The Unused Gift

My cousin had such sweaty feet I hoped with new socks they’d smell sweet Much to my great chagrin They’ve not been on his skin … I’ve given up being discrete! When I wore a peg on my nose The topic of his feet arose - To get rid of the stink He washed them in the sink With talcum they smell like a rose! 10-20-17
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Date: 10/22/2017 3:20:00 PM
Ha ha...looks like he got the message in the end:) Much enjoyed...hugs // paul
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2017 6:21:00 PM
Thanks Paul I do love writing this form:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 10/21/2017 7:20:00 AM
Yes! In the sink nonetheless, yummy! I feel that he knows/something in him just blows/a definite odor/becoming a flower/coming from deep down below! Your limericks are much better than my five second limerick here...I would usually edit and revise it twenty million times until it is perfect...but for the purpose of fun I just quickly wrote it for you! Your poem is quite hilarious! I loved the way you produced a humorous piece here, such a grand write, Great Work Jan!!
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Date: 10/21/2017 9:38:00 AM
Thanks for your limerick reply, I too can write a basic one very quickly and more often than not the syllable count is spot on - I love writing in rhyme:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 10/20/2017 7:40:00 PM
Oh, that is so cute how you ended it, Jan!! (personally I do not wear socks either. I hate them!)
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Date: 10/21/2017 3:09:00 AM
I was inspired by the limerick contest - I won't enter as the sponsor hasn't posted any of this form so I will see how the judging goes with this contest:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 10/20/2017 10:10:00 AM
*giggle* where can I get me some of that rose scented talc? xomo Thank you for miles of smiles Jan <3
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Date: 10/20/2017 10:25:00 AM
LOL Mo:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/20/2017 9:43:00 AM
Try not to walk below his stench...it will hit you hard like a wrench...bite your lip...take another sip...you sure your cousin isn't French
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Date: 10/20/2017 9:53:00 AM
ha ha ha ha ha NO COMMENT!!!!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/20/2017 9:02:00 AM
Lol! Jan is sooo darn funny. The photo you used cracked me up as well. You are so good at limericks. Thanks for the laughs this fine morning:-) Alexis
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/20/2017 9:04:00 AM
I wrote the poem then found the pic which made me lol - pure fiction write by the way !!!:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 10/20/2017 8:52:00 AM
I B chagrin'n! :-) you know me, I can't resist: I heard that plans are afoot//to wash his toes in soot//to kill the stink//which now lives in the sink//before your nose goes kaput! Huggadoodles! ~ j
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Date: 10/20/2017 8:53:00 AM
ha ha ha great one John I am honoured you have done a limerick reply and I love the fact you wrote that in mega quick time - I can write one in a couple of minutes if the theme grabs me:-) hugs jan xx
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