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Scratch Off Lottery Ticket

There is a certain kind of game to play It states that you can win in any way Scratch off the secret spot Thinking you’ve won a lot Disappointed, you lose every penny Russell Sivey Entrant into Susan Burch's "Lottery Ticket Limerick" contest 1/2/2012

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Ralph Taylor

Date: 1/16/2012 7:33:00 PM

Congrats, Russ. Awesome. Nice going. Ralph

Kim Merryman

Date: 1/16/2012 2:58:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Russell! Love, Kim

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/16/2012 11:18:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Susan Burch's "Lottery Ticket Limerick" contest Russell. Love, Carol

Christopher Bunton

Date: 1/16/2012 7:24:00 AM

congratulations

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/16/2012 5:36:00 AM

cool onwe, russell.. congrats on your lottery win! :) huggs!

David Williams

Date: 1/16/2012 1:41:00 AM

Russell congrats on your win..David

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/15/2012 4:08:00 PM

Yep, that's how it goes. And congrats on your well deserved win, my friend.

Lizanne Scholtz

Date: 1/15/2012 1:48:00 PM

Congratulations Russell

Gwendolen Song

Date: 1/15/2012 1:07:00 PM

You could have even went REALLY far out, Russ, and wrote a Scratch-n-Sniff lottery ticket...lol...this is well done like a ribeye steak..Great win for you. Don't love this poetry form? Gwendolen

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/15/2012 12:29:00 PM

congrats Russell on a wonderful win with this Lottery Limerick luv..

Gwendolen Song

Date: 1/7/2012 11:27:00 AM

Swelll write here, Russell...you wrote specific to a type of gambling...I have NEVER gambled in my life and had no clue where to start. Square, ..I know. lol. Love lines 3 & 4 the best. This is great. Happy Day to YOU!! Gwendolen

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/3/2012 6:43:00 PM

I prefer to pick my own numbers. That way, I can lose my way. Nearly all scratch-offs are losers from the start.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/3/2012 4:07:00 PM

Reads like a winner to me..Enjoyed the humor..We all get taken don't we...Thanks for the kind review of my work..Sara

Gwendolen Song

Date: 1/3/2012 2:24:00 PM

I have NEVER purchased a lottery ticket in my entire life..with my luck I'd be just as unwealthy as I am now. This is a fun limerick...gonna be hard for anyone to top this one!! Thanks for visiting my poetry today, Russell, You always bring a smile.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/2/2012 9:36:00 PM

DANG, they are sneaky brats, aren't they, those lotteries?