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There was an astronomer called Kurt Had star patterns all over his shirt Discovered a new planet Named it after wife Janet But then on his lens found it was dirt. Disappointed he hit the town’s bars Tried crossing the road dodging the cars But then he ran out of luck Kurt got flattened by a truck Now he is up there amongst the stars. Written on 4th January 2019 For Limerick contest sponsored by Joseph May. ( Character chosen astronomer.)

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Line Gauthier

Date: 1/12/2019 4:51:00 PM

Back with well deserved congrats on your top win, Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/13/2019 2:18:00 AM

Thank you very much Line. Tom.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/6/2019 3:54:00 PM

It was cute how you tied this together, Tom. Congrats on a great win.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 4:05:00 PM

Thanks very much Andrea, the second stanza always takes a but more thought than the first, getting the correct syllables too is tricky. Tom.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/6/2019 2:03:00 PM

Whoa! This is really great, Tom. I love the line about dirt on his lens; Kurt would have made a great radiologist too, I see. Congrats on your well-deserved win in the contest, my friend. Best wishes, Gershon

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 2:49:00 PM

Thanks Geshon, there were some gems for the contest. Tom.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/6/2019 1:54:00 PM

Dropping back with my congrats Tom, maybe if I;d used Uranus I'd have got a first lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 2:32:00 PM

Thanks Jan, you should have done, and threw in a full moon.lol.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 1/6/2019 1:25:00 PM

GOOD one! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win! Janice

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 1:50:00 PM

Thank you very much Janice, I hope the new year is starting well for you. Tom.

Eve Roper

Date: 1/6/2019 9:03:00 AM

haha poor, Kurt, screwed once then twice ... good one, Tom. Hugs Eve

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/6/2019 11:22:00 AM

Thanks Eve, it certainly wasn't his day, that's for sure. Tom.

Lawrence Sharp

Date: 1/5/2019 1:51:00 AM

This is a good bit of fun, nice write, Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/5/2019 1:55:00 AM

Thanks Lawrence, happy you enjoyed it. Tom.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/5/2019 1:13:00 AM

I loved this, how the 2 limericks go together!!!! :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/5/2019 1:26:00 AM

Thanks Arthur, doing one is fairly straightforward doing a second to go with it I find trickier. Tom.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/4/2019 11:11:00 PM

Planet Janet! Tom, this was so cute!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/5/2019 1:24:00 AM

Thanks P.S. , shame it turned out to be a bit of dirt on the lens. Tom.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 1/4/2019 10:05:00 PM

Love this limerick Tom - Poor Kurt - however I think you are running to the finish line with it - good luck and best wishes. Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/5/2019 1:22:00 AM

Thanks Jennifer, have seen many good limericks for the contest. Enjoy the weekend. Tom.

Wren Rushing

Date: 1/4/2019 9:57:00 PM

Kurt's loss maybe your win! Good luck my friend!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/5/2019 1:21:00 AM

Thanks very much Wren, glad you liked it . Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/4/2019 3:26:00 PM

- Kurt is among his friends ... love this one, Tom - Luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 4:13:00 PM

Thank you Sunshine, My daughter and son in law off to Iceland to see the northern lights, I'm jealous. Tom.

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 1/4/2019 3:22:00 PM

LOLs, Tom, - you've got a winner here - very witty and creative. Best of luck in the contest. Glad my entry about Cletus Leaks the plumber gave you a laff. Best on you my friend - Bob

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 4:12:00 PM

Thanks very much Robert, Happy new year. Tom.

Arturo Michael

Date: 1/4/2019 3:13:00 PM

He took it hard...poor fella...at least now he has a clearer view...

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 4:11:00 PM

Thanks Arturo, haha no more light pollution. Tom.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/4/2019 3:06:00 PM

you are unsinkable, lol...he now joins the stars, tom... lol; really fun!..huggs

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 4:10:00 PM

Thanks Nette, happy you liked it. Tom.

Vladislav Raven

Date: 1/4/2019 2:02:00 PM

Hi Tom, love the content of your duo of Limerick. Bith full of fun and I still find myself laughing at Kurt. All the best for the contest my friend. Have a wonderful weekend. Your friend always....Mike. All the best for 2019 Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 2:57:00 PM

Thanks Mike, moral of the story, always start with a clean lens lol. Best wishes to you too Mike for 2019. Tom

Line Gauthier

Date: 1/4/2019 1:54:00 PM

LOL feeling a little guilty for laughing. Fun limerick sequence, Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 2:56:00 PM

Thanks Line, happy you liked it. Tom.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/4/2019 11:32:00 AM

very witty Tom I can just imagine this happening for real. I deliberately didn't choose astronomer as I would have had to use Uranus but I am working on another one for the contest lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 2:55:00 PM

Haha Jan you should have done, including a full moon lol

Alexis Y.

Date: 1/4/2019 10:46:00 AM

Lol! Tom, You are good at the limerick form. Poor ole Kurk now he's up there among the stars! This looks like a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 11:13:00 AM

Thanks Alexis, when I first started writing them the syllables were way out so I do a rough draft and keep chopping or adding until they're right. Tom.

Wendy Watson

Date: 1/4/2019 9:17:00 AM

Ah- very clever, Tom. Nice to have you 'back on the scene' after your bout of flu.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 10:20:00 AM

Thanks Wendy, it did knock me about but okay now. Tom.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/4/2019 8:24:00 AM

Very funny, Tom. I liked it from the word dirt on. No, I lie. I liked it from the word astronomer on. I liked the whole thing, Tom. Happy day my friend.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 10:19:00 AM

Thanks very much Caren, hope you til enjoy the weekend. Tom.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 1/4/2019 7:12:00 AM

Enjoyed reading this fun Limerick Tom. Hopefully he didn't tell his wife about the dirt on his glass. He is getting a closer look now up there.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 1/4/2019 10:18:00 AM

Thanks Vijay, an astronomers nightmare discovering that a spec on the lens wasn't a new world lol. Tom.