Husbands Are In Heaven Whose Wives Scold Not

‘t was on a rainy day in Camelot
A knight saw a maid he liked a lot
Before he paid heed
He remembered, indeed
Husbands are in heaven whose wives scold not

The maid, it seemed, had almost forgot
The words of her mother, whose name was Dot
For marital bliss
Remember just this 
Husbands are in heaven whose wives scold not

The knight with the maid was quite besot
And after a time they tied the knot
She never did scold
He did not grow old
Husbands are in heaven whose wives scold not

The end of this tale may surprise a lot
Because heaven is not the place he got
 Words one day you may recall
Some, but certainly not all
Husbands are in heaven whose wives scold not
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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December 26, 2014 at 11:35 PM
HUBERTA, Congratulations -- This is a great way to end and start the new year, having your poem featured on the soups front page. Hope your Christmas was a merry one! Always & Forever ~LINDA~
Aderounmu Avatar
March 28, 2014 at 9:10 AM
Great, i just have to read this again.
Oyewole Avatar
March 4, 2014 at 2:04 PM
Left to me, this is great of a write, Huberta! Congrats on your fine win!!!
Gorelick Avatar
March 3, 2014 at 6:35 PM
Oh this is great..congrats to you...I like the repeating lines. BG
Harper Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 7:23 PM
Fun poem Huberta, enjoyed it. Congratulations on your win.
Lamoureux Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 10:56 AM
A most entertaining piece. I just loved it! Congrats.
Van Akkeren Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 3:52 PM
Thank you Richard. It was so different to your heartfelt write. The thing i like most about these competitions is reading all the different interpretations of the same theme.Congrats on your win
Gildersleeve Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 9:24 AM
A clever and wonderful Limerick Huberta. Congrats on your well deserved win - Connie
Van Akkeren Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 3:52 PM
Thank you Connie
Kayode Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 4:44 AM
Congrats on the win Huberta . No doubt, a great one is this. You are a Champion.
Van Akkeren Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 3:54 PM
Thank you Kayode...it was fun to attempt
Mehta Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 3:49 AM
Thanks for supporting my contest and congrats on the fine win, huberta
Van Akkeren Avatar
March 2, 2014 at 3:56 PM
Thank you Dr. Ram...it was an interesting challenge and you received many different interpretations to your competition. Great fun and thanks for the win
Dietrich Avatar
February 15, 2014 at 9:21 PM
wow, this was marvelous how you did the contest. I did not have a clue how to do it and when I read your limericks, that phrase made a lot more sense to me now!!
Van Akkeren Avatar
February 15, 2014 at 9:32 PM
Andrea that is an awesome compliment coming from someone as talented as you ...thank you H.
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