From the Underside (Chair Speak Limericks)

Why is it you never show me your face?
My feelings are hurt, so you I’ll replace!
     Find another on which to pounce
     Each time your team takes a bad bounce
The damage you’ve done cannot be erased

Even my fine leather is marred with grooves
From all your fanatic football fan moves
     Get off your duff, I must rebuff
     You’ve made my lining far too rough
Each time you move, I hope the team will lose

I have already called a moving van
To transport me to a gentler land
     Where people of grace sip green tea
     Pontificating times that be
By dawn in my place you’ll find the trash can

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 8/5/2010 8:47:00 PM
How do you know I wasn't talking about you in a beauty past? How many limericks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? Three!
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Date: 1/25/2010 1:26:00 PM
Carolyn, GREAT humor here! I was thinking it should have been in that chair contest I missed out on from last year! And hopefully one day, I'll have time to review past winners of the many contests here! LUv, andrea
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Date: 1/9/2010 9:46:00 AM
I cant help but be annoyed when someone has greater talent than i.
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Date: 12/29/2009 8:54:00 AM
I'M STILL LAUGHING! Carolyn. What a hoot! I've never had any luck with writing Limericks. I wrote one only and someone advised we it was incorrect. You have mastered it. Maybe in the New year I will give it another try. Also, I wish to thank you for all your kind comments and support over the last year. Best wishes to you in the New Year. Love, Lainie.
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Date: 12/11/2009 2:42:00 AM
Excellent entry for the contest well written and funny. Congratulations on making the hot list. A. W. Nutter www.freewebs.com/abcedit
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Date: 12/9/2009 8:19:00 AM
LOL Loved this one had a good giggle ;) Love Jayne
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Date: 12/8/2009 4:19:00 PM
Haha!! Love it!!
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Date: 12/7/2009 1:29:00 PM
Spoken like a true cushion!!! Cute!
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Date: 12/5/2009 4:06:00 PM
nicely penned!!
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Date: 12/4/2009 7:42:00 PM
I like this one, nice write----thanks om Christmas in A Cow Camp..I have ranched and cowboyed all my life on the Mexican border, one friend said mine were not poems, bit cowboy stories in verse...sort of look like a poem,,glad that you liked it...have a Merry Christmas..thanks Danny
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Date: 12/4/2009 8:52:00 AM
This one is cute.I like it.I want to work on a poem to enter in the speak chair speak contest.
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Date: 12/3/2009 9:04:00 PM
Very nice chair poem..enjoyed...Marty
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Date: 12/3/2009 5:47:00 PM
now here's a chair that feels unappreciated, (smiles) ....great insight to the feelings a chair might have!
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Date: 12/3/2009 4:57:00 PM
great limerick! Carolyn! enjoyed very much! jimbo
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Date: 12/3/2009 4:35:00 PM
Thankxxx Carolyn for your loving comments on my recent poetry posts... glad u enjoyed as I always enjoy yours... blessings... luv .. dear precious friend.. Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S. "Sweetheart"... I appreciate the "A" on my report card tonight.... haha..
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Date: 12/3/2009 2:54:00 PM
Ahhh another contest contestant I see... My chair can beat your chair up....lolol Funny Limerick,,, I liked it Carolyn... RdP A.K.A. Taz
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Date: 12/3/2009 2:39:00 PM
Great read Carolyn.You hit the nail on the head.Thanks for the comment.Teresa Congrats on your featured poem
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Date: 12/3/2009 11:54:00 AM
Congrats on your featured poem this week on the Soup ... blessings.. luv... Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S. "Sweetheart"
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Date: 12/3/2009 8:53:00 AM
Yes! I must examine my lazy boy for those grooves you speak of. Speaking of trash cans - I have relegated the Detroit Lions to a large trash can and this ages ago. The green tea is what I ought to be drinking, but I'm a coffee nut. BIG LOVE, daver
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Date: 12/3/2009 6:54:00 AM
Great entry! Gave me a much needed laugh this morning. Thank you so much for your kind words, and I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. My stepfather is still with us, but probably not for much longer. He has terrible trouble communicating and walking, and it's heartbreaking. He's been such a wonderful father to me through the years, and I feel so sad, frustrated and helpless as I watch him slip away. ~Juliane
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Date: 12/3/2009 6:23:00 AM
Wonderful write, Carolyn! Great rhyme and flow. I am still laughing! This is a winner! Goes to my favs! Peace and love, Audrey
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Date: 12/3/2009 6:00:00 AM
Magnificent poetry for the contest.. good luck to u ..as this entry is wonderfully humorous and grand... how do u think my "Cleopatra Chair" got her upholstery broken.. from all my football cheers throughout the years .. too many memories there to reupholster her... she is my entry.. if u care to read... blessings... luv... Linda-Marie, P.E.P.S. "Sweetheart"
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Date: 12/2/2009 10:25:00 PM
You made me chuckle Car,thanks for Changing my mood with just a chair..lovely limerick poem indeed--Charma
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Date: 12/2/2009 8:52:00 PM
my dear friend you are definitely in a limerick mood and you have the talent for it for sure, a delightful read and i too now face my chair in a different light as to what it might say when I move, if mine decides to leave I hope I notice before I find my bottom side stuck in a can..I enjoyed this one so much,,Blessings..Cecil
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Date: 12/2/2009 7:39:00 PM
HEHE! Very nice, Carolyn and fun to read. Love this little tale of rebellion of the chair. Good luck on the contest. Thanks for sharing and thank you for your continued support and encouragment with your reviews on my poem. Much apprecated. Love and blessings, Caroline.
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