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No One To Tap

Smoke yet no fire; thunder yet no rain;
Rain, he goes under; pain, not any gain;
Claps, ah, now no one to tap;
Slap, I feel there is some gap;
Brain, but soon it drains, and fall - all in vain.


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*A 3rd Place* in the following contest (judged on Nov. 29, 2020)

Nov. 28, 2020
Out On A Lim Poetry Contest
Contest Sponsor: Joseph May

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Jan Allison Date: 12/4/2020 4:49:00 AM well penned newton, congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 12/4/2020 8:40:00 PM Thank you so much, Jan!!

Sara Kendrick Date: 12/2/2020 7:58:00 AM Congrats on your winning work. Way to go. Sara Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 12/4/2020 8:41:00 PM Thank you so much, Sara, for this sweet comment and the congrats!!

Beryl Edmonds Date: 12/1/2020 1:57:00 AM Congratulations Newton, a well deserved win, was truly amused by the Lim... Belle Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 12/4/2020 8:41:00 PM Thank you so much, Belle, for this sweet comment and the congrats!!

Susan Ashley Date: 11/30/2020 8:42:00 PM Congratulations, Newton, for your wonderful win in Joseph's contest with your well-penned and clever limerick.. ~Susan Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/30/2020 8:54:00 PM Thank you so much, Susan, for this impressively lovely comment, the congrats and the complement!!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/29/2020 6:11:00 PM Nicely done, Newton. Congrats on the win. Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:19:00 PM Thank you so much, Andrea, for this lovely comment and congrats!!

Gershon Wolf Date: 11/29/2020 2:36:00 PM Congrats on your win in the contest, Newton. With this one, you have drained my brain! Cheers, Gershon Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:20:00 PM Thank you so much, Gershon, for this great comment and the congrats!!

Joseph May Date: 11/29/2020 1:56:00 PM Congrats on your win Newton, Nicely done Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:20:00 PM Thank you so much, Joseph, for the comment and placement in the contest!!

Alexis Y. Date: 11/29/2020 11:10:00 AM Lol!Newton, Congratulations on a well-deserved win:-) Alexis Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:20:00 PM Thank you so much, Alexis, for this great comment!!

Akkina Downing Date: 11/29/2020 10:09:00 AM Hahaha.. nice one :) Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:21:00 PM Thank you so much, Akkina, for this lovely comment!!

Anitha Jayasankar Date: 11/29/2020 7:52:00 AM This is a good one... made me laugh. Well done Newton. Have a great day ~ Ani :) Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 6:21:00 PM Thank you so much, Anitha, for this sweet comment!!

Harry Horsman Date: 11/29/2020 12:53:00 AM Not only fun to read, but extremely clever Limerick. Login to Reply Newton Ranaweera Date: 11/29/2020 4:27:00 AM Thank you so much, Harry, for this great comment and the complement!!