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Keeping Up With the Joneses

Sammy Skelton, a sorry bag of bones
Tried to keep up with Johnny 'Crossbone' Jones 
   He practiced grim groans
   Produced awful moans
Yet never did improve his muscle tone

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019

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Richard Lamoureux Date: 11/6/2019 9:21:00 AM Ha ha, a cute one. Not what I expected. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/6/2019 1:53:00 PM Hope you didn't have 'Great Expectations, Richard. LOL. Thanks a lot! :) gw

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 11/4/2019 1:37:00 PM Love this write - really funny - I enjoyed the way you rhymed each line - missed reading your poems Gershon, but move now over and back on soup after a hectic two weeks. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/4/2019 2:24:00 PM Thanks for letting me know you found this funny, Jennifer... That must have been some move you undertook! Two weeks! I imagine that you're not living out of boxes though. Some people do so for months (or years, LOL) after they move. Welcome back! Cheers, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/2/2019 2:17:00 PM The last line is a doozy. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/4/2019 2:23:00 PM Ha, ha! Love your choice of words there, Caren! ~ 97-pound weakling woozy :)

Chris Green Date: 11/1/2019 7:13:00 AM This was funny G. I don;t know why but I kept picturing Red Skeleton and Johnny Carson as I read this. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/1/2019 11:11:00 AM Ha, ha! Red Skelton! Hadn't thought of him and his drunken 'Mr. Dunahee (sp?) --- must have been a mispronunciation of Donoghue, now that I pause to reflect --- characterization for ages! Thanks for sparking that bit of nostalgia. Smiles, Gershon

Brenda Chiri Date: 11/1/2019 5:44:00 AM Hahaha my clever friend again you have brought a smile to my lips! Thank you my friend I love your humor!;) Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/1/2019 11:09:00 AM So glad you smiled at this limerick, Brenda. ~ The Good Humor Man

Hello There Date: 10/31/2019 11:32:00 PM Chuckling here... so cute and clever! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/1/2019 11:08:00 AM Thanks, H.T. Glad to read that you chuckled at this limerick. Cheers, Gershon

Ann Foster Date: 10/31/2019 11:13:00 PM lol... too fun... Ann Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/1/2019 11:08:00 AM Alright, Ann. Glad you enjoyed this limerick. Smiles, Gershon

Line Gauthier Date: 10/31/2019 9:26:00 PM Charming limerick, Gershon. Love it. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/1/2019 11:07:00 AM Line, thank you so much for commenting positively on this limerick. ~ Sam (my middle name, Anglicized), but not exactly a skeleton!