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The Limerick Form

The limerick form IS risqué It’s bawdy and contains word play I won’t be put off By critics who scoff And shoot off about foul play I’m gobsmacked, I think it quite fickle That someone’s upset by a pickle Although some deem it ‘nawdy’ Limericks can be bawdy My humour won’t slow to a trickle I will not be deterred from trying to bring a little humour to people's life and bring a much needed smile. 01/12/21

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Emilia James

Date: 1/18/2021 4:56:00 AM

Have always been a fan of your Limericks, glad you won't be put off, you write them so well. Keep them coming please, Emilia.

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 1/16/2021 6:31:00 PM

If one finds Limericks are off colour, Do not run off crying to big brother. Look the other way, You don't have to play, 'Cause Limerick-ists bounce off one another.

Fj Thomas

Date: 1/15/2021 11:21:00 AM

Lol I don't believe anyone could ever deter you from the form you've come to love so much. I'll always know where to go for limerick pointers!

Jerry T Curtis

Date: 1/14/2021 6:58:00 AM

Here-Here !..........For She's a jolly good pickle...and so say all of us.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/14/2021 7:12:00 AM

three cheers for the pickles lol:-) hugs jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 1/14/2021 5:34:00 AM

A great limerick with a great message! Keep writing your wonderfully entertaining gems, Jan! Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/14/2021 7:12:00 AM

Thanks Tania I will never be deterred from trying to make folk smile... if my poem is a little bawdy i put that in the title but to have it intimated I write 'porn' and post it on the site just beggars belief:-( hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2021 4:38:00 PM

I have never been shocked by anything you wrote, but I HAVE seen truly shocking risque free verse here!! You keep writing your great limericks, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 5:04:00 PM

I have seen poems that are truly pornographic so to have it suggested I write that sort of poem is something I would dispute on the highest level.:-) hugs jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/13/2021 1:21:00 PM

Keep that humor gushing forth, Jan! Love this limerick. If people don't like "bawdy" humor, they shouldn't read limericks. It's the nature of the beast I always love your limericks! Hugs, Carolyn

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 1:30:00 PM

Thanks Carolyn to have the insinuation that i write pornographic poems beggars belief and I will not have that leveled at me especially in a blog on soup:-( hugs jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 1/13/2021 10:52:00 AM

Hi Jan, Maybe they don't know what a Limerick is all about. You humor is refreshing and I like it. If a person doesn't like what you write they don't have to be crude or rude.Keep on penning your amazing poetry, period. Have a great day, my friend:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 11:29:00 AM

Thanks Alexis, they've been a member for a long time.. and are well aware of the limerick form, sadly its not the first time they have done blogs which are likely to cause issues. then another blog gets posted where they play victim yet is they are the victimiser :-( But i will continue writing poems to amuse people especially at these difficult times:-) hugs jan xx

John Watt

Date: 1/12/2021 9:41:00 PM

You are a limerist of the highest order. Thrilled that you will continue to brighten our lives with your absolutely one-of-a-kind perspective and wordplay. A lesson to all of us not to be dissuaded when we are scorned or belittled. Hugs ~ John

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 7:55:00 AM

I will not be driven away from the site by such pathetic and unfounded insinuations:-) hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 1/12/2021 9:24:00 PM

Hello Jan … I don’t know what makes a sourpus believe they have to read anybody’s work. You won’t lose any followers Jan, you know, us readers who enjoy a bit of humour in our lives - thanks again Jan - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 7:54:00 AM

If i write a bawdy limerick i put it in the title and as the form is allowed to be risque i break no rules and neither did the person who recently got POTD. A public blog insinuating we wrote 'porn' beggars belief... then the usual trick of victimiser turned victim with another blog which hes done in the past, I have him blocked because of his behaviour last year , I will never give in and be put off from writing. :-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/12/2021 8:09:00 PM

Hey, Jan: What's the difference between 'pickle-ball' and 'pickled balls?' -- lol. Just askin' ... Your limerick is spot-on. Bravo! Don't be intimidated by those who are merely jealous of you, 'cos there sense of humor is long-gone!! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 7:50:00 AM

You have probably hit the nail on the head, and as for pickled balls lets no go there lol:-) hugs jan xx

Akkina Downing

Date: 1/12/2021 7:33:00 PM

Good for you Jan, keep doing what you love. I've always enjoying your work and loving everyone i've read.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 7:49:00 AM

we are in dire need of humour Akkina, i just try and make folk smile, have done since i joined the site and i have no intention of stopping!:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

Date: 1/12/2021 5:34:00 PM

Ahhh, the romance of it all...

Jan Allison
Date: 1/13/2021 7:48:00 AM

lol thanks Charlie:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 1/12/2021 4:31:00 PM

you are as they say "in a pickle"..... besieged by a mindset quite fickle....... for you take a chance..................... and tug on their pants..................... in the hope it'll give them a tickle Keep em comin' Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 5:07:00 PM

ha ha ha lol love it John:-0 hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 1/12/2021 3:31:00 PM

jan - you are the queen of limericks and only a fool would question the humour in what you write. write on, please - we all need the grins...

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 4:16:00 PM

Thanks Ilene to see a blog last week that suggests I write porn beggars belief, I have seen sexually explicit poems that have no place on the site but to suggest a limerick with innuendo as pornographic really is defamation of my character and I will not tolerate this especially from someone who (not for the first time) plays victim and yet is the victimiser... I will never stop trying to make folk smile:-) hugs jan xx

Frances Byrne

Date: 1/12/2021 2:51:00 PM

Hi Jan, You have brought a smile to my face. Thanks, keep these gems coming. Look after yourself. Frances

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 3:22:00 PM

Thanks Frances:-) hugs jan xx

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 1/12/2021 1:46:00 PM

ignore them jan, you don't have to justify anything you write to anybody..i'll show em what x-rated is! purely in the name of art of course haha :)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 1:48:00 PM

ha ha ha Charlotte:-) I love the limerick form and the use of innuendo:-) hugs jan xx

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 1/12/2021 1:17:00 PM

Your limericks will live forever. ~~

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 1:47:00 PM

I hope my humour goes on Victor:-) I am still at a loss how any of my poems can be considered pornographic , but i will not be deterred from trying to make people smile:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/12/2021 12:12:00 PM

Keep em coming Jan, the limerick is here to stay. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 12:16:00 PM

Yes it certainly is and i know you write them brilliantly!:-) hugs jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 1/12/2021 12:00:00 PM

Great porn Jan!! lol The knucklehead in question can't seem to count syllables either.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 12:06:00 PM

lol I don't read their work, perhaps they should do the same to me:-) hugs jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 1/12/2021 11:23:00 AM

I was going to type, "Bully for you!" but you have already attracted them! They are simply jealous of your ability to bring laughter into lives - which is greatly needed during this pandemic, so let them stew in their own bile (or is that brine)? Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2021 11:37:00 AM

Thanks Rico, it beggars belief anyone can insinuate on a public blog that we both write pornographic poems its simply ludicrous. I will NEVER stop trying to make folk smile, and if I use 'innuendo' and write indicate it is a bawdy poem I am doing nothing wrong. Write on my friend:-) hugs jan xx