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Cluck Off

I purchased a bantam in Feckham
And named her Victoria Peckham
This scrawny old bird
Just can’t cluck a word
She's hoping the farmer won't neck em!

Our rooster is called  ‘Coq au vin’
He tries to fly just like Batman
If Victoria sings
He starts flapping his wings
At least the old bird’s got one fan!!

I've just returned from a moonlight walk with my hubby ... we were just going past a farm and I had to stop to write the  first limerick down and wrote the second when i got home ... I do worry about my muse!

4/4/18

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Edward Mccall April 12, 2018 at 10:17 AM Thank you for the chuckle this morning Jan. You are so much fun to read. I just want to know where you found that pic of me on my morning run. Hugs to you Mrs. Allison xx Jan Allison April 12, 2018 at 10:21 AM lol Edward I don't believe you look anything like that scrawny hen more like the strutting cockerel lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Marc Acrich April 7, 2018 at 1:59 PM For some reason this had me laughing, maybe it's the pic so scrawny of a chicken I hardly bet you can get a bite Jan Allison April 7, 2018 at 2:01 PM Thanks Marc, the scrawny chicken pic is funny:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. April 6, 2018 at 9:36 AM Hi Jan, I read Tom's limerick first and I see why he was inspired. These are some funny and well written limericks. Well done:-) Alexis Jan Allison April 6, 2018 at 9:40 AM Thanks so much Alexis:-) and i am delighted I am known as 'limerick queen' I think Roy jerden is the best limerick writer on soup, i just wish he still posted his poems - i know i learned so much about good meter from reading his poems:-) hugs jan xx

Artsieladie Sharon Donnelly April 5, 2018 at 6:20 PM Love this, Jan. Your muse my muse pecked, And it had such a tickling effect, my muse giggled, my belly jiggled, and now I must reflect. lol :) hugs ~ Artsie Jan Allison April 6, 2018 at 2:46 AM Thanks Artsie:-) glad i made you giggle:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues April 5, 2018 at 5:28 PM I love these! Your muse is amusing! My sister’s uncle-in-law birthday today, he recently passed away and loved roosters so I’ve been seeing some of them posing with. So your limerick made me think of them too! Enjoyed, dahling! Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 5:29 PM oh what a co incidence that is Kim, when i was little we had a cockerel called 'charlie' he was such a bully and really rules the roost!:-) hugs Jan xx

Pat Adams April 5, 2018 at 4:50 PM Peckham! Great name for a bird. I got a good laugh out of this!!! What happened to the one in that 1st pic?? Looks like he got the worst end of it!! Great poem!!..............Patrick Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 4:53 PM Play on words on the name Victoria Beckham lol hee hee:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer April 5, 2018 at 9:57 AM adorable, jan! more moonlight walks for you! Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 1:39 PM I can get inspired at any time and any place so i always have a little notepad and pen with me when i go out of the house:-) Today's poem i wrote in the car - hubby was driving!:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile April 5, 2018 at 9:17 AM This is just the best, Jan. You need to create a series of Victoria Peckham works, what a great character!! Happy Thursday xxoo Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 1:40 PM I will have to think about it Mike:-) lol:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen April 5, 2018 at 4:29 AM :))) ... you should go a moonlight walk every night, Jan :))) - Do not forget your notebook, pen and your hubby - One fan is better than none :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM I take my little notepad with me in case inspiration hits:-) hugs jan xx

Caren Krutsinger April 5, 2018 at 3:50 AM Darling. Do they just bounce happily out of your head, because it seems to me that you do a limerick seamlessly, Jan. SEAMLESSLY well-done. Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 1:41 PM I just love the form Caren, I can write one in about 2 minutes:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham April 5, 2018 at 2:56 AM A funny but 'fowl' limerick Jan,I've learned from the wise though, carry a little notebook when I'm out, as you say she can drop in anytime. Tom. Jan Allison April 5, 2018 at 3:50 AM I have a little notebook with a pen attached to it - its invaluable, then i have to try and decipher what I've scrawled as its done in a rush whilst the muse is active:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich April 4, 2018 at 5:20 PM that's a real cute one, Jan. Love the word play!! Jan Allison April 4, 2018 at 5:22 PM Thanks Andrea I do worry about my muse lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane April 4, 2018 at 5:02 PM You little hen. It's not your muse that worries me, Jan. It's where your thoughts lead you when you're taking a moonlight walk with your husband. Cluck about that one. ;-) Jan Allison April 4, 2018 at 5:21 PM I've been cooped up I needed to fly the nest lin lol:-0 hugs jan xx