Linda Alice Fowler Poet Limerick

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Inspired by, but not entered in, Francine Roberts’ Back To School Poetry Contest

No Bookworm

Today is the first day of school
the summer too short at the pool
	school days are long
	this is so wrong 
I think going to school isn’t cool
 
My father insists that I go
though I argued loud with a No
	I squawk and squirm
	I’m no bookworm
sure I know all there is to know
 
Dad threatened to kick me out
no matter my perfect pout
	I’m no fool
	went to school
now the classics I can spout
 
At university I excelled
never an instance was I expelled
	got the knowledge
	finished college
at graduation my Dad’s heart swelled

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri September 11, 2022 at 8:34 AM My kids can so relate to this, they find school too much work, they say similar things esp like they know what there's to know lol. Your poem is fantastic in rhyme scheme and well expressed creatively with humour. Kudos and congrats on your POTD honour too. Linda Alice Fowler September 11, 2022 at 8:38 AM Hi! I appreciate your visit and thoughtful comments. Thanks so much! Linda

Caren Krutsinger September 3, 2022 at 1:17 AM Congrats on your POTD. Now are you going to enter it into a contest? Smiling big here. Linda Alice Fowler September 3, 2022 at 6:28 AM Thanks Caren. I would enter this one but I've already entered another. LOL! Linda

Daisy Meadows September 2, 2022 at 11:43 PM A good poem about your school days. Well done. Linda Alice Fowler September 3, 2022 at 6:27 AM Thank you for visiting and commenting Jeanette. Linda

Deb M September 1, 2022 at 4:39 AM Such an upbeat delightful poem Linda….enjoyed it. Congratulations on your POTD well deserved! Debx Linda Alice Fowler September 1, 2022 at 6:20 AM Many thanks for your visit and comments Deb, and for the congratulations on my POTD. Linda

John Watt August 31, 2022 at 11:08 PM Oh, I grew up dreading September and longing for June. I guess school did us some good, though we couldn't see it at the time. Fun to read and reminisce with you Linda, congrats on your POTD ~ John Linda Alice Fowler September 1, 2022 at 6:19 AM Hi John. I don't remember ever not wanting to go to school. LOL I actually enjoyed learning new things. Many thanks for your comments on my honored POTD. Linda

Elizabeth Mccann August 31, 2022 at 9:48 PM Hi Linda! Loved that "know all there is to know." Ow! Weren't we complacent little mutts? Elizabeth Linda Alice Fowler September 1, 2022 at 6:16 AM Ha! Elizabeth. Yes, and we often think we know it all as a teen. LOL Thank you for visiting my honored POTD! Linda

Brandy Nicole August 31, 2022 at 6:46 PM Most kids don't like going to school, only a few enjoy learning something new everyday. (I'm one of those few, and I can tell you are too). This is so cute and creative. Your thoughts bring a smile. Congratulations Linda, on Poem of the Day. Many wonderful blessings to you. :) Hugs, Brandy Linda Alice Fowler September 1, 2022 at 6:15 AM Many thanks for your comments Brandy. Yes, my day is lost if I have learned nothing from it. :) I appreciate your visit to my honored POTD! Linda

Tania Kitchin August 31, 2022 at 6:43 PM Linda, congratulations on POTD! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:45 PM Hey Tania. Thank you so much! Quite the honor, huh? I'm pleased and honored! Linda

Kim Rodrigues August 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM Congratulations on POTD, Linda! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:20 PM Thank you Kim! Linda

Heidi Sands August 31, 2022 at 2:25 PM Congratulations for POTD . Enjoy :) Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 2:26 PM Many thanks for your visit and comment Heidi. Thank you for the congrats on this honor! Linda

I Am Anaya August 31, 2022 at 12:42 PM Congratulations on your POTD, Linda!! A quartet I see, humming as I read, a wonderful story of thee, a good student you turned out to be! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 1:49 PM Thank you Anaya. Your comments are cleverly presented :)) Thank you for the congrats on this honor! Linda

Gershon Wolf August 31, 2022 at 11:21 AM Knock, knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad you stopped 'squawking and squirming?' -- and wound up with POTD! Congrats! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 1:48 PM LOL gw. Thank you for the congrats on this honor! Linda

Paulette Calasibetta August 31, 2022 at 11:17 AM Congratulations on your POTD! Well done! I enjoyed the subject, I think a lot of us can relate. :)Paulette Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 1:12 PM Super Paulette. I appreciate your comments. Thank you for the congrats on this honor! Linda

Eve Roper August 31, 2022 at 8:49 AM Congratulations on POTD, Linda. Just like a typical child not wanting to go to school, actually that is what my granddaughter that is 16 said to me. Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 1:11 PM LOL. They get it in their head sometimes Eve. I bet she excelled. Thank you for the congrats on this honor! Linda

L Milton Hankins August 31, 2022 at 8:42 AM I liked your poem which I read it the first time, Linda. Congratulations on your P.O.T.D. Enjoy your day! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 1:10 PM Many thanks Milt. I appreciate the good comments for this honor. :) Linda

Bill Baker August 31, 2022 at 8:10 AM I'm wowed! Four Limericks in a row. Great poetry, Linda. Congratulations on your POTD! It took me 20 years to get through that first college degree, the rest were much quicker. lol Enjoy your honored day my friend. Bill Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 8:18 AM Hi friend Bill. You are so correct. Seven years for me, but I worked and supported my way through, so not an easy ride. Well worth it! Thanks you for the congrats on my POTD honor!:) Linda

P.S. Awtry August 31, 2022 at 7:22 AM I enjoyed this so much! Congratulations on POTD! :) ps Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 8:16 AM Thank you PSA! I'm glad you enjoyed.Linda

Vijay Pandit August 31, 2022 at 6:09 AM BIG congrats on POTD, Linda. Well written, as always. Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:28 AM Ah Vijay. You warm my heart with your comment. Many thanks for the congrats for this honor! Linda

Mike Gentile August 31, 2022 at 5:54 AM Linda, congratulations on your POTD honors! I really enjoyed reading your very entertaining educational allegory!! Enjoy your day!! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:27 AM Hi Mike. Thanks for the read and comment and many thanks for the congrats for this honor! Linda

Demetrios Trifiatis August 31, 2022 at 4:21 AM Congratulations on the POTD honor for this delightful and amuzing poem, dearest Lida! Blessings! Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:27 AM So many thanks for the congrats for this honor Demetrios! Linda

Michael Tor August 31, 2022 at 4:19 AM A happy funny ending. You made your dad proud Linda. Congratulations on a well written Poem and POTD... Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:25 AM Many thanks for the congrats for this honor Michael! I appreciate your comments. Linda

Charles Messina August 31, 2022 at 3:39 AM Well done, Linda. Congratulations on POTD. No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks "Alice Cooper" Glad you made the right decision! Charlie Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:24 AM Hey Charlie. Thanks for the read and comment. Many thanks for the congrats for this honor! Linda

Joseph May August 31, 2022 at 1:58 AM Getting all A's is cool, Congrats on POTD Linda Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:24 AM I trust you received all As Joseph. :) I didn't although I excelled at many. LOL Many thanks for the congrats for this honor! Linda

Connie Marcum Wong August 31, 2022 at 1:50 AM How charming your series of Limericks are Linda. So many kids feel this way, but eventually they are happy they stuck it out. Big Congratulations on your POTD honor. It is very deserving. Blessings xxoo Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:21 AM Hello Connie. Many thanks for the nice comments and congrats for this honor! Linda

Jenna Logan August 31, 2022 at 1:32 AM I loved going to school... what's wrong with me? Congratulations on having written today's POTD, Linda. Linda Alice Fowler August 31, 2022 at 6:20 AM I, too, loved going to school Jenna. And I was always anxious for the first day. :) Many thanks for the congrats for this honor! Linda

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