I Also Envy Your Travelers' Miles, Mr. Bumblebee.

Buzzing bee, keep the sun in your sights,
packing nectar down snug in your tights.
So adroit at your task
that I just had to ask:
" Is that dinner on all of your flights?"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 8/7/2010 6:16:00 PM
Congrats Gerard on your big win in the Limerick contest.. good one my friend.. enjoy another sweet victory..happy weekend..luv..
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Date: 8/7/2010 10:33:00 AM
congrats on your win with this witty entry
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Date: 8/7/2010 3:51:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Gerard
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Date: 8/6/2010 12:32:00 PM
Nice one Gerard. Congrats on your win
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Date: 8/6/2010 11:54:00 AM
Congratulations on your very clever llimerck. And your win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/6/2010 11:31:00 AM
This one is unique in that it shows a fact concerning how the bee navigates. Congratulations Gerard, on your success. Agape, Moses
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Date: 8/6/2010 10:26:00 AM
Congratulations, Gerard, and yes, I have a darker side to my poems, I just don't show it as often. haha. See my poor doggie poem. If i were not in a rush, I'd look for a poem of yours i've not seen. have a great Friday. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 8/6/2010 10:08:00 AM
Nice one Gerard, if it's a great summer I dare say there is food on all of their flights. Many congrats, have a lovely weekend >> James
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Date: 8/6/2010 8:53:00 AM
Congrats, Gerard. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 8/6/2010 8:34:00 AM
Congratulations Gerard on your win in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Are You Bugged". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/6/2010 8:32:00 AM
John and I both loved your poem, Gerard. Congratulations on placing second! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/6/2010 8:28:00 AM
Got a chuckle out of this one. Thank you for sharing it with us. I'm smiling! Karen
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Date: 8/5/2010 7:46:00 PM
Corrections made on the Maid, the Magpie & the Mirror THANK YOU!You have Yakety & Charlie brown Light & Love SOUP MAIL
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Date: 8/5/2010 6:39:00 PM
Great entry ..good luck in the contest.. I opted out of this one as bugs are not my thing Gerard..haha.. so am so busy like your bumble bees these days.. going to Italy for business purposes and will honeymoon there.. we both have been there before and have friends who are giving us a villa for the two weeks we will be there... only hope customs does not confiscate our cell phones as foreign countries seem to be doing these days.. protocol... luv..
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Date: 8/4/2010 5:29:00 PM
very cute and "sweet" as honey, Gerard. Gosh, that bumblebee is so popular in this contest and I am so "ticked" off I did not see to enter it in time. thanks for your kind comment on my versatility, and I am sure it can also be said of you! Luv, Andrea
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Date: 8/4/2010 2:24:00 PM
Soup mail.
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Date: 8/4/2010 11:20:00 AM
Hehe, I love this light hearted write Gerard, thank you for your comment as well.. Glad you like the word splodges, tc Wilma
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Date: 8/4/2010 11:08:00 AM
Very nice Gerard. Should win it all. Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/4/2010 10:54:00 AM
adorable, love it, good luck in the contest
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Date: 8/4/2010 10:50:00 AM
lol cute one , enjoyed your write..P.D.
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