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No Sea Shells Can Cover Her 'swells'

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A mermaid sure caused a commotion by skinny dipping in the ocean her body is bare which makes seamen stare and dreaming to rub in sun lotion An angler nets her; it’s a shocker she struggles, he grabs her left knocker This makes her irate and it seals his fate - he’s consigned to Davy Jones locker! Both limericks 9,9,5,5,9 - checked with how many syllables Two Sea Themed Limericks Poetry Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin 7/29/19

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Lu Loo

Date: 8/11/2019 5:52:00 PM

oh my, so funny! congrats sweet Jan :)-luloo

Joseph May

Date: 8/11/2019 8:04:00 AM

lol...I enjoyed this mermaid tale Jan...Congrats on your win..

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/11/2019 7:32:00 AM

I think I liked this the best! Too funny! Congratulations, Jan!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/8/2019 4:21:00 PM

I love it Jan! Congratulations on your win. You had to be on the winner's list with this funny Limerick! xxoo

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 8/8/2019 2:42:00 AM

Great one Jan!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/8/2019 2:04:00 AM

She obviously had a sting in her tail lol. Congratulations on your win Jan. Tom

Curtis Moorman

Date: 8/7/2019 9:53:00 PM

Oh, the joy of being in the winner's circle with you. Great poem, as are all that you write!

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 8/7/2019 8:04:00 PM

I'd be doing the same.."To the Loceker with Him!"...lol congrats on your win.

Line Gauthier

Date: 8/7/2019 7:31:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Jan. Well penned.

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 8/7/2019 7:08:00 PM

Congrats Jan! Well-deserved win for this very witty lim! - Bob H

Ann Gilmour

Date: 8/7/2019 6:20:00 PM

Very well done Jan on your win with these great limericks. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 8/7/2019 5:56:00 PM

Jan congratulations on your winning placement, another limerick gem that is both funny and entertaining! :)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 7/30/2019 4:14:00 PM

hilarious and 100% pure JAN! love it!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/30/2019 5:14:00 PM

Thanks my sweet friend, they take me about 2 minutes to write I just adore the form. I wish people wouldn't criticise me for writing bawdy poems as the limerick form is allowed to be ribald!:-) at the end of the day if they don't like my style they don't have to read - I will never change lol:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/30/2019 9:48:00 AM

Yessiree...a sailor can look but don’t touch...a mermaid gets rather crabby. It’s no fun at the bottom of the sea but this limerick is a whole lotta fun!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/30/2019 5:11:00 PM

thanks Kim:-) hugs jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 7/30/2019 8:33:00 AM

Lol! Jan, This is a good one for the contest theme. I knew if anybody could meet a challenge such as this, It would be you. It looks like a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in contest. Have a wonderful day my friend:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 7/30/2019 5:11:00 PM

I hope the sponsor likes it Alexis:-) hugs jan xx

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/29/2019 8:55:00 PM

Hi Jan: I loved your style of writing this, blended in wth your ubiquitous humor

Jan Allison
Date: 7/30/2019 5:11:00 PM

thanks Ralph it takes me about 2 minutes to write one stanza I just love writing this form. i often wake with a whole poem in my head and have to rush to write it down, 99% of the time the syllable count is perfect:-) hugs jan xx

Alesia Leach

Date: 7/29/2019 6:53:00 PM

LOL! Loved it!! This is sure to be a winner Best of Luck! ;0)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/29/2019 7:09:00 PM

I love writing limericks Alesia although i know some do not appreciate my bawdy style it is perfectly acceptable in the limerick form:-) hugs Jan x

Ann Gilmour

Date: 7/29/2019 6:33:00 PM

This is so good Jan and made me LOL. Good luck in the contest, but I think this will be up the top of the winners list. Sleep well. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Jan Allison
Date: 7/29/2019 6:40:00 PM

thanks Ann, its a premiere contest so places are limited but I hope Tania likes it, her contests have brought my muse back... she went missing when I was at the cancer hospital for a week in June and I am hoping she is back for good now!:-)hugs jan xx I am STILL smiling for you my friend:-:-) xx