Sandra Haight Poet Limerick

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Slinky Spirals

A helical "Slinky" type coil
Compresses or springs without toil,
It’s spiral at times,
Or stretched to the nines...
Like worms that are happy in soil!

Beneath or on top of the ground,
They stretch, but so often lie wound,
Their tunnels air earth
To make healthy dirt
And seedlings are glad they’re around!


February 21, 2015

Premiere Contest: Spiral
Sponsor: Kai Michael Neumann

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Joseph May March 10, 2015 at 9:38 PM Congrats on your win Sandra Sandra Haight March 13, 2015 at 6:54 PM Thank you so much, Joseph. I appreciate your stopping by with your congrats. Sandra

Jan Allison March 10, 2015 at 2:36 PM Love your taken n the theme - many congrats on your win:-) Hugs Jan xx Sandra Haight March 13, 2015 at 6:54 PM Thank you, Jan. Kind of a weird subject, but fun. I so much appreciate your nice comment and congrats. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich March 10, 2015 at 2:16 PM such a good limerick, dear. Big congrats for your win. Sandra Haight March 13, 2015 at 6:55 PM Thanks, Andrea, I appreciate your support. Hugs, Sandra

Laura Leiser March 9, 2015 at 10:37 PM Congrats on a big win in the contest, Sandra! You did well :) Sandra Haight March 13, 2015 at 6:56 PM Thank you, Laura. So nice of you to stop by with your nice comment and congrats. I really appreciate it. Hugs, Sandra

Paul Callus February 26, 2015 at 7:31 AM Quite an entertaining write, Sandra! Most unique take on this spring theme...worms! Now a robin might spring down and go for it:) Have a nice day. // paul Sandra Haight February 27, 2015 at 11:58 AM Hi Paul, yes, an unusual topic. Read my reply to M.L. below and that explains more about my poem. Thanks for stopping by! Sandra

M. L. Kiser February 25, 2015 at 6:20 PM I can honestly say that I have never read a poem about worms...until now. Nevertheless, it's great! Sandra Haight February 27, 2015 at 11:57 AM Yes, a weird topic for sure!! The contest guidelines offered many definitions of the word "spring" to work with, so I used the helical spring (like a slinky coil) and compare Spring's worms to that! Thanks for the nice comment! Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich February 24, 2015 at 12:15 AM VERY creative work , cute, and well metered!!! Sandra Haight February 24, 2015 at 8:51 PM Thanks! It was a fun one to do. Appreciate your stopping by!

Shadow Hamilton February 23, 2015 at 7:14 PM hilarious Sandra gl in contest hugs 7 Sandra Haight February 23, 2015 at 7:30 PM Thank you for stopping by, Shadow. Thanks for the GL wishes! Hugs, Sandra

Debbie Guzzi February 22, 2015 at 9:27 AM Sandra you have to pick da da DUM or da DUM- there is some leeway at the beginning or end the the line in a limerick - but you should consistently start with the soft sounding syllable- line #1 like a HE li cal MET al SPRING COIL-can be PRESSED or SPRUNG out With out TOIL-this first one is closest to correct -save the second one until after the contest is over it needs more work. YOU ARE getting it! Light & Love Sandra Haight February 22, 2015 at 10:11 AM Hi Debbie, thank you for the recommendation which I followed. I thought I had stressed and unstressed syllables down pat, but I guess not!! Hugs, Sandra

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty February 22, 2015 at 3:35 AM O superb Sandra. Amazed at how your poesy take shape with rich clever content , immense style in such an unusual form for the theme. Gifted and a winner for me. My fav.Love Sandra Haight February 22, 2015 at 2:54 PM You are too kind, Rajat. I so much appreciate your heartfelt and positive comments! Hugs, Sandra

John Lawless February 21, 2015 at 7:10 PM Though the worms in the soil are squishin' and the gardener's planting are wishin' the boy with the hook and the worms that he took are on their way to go fishing'. nice double limerick Sandra Haight February 21, 2015 at 7:49 PM Thanks, John...Love your cute Limerick response! :) Sandra

Dorian Petersen Potter February 21, 2015 at 6:14 PM Very nice pen Sandra! I enjoyed your limerick, my dear friend. I see those around here a lot most of the year. A big 7 from me!I wish you a very lovely weekend! In his light! God bless you! :) love n hugs! xxx D" Sandra Haight February 21, 2015 at 7:50 PM Hi Dorian, thank you so much for stopping by with your nice comment and support with a 7! Hope your weekend is lovely too. Hugs! Sandra