Constance La France Poet Limerick

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Curly Whiskers and Long Nails

 
A hooligan cat homeless and tattered, 
hungry, and lurking on my porch battered;
a bitten ear and one eye,
so blue that it made me-  sigh !
Brought him in and soon my home was shattered . . . 

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May 29, 2022


Poetry/Limerick/Curly Whiskers and Long Nails
Copyright Protected, ID 05-1460-383-29
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Written for the Standard contest, A Funny Limerick - Any Theme
sponsor, Tania Kitchin, Judged 06/19/2022

Third Place

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Eve Roper June 22, 2022 at 11:50 AM Congratulations on your win in Tania’s contest, Constance, great limerick. Enjoy your day & God bless Constance La France June 22, 2022 at 7:52 PM Eve, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, blessings ~Constance

Paul Callus June 21, 2022 at 2:50 AM Sometimes kindness backfires, Constance! But knowing how much you love cats, there is no chancer that you'll get rid of Mr Hooligan! ~ Congratulations on your very merited win. // paul Constance La France June 21, 2022 at 1:07 PM Paul, thank you so much for the comment, compliment and congratulations, I called Mr. Hooligan him Grumpy cat and his lived 12 more years, blessings ~Constance

Andrea Dietrich June 20, 2022 at 7:15 PM Oh this is very good and also the picture with it. Congrats, Dear Heart Constance La France June 21, 2022 at 1:07 PM Andrea, thank you so much for the compliment and congrats, blessings ~Constance

Paula Goldsmith June 19, 2022 at 1:22 PM Congratulations on your win. I love this funny/cute cat limerick. It would make a great children's book. Give it a try. Have a great/blessed day....................... Constance La France June 19, 2022 at 6:56 PM Paula, thank you so much for the congratulations and compliment, yes, I am actually planning some children's stories about this cat. ( My poem Grumpy Cat Goes To Heaven is based on this cat) blessings ~Constance

Jo Chamberlain June 19, 2022 at 12:32 PM I hope your sofa didn't look like the cat in your picture. :-) Great Limerick. Congratulations on your winning placement. Constance La France June 19, 2022 at 6:56 PM Joanna, lol, well it did sorta look a bit tattered, thank you so much for the compliment and congratulations, blessings ~Constance

Tania Kitchin June 19, 2022 at 6:52 AM Constance, congratulations on your winning placement with your cute limerick! Constance La France June 19, 2022 at 7:41 AM Tania, thanks so much for the inspiration and contest, and my placement, this is a true event, I called him Grumpy Cat, he chose to never go outside again, preferring a sunny spot on a rocking chair by the window. And thanks so much for the compliment and congratulations, appreciate, blessings ~Constance

Tom Cunningham May 29, 2022 at 12:29 PM Lol ,you'd think he'd be grateful for your act of kindness Constance. Good luck in the contest. Tom Constance La France May 30, 2022 at 7:40 AM Tom, perhaps I can re-create them, they were written when he was alive so he was my inspiration, and the question is ... can I capture that again ??? Tom Cunningham May 29, 2022 at 12:57 PM A shame you lost them Constance because children love animal stories. Constance La France May 29, 2022 at 12:35 PM Tom, thank you so much for the visit, I had actually thought of doing children's stories about Grumpy, had started with Grumpy Gets a Bath, Grumpy Goes to the Vet, Grumpy Loses His Meow, but my stories got destroyed and I never re-created them, I really should they were so funny, blessings ~Constance

Constance La France May 29, 2022 at 12:27 PM Hi friends, true story, I called him Grumpy because he would hiss and growl but in time(a lot of time) he was the most loving cat and was always doing funny things to make me laugh. When he passed away of old age it was my turn to be shattered.