Wendy Watson Poet Limerick

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A flautist and harpist were matched
And plans for the wedding were hatched,
But, getting cold feet,
He beat a retreat,
Preferring her ‘no strings attached’.

20.11.20

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Ilene Bauer March 14, 2023 at 5:28 PM Very clever, Wendy! Congrats on your win!

John Lawless March 14, 2023 at 2:49 PM WELL DONE

Jim Slaughter March 14, 2023 at 11:21 AM I love the subtle musical humor, Wendy. Congrats on your placement in the contest. Hope you do well in the others.

Janice Canerdy March 14, 2023 at 7:20 AM GOOD one, Wendy, so clever. CONGRATS on your win. Janice

R J. Elless March 14, 2023 at 7:20 AM Wendy, a fine limerick. Very funny congrats on winning. Have a great day.

Harry Horsman March 14, 2023 at 7:05 AM Oh so clever, Wendy, and the title a winner for me all alone. Congratulations Harry

James Marshall Goff March 14, 2023 at 12:54 AM Sweet! Wendy!

Unseeking Seeker March 14, 2023 at 12:50 AM Good one! Congrats on your top win, Wendy

Margarita Lillico March 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM Hilarious and clever !

Andrea Dietrich March 13, 2023 at 4:38 PM Wendy, meter, rhyme, grammar, humor, all perfecto. Can't do much better than this. Even a pun at the end!! Congrats

Sara Kendrick February 6, 2023 at 11:39 AM Ha!! Ha!! Way to go in Brian's contest. Your name is on the list of winners'. Wave the banner high. Thanks for sharing this work. Sara Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 12:05 PM Thanks for reading and taking time out to respond,Sara. I don't have time to write much poetry these days so it's nice that Brian allows oldies from oldies!

Linda Alice Fowler February 6, 2023 at 6:35 AM Very cute and clever Wendy. Congratulations on your win! :) Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:56 AM I'm glad you enjoyed the word play, Linda. Many thanks.

Line Gauthier November 12, 2022 at 1:11 PM Delightful, Wendy ~ Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:55 AM Thank you,Line. I appreciate your feedback and apologies for the delay in letting you know!

Connie Marcum Wong January 21, 2022 at 12:10 AM I really admire people that can write these Limericks. I haven’t been able to come up with even one. This one was a real treat. Congratulations on your win! Blessings xxoo Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 8:13 AM Connie was one of the first people to comment on my poetry as a newcomer to this site and I really valued the time she took to read and give her thoughtful comments. Her poetry was beautiful and will continue to be appreciated.

Christuraj Alex January 20, 2022 at 11:00 PM A great limerick with a subtle wit. Congratulations! Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:54 AM I'm glad you enjoyed it,Christuraj. Thank you!

Kim Merryman July 8, 2021 at 8:07 PM I like this! This is a great limerick, Wendy! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:53 AM Thanks,Kim. Unlike free verse, these are a piece of cake!

Constance La France November 23, 2020 at 11:27 AM Wendy, congratulations on your win in Brian's contest with this wonderful write _Constance Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:36 AM I appreciate, as always,your feedback and time taken to read my attempts,Constance.

Unseeking Seeker November 23, 2020 at 1:52 AM Superb! Congrats on your win! Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:35 AM Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to give feedback.

John Watt November 22, 2020 at 9:02 PM A clean AND funny limerick is hard to come by, but you have "composed" a winner! Congrats on your win, Wendy ~ John Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:34 AM Lovely to 'hear from you' John. Like you, the rhythmic flow is no problem but I'm glad that the play on words worked here. I can't DO baudy!

Andrea Dietrich November 22, 2020 at 5:18 PM outstanding word play!! Congrats on your well deserved win. Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:32 AM Thank you for your appreciation, Andrea. I'm glad it 'struck a chord!'

Sam Kauffman November 22, 2020 at 10:21 AM Delightful Wendy! Congratulations on your win! Perhaps he'll find another flautist and they can be "blow hards!" Wendy Watson February 6, 2023 at 6:30 AM I'm glad you enjoyed the word play,Sam. Thanks for commenting.

Sara Kendrick November 22, 2020 at 7:35 AM Good one. Very creative winner. Congrats. Sara Wendy Watson November 22, 2020 at 10:40 AM Thank you for your kind comments, Sara.

Rico Leffanta November 20, 2020 at 8:16 AM Men are prone to do that! Aloha! Rico Wendy Watson November 22, 2020 at 10:39 AM At least she found her Mr Right in the second verse!

Anne-Lise Andresen November 20, 2020 at 5:42 AM - A good one, Wendy :) - Good luck in the contest :) - // Anne-Lise :) Wendy Watson November 22, 2020 at 10:38 AM Thank you, Anne-Lise. This was one which was published by an online light verse website.

Silent One November 20, 2020 at 4:51 AM Nice one Wendy. Wendy Watson November 22, 2020 at 10:35 AM Thank you for 'stopping by',Silent One.