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Die Die Pesky Fly - Lipogram

Sweltering summer temperatures
and warm sultry summer nights
left me scratching my legs red raw
I hate receiving nasty insect bites
 
I’d slather bare limbs with cream
that the chemist had given me
Bites are an issue that I live with
itchy red legs are quite unsightly
 
Every beach dress skims the earth
and I ensure I spray all my skin
But these heartless hungry critters
find a gap and they  get stuck  in!
 
I’ve spent all my hard earned cash
yet have been unable find a cure
Why can’t these creepy crawlies
abstain, their bites I can’t endure
 
A friend suggested that I purchase
a new-fangled electric bug racquet
It zaps the pesky bugs with each swat
and E-Bay didn’t charge me a packet!
 
The package arrived back in May
with my electric zapper I’m smitten
I’ll carry it with me all summer
I am certain I’ll never get bitten!

Lipogram Poem Poetry Contest

Sponsored by Emile Pinet

Letter O has been omitted

Rhyme checked with rhymezone

06/17/21

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Joanna Daniel July 1, 2021 at 1:35 AM Ha ha, they needed it, well writ, Jan, congratulations:)

Aniruddha Pathak June 30, 2021 at 10:29 PM Interesting read of a poem well writ. To venture a suggestion, the only remedy against these 'hungry critters' as you say is: be thick skinned, almost a pachyderm if ye can...which alas few poets can, congrats for a fine win

Beata Agustin June 30, 2021 at 8:15 PM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... making me chuckle... with glee. God bless you.

Rama Balasubramanian June 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM Back again with congrats. Wonderful write. Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 5:37 PM thanks Rama:-) hugs Jan xx

Paula Goldsmith June 30, 2021 at 12:38 PM Congratulations on your win. A creative/cute write. Love It. Guess we all need one for the summer. Have a blessed day with your win and new "electric bug racquet."........................... Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 5:37 PM I dont possess one lol but i have a friend who does:-) hugs Jan xx

Emile Pinet June 30, 2021 at 11:30 AM Congratulations Jan! Your amazing poem "DIE DIE PESKY FLY " came in "Third" in my contest. You should take pride, it was a most difficult form to master and you did it justice. Very well done my friend, Emile. Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM Thanks Emile, i will make sure i read the rules next time but i did get 2 poems out of it, I do enjoy this challenge, i have only written it for your contests:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf June 21, 2021 at 8:11 PM nO fly-Overs fOr yOu!! lol... Maybe you've got a song in you, Jan: 'Die, die Miss American Fly!' ~ Don McLean Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:05 PM ha ha ha:-) hugs jan xx

Jenna Logan June 18, 2021 at 4:53 PM Every porch certainly needs one of those, especially at night! Good job on creating this one. Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:05 PM I am so glad we dont get mosquitos!:-) hugs jan xx

Alexis Y. June 18, 2021 at 1:20 PM WoW! Jan, My head aches just thinking about this challenging form. You my friend hit the ball out of the part with this write. I can’t stand insects that bite either. Best wishes in the contest. Excellent job. Have a wonderful day and weekend:-) Alexis Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:05 PM thanks so much Alexis:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner June 18, 2021 at 12:16 PM There is no way I can even attempt this challenge and you have mastered it so brilliantly, I hate getting bug bites too! Looks like a top winner to me :) Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:04 PM I only got bitten once in Malta and Victor came to the rescue and rubbed lemon juice on the bite!:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper June 18, 2021 at 7:33 AM Love the poem, Jan, once again your humor is marvelous. The mosquitos have been bad with the rain. Hugs Eve Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:03 PM we are lucky we dont have them but we do get flies and wasps:-( hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham June 18, 2021 at 4:35 AM Can't stand those flies, give me spiders any day lol. Saw one of those racquets in Turkey, its like playing tennis, Hope your weather is better than ours. Rain, rain and more rain. Tom Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:03 PM our friend has one for her garden zzz doesnt half make a noise:-( hugs jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong June 18, 2021 at 3:12 AM Wow Jan, I give you a lot of credit for writing a poem for this challenging contest. I could never wrap my brain around it. I will bet it does well in the contest. I am off to bed. blessings xxoo Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:02 PM thanks Connie, its my second attempt i wrote one with U then found u wasn't one of the letters we were to not include :-( hugs jan xx

L Milton Hankins June 17, 2021 at 12:17 PM Super jib, Jan. I liked it a while lit. Luck in the cintest. Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:01 PM thanks Milt lol:-) hugs Jan xx L Milton Hankins June 18, 2021 at 8:34 AM chuckle! Tom Cunningham June 18, 2021 at 4:36 AM Lol, Milton thought I'd spotted a typo, then the penny dropped.

Ilene Bauer June 17, 2021 at 12:00 PM Glad to hear it’s fiction, Jan! Best of luck in the contest - it sounds like it was quite a challenge but you’ve done an excellent job… Jan Allison June 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM thanks Ilene:-) hugs jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos June 17, 2021 at 11:21 AM Hi Jan, We have one of those and thank goodness we do, Africa's hohos are bigger and bolder and bite deeper. Only thing is we have to keep the racquet on them for far longer before they die! Great write, love it. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Jan Allison June 17, 2021 at 11:23 AM I have never even seen one of the racquets lol it's cruel I guess but I would get one if necessary, thankfully its fiction for me :-) hugs jan xx

Rico Leffanta June 17, 2021 at 11:18 AM Nice work, but swatting keeps your heart pumping more blood to attract the blood suckers! Take comfort in the fact you needn't worry about ticks, scorpions, et al ....... Jan Allison June 17, 2021 at 11:22 AM Thankfully it's fiction lol just wanted to try and write again for emiles contest xx hugs Jan

Terry Flood June 17, 2021 at 11:04 AM I’m lucky I don’t get bitten too often. Annie must taste good because she becomes a mossy banquet every summer. I’ve got two of those electrocuters and every time a fly becomes a firework I feel like doing a lap of honour. So I sympathise on Annie’s behalf. All the best in the contest, Jan. Terry Jan Allison June 17, 2021 at 11:21 AM I got bitten once in Malta, Victor rubbed the bite with lemon ... job done noneed for zapper we dont have mossies nearby :-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green June 17, 2021 at 10:31 AM I've got one of those but it seems there are more flies than I could swat at this year. They are out of control. That was fun Jan. Best wishes in the contest Jan Allison June 17, 2021 at 11:19 AM Pure fiction for me thankfully:-) Hugs Jan xx

Rama Balasubramanian June 17, 2021 at 10:17 AM Wonderful entry! All the best for contest! Jan Allison June 17, 2021 at 11:18 AM Thanks Rama: -) hugs Jan xx