Carolyn Devonshire Poet Limerick

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Mayberry Life

with

Deputy Fife

Mayberry Life With Deputy Fife

The life of this Fife was inane
No burglars did Barney detain
     Got locked in the cell
     As crooks bade farewell
Seems God gave him just half a brain

In comedy each plays a part
Aunt Bea cooked and huge was her heart
     Old Otis loved booze
     And Andy could schmooze 
But Barney made others look smart




*February 3, 2019
For Joseph’s Limerick Four Contest
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Line Gauthier March 2, 2019 at 7:47 PM Bravo. Good one, Carolyn. Congrats on your well deserved top win.

Andrea Dietrich March 2, 2019 at 6:54 PM FANTASTIC job. I chose him too!! Congrats, Carolyn

Sara Kendrick March 2, 2019 at 5:13 PM Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. Sara

Kim Rodrigues March 2, 2019 at 3:46 PM LOL! Congrats, Carolyn!

Tom Cunningham March 2, 2019 at 3:36 PM Back with congrats Carolyn. Tom.

Michelle Faulkner March 2, 2019 at 1:29 PM Amusing peak into the daily life of Mayberry - congratulations on your win, Carolyn!

Robert L. Hinshaw March 2, 2019 at 11:40 AM Great limerick, Carolyn. Congrats for your well-deserved win and honored to share lst Place with you - Bob

Ed Morris March 2, 2019 at 9:39 AM Ohhh, fun limerick, Carolyn, especially that very creative last line! I guess that's why everyone loved him. :-) Carolyn Devonshire March 2, 2019 at 9:45 AM Sometimes bumblers like Barney can be endearing, Ed. Thanks for stopping by!

Janice Canerdy March 2, 2019 at 9:38 AM CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved win, Carolyn! PERFECT Janice

Gershon Wolf February 13, 2019 at 7:09 PM Wow! You sure nailed Barney's essence here, or the essence of Barney, as the case may be...And yet, I always felt that he was the straw that stirred the show's drink, the sine qua non, without whom 'Andy Griffith' wouldn't have lasted more than 13 or 26 weeks back in the day. :) gw

Andrea Dietrich February 8, 2019 at 6:43 PM haha, yours is better than mine. The last line of second limerick said it all!!

Janice Canerdy February 4, 2019 at 11:49 AM Carolyn, this is PERFECT--in every way. You NAILED Barney--who MADE show more than anyone else! Janice

Arthur Vaso February 4, 2019 at 5:11 AM You have captured it all in both a poem and and a photo! :)

Connie Marcum Wong February 3, 2019 at 4:50 PM I love this Carolyn! You have captured their personalities in a nut shell. I still enjoy watching that old classic from time to time! xxoo : )

CayCay Godwin February 3, 2019 at 3:45 PM Oh, that show from days past where simple and good entwined. Got silly for a sec, didn't I? I know 'gold ole' days' are fictitious, just like good ole' dumb Barney and dirt-dumb Gubber. Still that show has a nostalgia-factor and I enjoyed your limericks. Poetry hugs ... CayCay Carolyn Devonshire February 3, 2019 at 4:07 PM I'd forgotten all about Guber. And didn't Gomer Pyle start on this show too? Come to think of it, maybe Barnie didn't make all the others look smart... Thanks for reading!

Vijay Pandit February 3, 2019 at 2:35 PM I remember the show..in a way, this is a tribute to the deputy. It's not easy to play stupid all the time. Well done, Carolyn.

Barbara Gorelick February 3, 2019 at 1:32 PM You nailed it....! BG

Alexis Y. February 3, 2019 at 1:32 PM Lol! Carolyn, I wanted to write one on Barney Fife but my muse couldn't come up with anything. What you came up with was good. I loved the fictional town of MayBerry. Could you imagine MayBerry without the comedic brilliance of Don Knotts? The show produced a life long friendship with Don Knotts and Any Griffith. It looks like a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-)Alexis Carolyn Devonshire February 3, 2019 at 2:28 PM Barney was the funniest character on the show, Alexis, mostly because he wasn't too swift. Thanks for reading

Tom Cunningham February 3, 2019 at 1:06 PM Nice one Carolyn, we didn't have the show over here so not too familiar with the characters. Good luck. Tom. Carolyn Devonshire February 3, 2019 at 1:28 PM The old reruns are still on here, but it was not one of my favorite shows. The humor is sort of slapstick.