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Sad Sea Tale

SAD SEA TALE

There was once an old man of the ocean
For a mermaid he had a devotion
But instead of two pins
She’d a tail and some fins
Which precluded their harmonic motion

But in spite of her disparate corpus
They maintained their romance polymorphous
‘Til a herring one day
Brought a message to say
That she’d gone off to live with a porpoise


[Gift for a lady]

Copyright © Geoffrey Brewer | Year Posted 2018

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Line Gauthier Date: 1/28/2021 5:24:00 PM This poem is awesome. I particularly love the play on words of the last line. Totally charming. I loved finding your delightful poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology ~ A FAVE for me Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 8/19/2019 3:30:00 PM Its such a shame Andrea hadn't restricted it to one poem, this is hilarious Geoffrey! Many congratulations on your win :-) Hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/2/2019 5:19:00 AM Many thanks for your kind comments,Jan Geoff xx..

Kim Merryman Date: 8/19/2019 2:14:00 PM Nice one Geoffrey! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/2/2019 5:16:00 AM Thank you, Kim.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/18/2019 8:32:00 PM Geoffrey, if this had been only one limerick but with such fine humor as that last stanza had, you could have pulled off a first place!! Congrats in my contest. Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/2/2019 5:16:00 AM Thanks anyway, Andrea.

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 8/11/2018 2:17:00 PM Hello Geoffrey, I enjoyed this sad tale.I thought for sure she would go with the old man. have a nice day my friend. Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/14/2018 5:07:00 AM I too favour the ‘old man’ for obvious reasons. Thanks, Darlene

Susan Gentry Date: 8/7/2018 1:37:00 AM I thought for sure I commented on this yesterday. I read it out loud to my hubby. Congratulations on your win, Geoffrey! Creative and cute. Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/14/2018 5:04:00 AM Thanks Susan. I hope your ‘Old man’ liked it.

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 8/6/2018 12:05:00 AM Congratulations on your top win with this clever limerick Geoffrey! ; ) Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 9/14/2018 5:02:00 AM Thank you, Connie

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/5/2018 6:52:00 AM Congrats, Geoffrey! Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:30:00 AM Thanks, Kim

Bartholomew Williams Date: 8/4/2018 9:11:00 PM Geoffrey, congratulations on your top placement with this clever, two verse/stanza limerick!! Very nicely done! :) Bartholomew Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:29:00 AM Thank you for your kind comments, Bartholemew

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/4/2018 5:20:00 PM this is cute as can be. GREAT win, Geoffrey. Congratulations. Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:28:00 AM Many thanks, Andrea.

Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2018 4:07:00 PM Absolutely hilarious Geoffrey, many congrats:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:26:00 AM Many thanks, Jan. xx

Cindi Rockwell Date: 8/4/2018 3:31:00 PM What a fun poem! Congrats on your first place win!!! Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:25:00 AM Thanks,Cindi.

Rico Leffanta Date: 8/4/2018 3:29:00 PM As Jimmy Durante once said, "An happy life is one with a porpoise." Congratulations! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:24:00 AM And who could disagree with the great Durante (the man who found the lost chord). Thanks, Rico.

Tania Kitchin Date: 8/4/2018 3:04:00 PM Ha ha, this is great, congratulations on your win! Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:21:00 AM Thanks, Tania.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 8/4/2018 2:33:00 PM Truly one of the most fun limericks I've seen, Geoffrey. I don't know how you came up with the rhymes in the second verse and they all worked well. The punch line is over the moon! Thanks for the laughs. Congratulations on your first-place win! Please send me a Soup mail with an address where I can send the prize for a lady. Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:20:00 AM Thank you so much for your kind comments and generous award, Carolyn.

Wendy Watson Date: 8/2/2018 4:13:00 PM That's so clever and bounces along perfectly! Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/5/2018 10:13:00 AM Thank you, Wendy.

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/1/2018 11:12:00 PM This is great! Sounds like a winner! Login to Reply Geoffrey Brewer Date: 8/2/2018 3:35:00 AM Thanks for the encouragement, Kim.