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Green Sleeves - Bawdy Limerick Edited

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Val’s daughter was picking her nose Then wiping snot on Val’s new clothes When Val finds sticky mess Of green slime on her dress The distress in her quickly rose Green bogeys all over her sleeve So slimy they make poor Val heave To resolve this issue Hands daughter a tissue But bogeys on dress will not leave! Val’s outfit that once was pristine Is covered with snot of bright green To compound Val’s distress She cannot wash this dress Dry cleaning should get her dress clean! each stanza 8,8,6,6,8 checked with how many syllables 3/14/19

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Eve Roper

Date: 4/18/2019 8:43:00 PM

Wonderful... same comment as the last. Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*

Tonytocaa Camacho

Date: 4/15/2019 3:01:00 PM

Jan made me laugh I said omg ..nice write hugs tonytocaa

Paul Callus

Date: 3/26/2019 11:14:00 AM

Congratulations on your fine win, Jan :) Hope you are keeping well. Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 4/13/2019 4:43:00 PM

thanks Paul:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/25/2019 5:17:00 AM

I hate to see kids wipe their nose with their shirt sleeve. My granddaughter wiped her mouth on her sleeve and I told her to never do that again as it can become a bad habit. Your poem was well written Jan and I am so happy to see it on the winner's list! Congratulations! : ) xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 12:06:00 PM

I don't like it either Connie:-) working with tiny kids certainly gets your observation skills sharpened lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 3/24/2019 8:36:00 PM

i'm delighted to see your name on the winner's list for this witty verse, Jan - Congrats! It occurred to me that the foto of the little girl reminds me of the politicians here in the colonies. They are sitting around pickin' their noses while our nation is going to hell in a hand basket - ha! Thx for your kind comment re my entry in the contest - Bob

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 12:06:00 PM

ha ha ha love your comment Bob need to be careful who you shake hands with I guess lol I knew you would get top spot the minute i first read your poem!:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/24/2019 9:11:00 AM

Hi Jan, Buger or not, I found the ( photo) and content adorable! Congratulations on a well deserved win:-) Alexid

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 12:04:00 PM

thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/24/2019 7:32:00 AM

- Congratulations on your win in the "Green" Humor Contest, Jan :) ... "everything is normal" :) - greeting from // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/25/2019 12:04:00 PM

thanks Anne-lise:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/24/2019 6:36:00 AM

Hi Jan, Well done my friend, congratulations on a wonderful win with your very funny entertaining poem and pic! Poetry hugs, Jenny. P.S do you recall, that you were my first comment ever when I joined Poetry Soup with my Blonde, Absented minded or fair poem. xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 3/24/2019 1:08:00 PM

I've just gone back and added to Andrea's comment on your poem. I think there was a glitch when I first posted my comment as i see your hubby Elias has made a comment. My comment is now 4th but I am so glad I was one of the first to welcome you to soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/23/2019 8:17:00 PM

My goodness, I'd hate to be doing the laundry for Val's daughter, Jan! Very funny. Congratulations on your win! There were many great entries, so you should be proud of your achievement. Best wishes, Carolyn

Jan Allison
Date: 3/24/2019 1:09:00 PM

Thanks Carolyn I hope I made you smile as my theme is quite vile lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Ralph Sergi

Date: 3/17/2019 6:25:00 PM

Hi Allison: Just dropping by to say I loved your poem and wish you well....Ralph

Jan Allison
Date: 3/17/2019 6:41:00 PM

Hi Ralph, hope you are keeping well not seen you in a while:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 3/16/2019 6:32:00 PM

I like the theme of this triple Limerick, Jan...and the connection you made to the two green sleeves! Excellent humour for the weekend:) Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 3/17/2019 8:13:00 AM

thanks Paul I had fun with this one lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/15/2019 6:33:00 PM

Ha, GOOD GOOPEY snotty one, Jan!! Cute ending and how funny to be inspired by "green sleeves"

Jan Allison
Date: 3/15/2019 6:51:00 PM

lol Andrea i couldn't resist the title and music:-) hugs jan xx

Jack Horne

Date: 3/15/2019 9:42:00 AM

LOL, I can picture this - a sure winner in the contest x

Jan Allison
Date: 3/15/2019 12:16:00 PM

I hope Carolyn picks it as a winner lol:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 3/15/2019 6:32:00 AM

What drippy, irreverent fun Jan!! and this is the first thing I read this morning !! Happy Friday xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 3/15/2019 12:15:00 PM

Lol Mike,irreverent fun I like it:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 3/15/2019 1:45:00 AM

I don't even have to say I love the humor and wit in this poem, but I also love how you mix art forms. The photo is adorable, the music melts me more than you can ever guess. Yours truly, Shakespeare, Make Poetry Great Again!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/15/2019 12:15:00 PM

lolas you know I try to bring a bit of fun to the site and to brighten people's day with a little humour and after 5 years on soup if folks don't like my style they simply don't have to read it:-) hugs Jan xx

Arturo Michael

Date: 3/15/2019 12:20:00 AM

I like your handle on this Limerick...it's entertaining...All the best Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 3/15/2019 12:13:00 PM

Thanks Arturo:-) hugs jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 3/14/2019 8:26:00 PM

Another snotty story that makes us roar, give us more Jan , and more, ! xo

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 8:29:00 PM

I'll try pixie although not everyone appreciates my humour lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 3/14/2019 8:11:00 PM

A hilarious entry, Jan and bound to be a winner. That is the cutest picture of the little missy tweaking her schnoz! Glad you enjoyed the Greenhorn Cowpoke a typical drug store cowboy!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 8:29:00 PM

Thanks so much Bob I'd be overjoyed if Carolyn picked it as a winner lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/14/2019 6:53:00 PM

Hilarious! I thought it was going to turn into a St Patty's Day poem somehow, Jan. It is nice as it stands.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 6:55:00 PM

Thanks Caren in truth I've never celebrated St Patrick's day seen too many drunks to want to join in:-( hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 3/14/2019 6:10:00 PM

Ha Ha, great one Jan, definitely a winner in the green contest!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 6:12:00 PM

lol Tania I'm not sure what Carolyn will think lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/14/2019 5:54:00 PM

We can tell you were a mum! Wiping boogers is not nearly as upsetting as watching them eat it! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 5:56:00 PM

lol, it was actually inspired by a child I worked with in a day nursery when I was doing my childcare training lol :-) hugs Jan xx

Pat Adams

Date: 3/14/2019 3:12:00 PM

OK..........As you told me once, "Thanks for sharing"....80) I feel like that almost has to be your baby picture!....... As always a very professionally done piece on a somewhat uncomfortable subject!. You are my hero!!!!............pat

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 3:16:00 PM

lol Pat it actually looks more like my sister when she was young - I had blonde curly hair lol:-)As poets we buck the trend Pat and prove poetry can be humourous it doesn't have to be stuffy and intellectual that only the writer understands it:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 3/14/2019 2:26:00 PM

Hi Jan, I have often seen children picking their nose and wiping their hand anywhere or on anything, no wonder in a nursery school, the whole class will be infected with mumps, or measles from one child's green snot! Well not only green snot, coughing and spluttering also play their part! Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 2:35:00 PM

I worked in a nursery where a child had 2 permanent green candlesticks it was vile:-( hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/14/2019 1:59:00 PM

- Green bogeys ... I google ... And that's quite normal :) - "Green snot is most often caused by a viral common cold, which antibiotics cannot treat - Healthy snot is made from water, proteins called mucins and salt - It becomes green after gathering dead viruses or bacteria and white blood cells, which oxide and change colour with time " :) ... a completely normal theme for the contest, Jan :))) - Good luck :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 3:18:00 PM

I balk at having to go near mum's it really makes me heave!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/14/2019 2:53:00 PM

- My father "rolls the denture in and out " and it's always dirty ... I have to clean it (no one else does) ... but disgusting !!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 2:35:00 PM

eww I can't do dentures it makes me feel sick when mum needs help!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 3/14/2019 2:25:00 PM

:))) .............. me too ........... snot, poop ... or slimy dentures ..... everything is normal :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 2:18:00 PM

ha ha ha I was laughing at your comment 'completely normal theme for the contest 'lol lol:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/14/2019 1:10:00 PM

Kids always seem to find their nostrils, extract what's there and wipe it wherever lol. True to life Jan. Good luck. P.S. I always used a tissue when I was a kid, I think.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2019 1:16:00 PM

lol Tom, when I was doing my training there was one kid called Simon he had 2 permanent green candlesticks coming out of his nose it was vile:-( I expect he's a dad by now and wonder if his kids were like him:-( hugs Jan xx