:00 AM

A shot of Fernet-Branca might have saved the day .....Aloha! Rico

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:41:00 PM

Hello Rico ... don't know what that is but good advice means little in the battle for living - thanks Rico - Lindsay

Silent One

Date: 11/23/2020 9:14:00 AM

Oh dear! Lol.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:38:00 PM

Hello Silent One ... yes indeed. Not even a doctor can predict the future of the living - thank you SO - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/22/2020 7:31:00 PM

Perfect, Lindsay! Just love it... Make sure the your next doctor doesn't follow his own foolish advice! lol. ~ Gershon

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/4/2020 2:36:00 PM

G'day Gershon ... i think his advice was good. Pity the 'doc' didn't follow it himself - thanks Gershon - Lindsay