Pear and Fresh Air

My hubby came home with a grin
Said “I’ve booked us a trip to Turin”
I found my bikini
it looked oh so teeny
now I’m fasting to fit myself in

I cut out the chocolate and cake
well apart from one tiny mistake
on my diet of pear
gently poached in fresh air
I should soon be as thin as a rake

But my efforts were sadly in vain
My wobbly bits were for stayin
They just wouldn’t budge
So I brought out the fudge
ate it all, now I’m praying for rain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Neels Avatar
October 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Sharon, really enjoyed your limerick. Rain would be the next best thing to wearing a bikini that shrunk lol ;) thanks for the laughs
Adeite Avatar
August 18, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Congrats on having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup home page this week. Please keep your creative caps on, let your poetry pen keep painting your poetry pads with colors of creativity. Thanks for sharing this with us and have a wonderful week ahead. Love always, Adeleke
Brown Avatar
August 16, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Sharon. Love, Carol
Sweetheart Avatar
August 15, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Congrats Sharon on your featured poem this week on the Soup.. a great piece to share with us all this happy Sunday..with luv..
Dietrich Avatar
June 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM
sharon, for the life of me, I cannot find a poem of yours anymore that I have not already read! So I am back down here to this adorable limerick. Glad you liked Star Crossed. Soupmail
Muzzey Avatar
June 14, 2010 at 12:50 PM
It gave me a good laugh. A great limerick. Caryl
K. Avatar
May 30, 2010 at 1:45 PM
super yay for you, Sharon --I knew this would make it to the winner's list :) now let me have some of that pear ;)
Guzzi Avatar
May 29, 2010 at 1:12 PM
ahhhhh if we only did feel it was funny! BIG hug Light & Love
Knop Avatar
May 28, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Congrats on your success, Sharon! I enjoyed your funny Limerick...I have also given up fighting my pounds! Thank you for your kind comment on Kingfisher...Have a nice weekend...Gert
Cwiak Avatar
May 27, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Congrats on your win in the contest with this big time limerick. Dan C
Freeman Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations Sharon, on your win. Agape, Moses
Dietrich Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 2:29 PM
cute cute cute. So I guess you won with this one! wow, can't wait to check out the results! Luv, andrea
Sweetheart Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Congrats Sharon on your winning poem in the Bulge contest with this great write.. enjoy your victory..luv.. Linda-Marie..
Johnson Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Great job. Not one but three good limericks. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
Devonshire Avatar
May 26, 2010 at 9:39 AM
What a funny story you told in your limerick series, Sharon! Congratulations on your success in the contest. Love, Carolyn
Brown Avatar
May 25, 2010 at 4:57 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Sharon. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
Strand Avatar
May 25, 2010 at 12:27 AM
Nice turn of humour here Sharon.Rgds Brian
A  Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM
OKAY I CAN SEE YOUR EMOTIONS ON THIS ONE. HAPPENS TO US ALL. WE EAT IT DO TO OUR MOOD, WHICH EVER IT IS. THAN WE PRAY FOR RAIN. LOVE IT AS WELL, GOOD LUCK IF THIS IS FOR THE BULGES CONTEST,,SKAT
Fraser Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Good one Sharon, a Limerick oozing with images > and a treble one at that >> James
Spence Sr Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 8:18 AM
This is an excellent series. I like the humor. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Great job! Joseph
K. Avatar
May 24, 2010 at 6:21 AM
hahaha, this was so much fun, Sharon :) You sure have a knack for writing limericks, and I'm sure you'd do well in the contest--actually I can't help but feel that you'd be in the winner's circle a lot here, that would be the coolest thing! Do enter that concrete poem of yours--the one with the umbrella? hope you can make it to the deadline :) catch you soon! just trying to sneak in some online time here ;)
Muzzey Avatar
May 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM
A very nice one, it made me giggle. Good luck in the contest. Caryl
Roberts Avatar
May 23, 2010 at 3:43 PM
that was great , good luck in contest
Taylor Avatar
May 23, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Great job, Sharon. Great laff. Best of luck. Have a good one, Ralph. Thanks for you words.
A   Avatar
May 23, 2010 at 2:26 PM
lol, enjoyed, good luck in the contest, nice on all 3 limerick,..p.d.
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