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Green Sleeves - Bawdy Limerick Edited

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 April 18, 2019 at 8:43 PM Wonderful... same comment as the last. Have a great Easter. Hugs Eve ~`*

Tonytocaa Camacho April 15, 2019 at 3:01 PM Jan made me laugh I said omg ..nice write hugs tonytocaa

Paul Callus March 26, 2019 at 11:14 AM Congratulations on your fine win, Jan :) Hope you are keeping well. Hugs // paul Jan Allison April 13, 2019 at 4:43 PM thanks Paul:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong March 25, 2019 at 5:17 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 March 25, 2019 at 12:06 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 March 24, 2019 at 8:36 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 March 25, 2019 at 12:06 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. March 24, 2019 at 9:11 AM Hi Jan, Buger or not, I found the ( photo) and content adorable! Congratulations on a well deserved win:-) Alexid Jan Allison March 25, 2019 at 12:04 PM thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen March 24, 2019 at 7:32 AM - Congratulations on your win in the "Green" Humor Contest, Jan :) ... "everything is normal" :) - greeting from // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison March 25, 2019 at 12:04 PM thanks Anne-lise:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos March 24, 2019 at 6:36 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 March 24, 2019 at 1:08 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 March 23, 2019 at 8:17 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 March 24, 2019 at 1:09 PM Thanks Carolyn I hope I made you smile as my theme is quite vile lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Ralph Sergi March 17, 2019 at 6:25 PM Hi Allison: Just dropping by to say I loved your poem and wish you well....Ralph Jan Allison March 17, 2019 at 6:41 PM Hi Ralph, hope you are keeping well not seen you in a while:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus March 16, 2019 at 6:32 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 March 17, 2019 at 8:13 AM thanks Paul I had fun with this one lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich March 15, 2019 at 6:33 PM Ha, GOOD GOOPEY snotty one, Jan!! Cute ending and how funny to be inspired by "green sleeves" Jan Allison March 15, 2019 at 6:51 PM lol Andrea i couldn't resist the title and music:-) hugs jan xx

Jack Horne March 15, 2019 at 9:42 AM LOL, I can picture this - a sure winner in the contest x Jan Allison March 15, 2019 at 12:16 PM I hope Carolyn picks it as a winner lol:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile March 15, 2019 at 6:32 AM What drippy, irreverent fun Jan!! and this is the first thing I read this morning !! Happy Friday xxoo Jan Allison March 15, 2019 at 12:15 PM Lol Mike,irreverent fun I like it:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso March 15, 2019 at 1:45 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 March 15, 2019 at 12:15 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 March 15, 2019 at 12:20 AM I like your handle on this Limerick...it's entertaining...All the best Jan... Jan Allison March 15, 2019 at 12:13 PM Thanks Arturo:-) hugs jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose March 14, 2019 at 8:26 PM Another snotty story that makes us roar, give us more Jan , and more, ! xo Jan Allison March 14, 2019 at 8:29 PM I'll try pixie although not everyone appreciates my humour lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert L. Hinshaw March 14, 2019 at 8:11 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 March 14, 2019 at 8:29 PM Thanks so much Bob I'd be overjoyed if Carolyn picked it as a winner lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger March 14, 2019 at 6:53 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 March 14, 2019 at 6:55 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 March 14, 2019 at 6:10 PM Ha Ha, great one Jan, definitely a winner in the green contest! Jan Allison March 14, 2019 at 6:12 PM lol Tania I'm not sure what Carolyn will think lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta March 14, 2019 at 5:54 PM We can tell you were a mum! Wiping boogers is not nearly as upsetting as watching them eat it! Aloha! Rico Jan Allison March 14, 2019 at 5:56 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 March 14, 2019 at 3:12 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 March 14, 2019 at 3:16 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 March 14, 2019 at 2:26 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 March 14, 2019 at 2:35 PM I worked in a nursery where a child had 2 permanent green candlesticks it was vile:-( hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen March 14, 2019 at 1:59 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 March 14, 2019 at 3:18 PM I balk at having to go near mum's it really makes me heave! Anne-Lise Andresen March 14, 2019 at 2:53 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 March 14, 2019 at 2:35 PM eww I can't do dentures it makes me feel sick when mum needs help! Anne-Lise Andresen March 14, 2019 at 2:25 PM :))) .............. me too ........... snot, poop ... or slimy dentures ..... everything is normal :) Jan Allison March 14, 2019 at 2:18 PM ha ha ha I was laughing at your comment 'completely normal theme for the contest 'lol lol:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham March 14, 2019 at 1:10 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 March 14, 2019 at 1:16 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

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