Gershon Wolf Poet Limerick

Lunch With Tom Sawyer

I won a lunch for two with Tom Sawyer
And there he was waiting in the foyer 
  He wore his best old straw hat
  But was told "You can't wear that" 
Good thing I'm a hayseed defense lawyer

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Lindsay Laurie May 8, 2020 at 12:34 AM G'day Gershon … it's what is below the hat that matters, but I guess a farmer in the city doesn't fit in well - thank you Gershon - Lindsay Gershon Wolf May 8, 2020 at 3:16 PM Below the hat and above the neck, I love Huck and Tom a bushel and a peck! :) w

Caren Krutsinger May 6, 2020 at 6:16 AM Hayseed! Hey! This is an Iowa-Missouri-Kansas term! They know "hayseed" in Illinois? In Chicago? Wow! I lived there 9 years and never heard it. Gershon Wolf May 6, 2020 at 2:55 PM Nah! We didn't know from 'hayseeds' 'til we watched 'Beverly Hillbillies.' :) gw

Line Gauthier May 5, 2020 at 6:49 PM Lucky for Tom ~ barefoot characters have rights too! Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 8:35 PM Barefoot's no problem; it's that old beat-up straw hat. lol. Thanks, Line!

Jan Allison May 5, 2020 at 1:02 PM ha ha ha very witty:-) hugs Jan xx Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 3:27 PM Hey, thanks Jan!

Quoth Theraven May 5, 2020 at 9:53 AM Gershon, The best Consiglieri know their charges, keep their secrets, and appreciate the hats they wear. -Richard Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 3:25 PM You lost me... I 'm heading for the lost and found. lol. Thanks!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 5, 2020 at 6:02 AM Das is funny! Enjoyed :))) xomo Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 3:22 PM Das is gut, fraulein. -- Herr Twain

Harry Horsman May 5, 2020 at 12:53 AM LOve the subject theme, it is different, and funny..Love it. Harry Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 3:21 PM Thanks for the enthusiasm, Harry! Peace and Joy, gw

Evelyn Judy Buehler May 4, 2020 at 11:25 PM I can just picture Tom Sawyer and that hayseed defense lawyer-bet he won the case, too. Delightful limerick, Gershon. Gershon Wolf May 5, 2020 at 3:20 PM I'll bet you're right, Evelyn. ~ Aunt Polly