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The Vicar's Visit

A siren from North Carolina
Once suffered from chronic angina.
Her dear beau found a cure
Of endearing allure -
He bought her a talkative mynah!

His goddess he loved calling Venus,
For "passionate love shared between us".
When the vicar came by,
The brash mynah let fly:
"We're lucky the Priest hasn't seen us!"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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May Avatar
May 9, 2020 at 10:49 AM
Lol, Congrats on your win..
Dietrich Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 9:31 PM
I loved this one first time I saw it. Big congrats, my friend.
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 9:54 PM
Big thanks, Andrea! Loved your dumb chums limericks!
Kauffman Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 3:35 PM
John, back to say congratulations onyour witty, creative limerick. Loved it when I first read it and now I see it on the winners list! Just upped your era!
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 6:57 PM
Thank you, my baseball buddy! Be careful what you say in front of your talking pets... ~ John
Goldsmith Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 3:31 PM
Congratulations on your win. You did a great write. Enjoy your win and weekend.....
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 6:55 PM
Thanks for stopping by to leave your much appreciated comment, Paula! Have a great weekend ~ John
Faulkner Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 2:48 PM
Coming back to say congrats, John, well done!
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 6:55 PM
Thank you, my limerick sibling! And a hearty congrats to you and your little Miss Clingy! ~ John
Allison Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 2:33 PM
Dropping back with my congratulations on your win John:-)hugs Jan xx
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 6:52 PM
Coming from the Lady of Limericks, I am truly honored. Thank you my dear friend.
Canerdy Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 1:02 PM
Thank you for entering your great poem my contest, and CONGRATULATIONS on your win, John! Janice
Watt Avatar
May 8, 2020 at 1:49 PM
Janice, I'm touched by such a generous placement! Thank you for sponsoring the limerick contest, we all could use some good chuckles right now! Much appreciated ~ John
Ashley Avatar
April 25, 2020 at 7:31 PM
John, your charming humor never fails to delight my imagination and tickle my funny bone. Such naughty fun! ;) Best wishes for a win and warmest wishes for you, my creative friend.. ~Susan
Watt Avatar
April 25, 2020 at 11:55 PM
Thank you friend, for the wink, the wishes, and the always affirming words. Be safe and in good spirits ~ John
Dietrich Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 8:11 PM
I had put up my poem and then saw her rules again asking for two stanzas and then it dawned on me you HAD followed the rules. So I quickly tacked on the ending you can now see on my creature limerick. I hope it does ok. Not very bawdy or anything like yours!
Watt Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 8:14 PM
Last time there was a limerick contest, 9 of the 10 winners were rather bawdy, haha!
Allison Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 6:22 PM
priceless humour in an excellent limerick string, so witty I loved it:-) hugs Jan xx
Watt Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 8:24 PM
Thank you for the visit. I will always be honored by the kind comments of Lady Limerick on my page. Hugs ~ John
Macfarlane Avatar
April 22, 2020 at 8:09 PM
So clever and cute John . Well done. Hugs
Watt Avatar
April 22, 2020 at 9:14 PM
Thanks Cecilia! I hope you are getting your daily dose of hugs these days - doctor's orders, haha! Hope all is well.
Godwin Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 7:07 PM
So darned cute - this is a winner or something is wrong. Love your imagination and creativity, John! CayCay
Watt Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 8:59 PM
Thanks CayCay! Limericks always bring out my goofy side.
Krutsinger Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 1:28 AM
That plucky mynah! Isn't that the way it always is!
Watt Avatar
April 21, 2020 at 8:58 PM
It's Murphy's Law of Mynahs. Whenever the worst time for your secrets to be spilled, that's when the Mynah speaks up!
Kauffman Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 6:23 PM
Just a little naughtiness but so much fun and perfect for a limerick! Birds, like children, can say the darndest things at the worst times! Great humor for this time of chaos. Good luck in the contest! I see your muse on the loose - glad she didn't "Fly Away!" How come no cookies?
Watt Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 11:25 PM
I'm sure you remember the TV show, "Kids say the darndest things!" (I think that's the only time I've ever heard the word darndest used) I have been feeding my muse cookies and out come silly limericks... time to change her diet regimen to more healthy snacks!
Bauer Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:32 PM
what fun, john! your limericks are perfectly rhymed and rhythmed (is that a word?), but i'd expect no less from you. best of luck in the contest...
Watt Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:43 PM
Thank you dear Ilene, I hope you enter as well? Let's just both agree that rhythmed is a word that's overdue in the dictionarials! Hope you are doing well in New York, the state of much sadness.
Dietrich Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:03 PM
Oh, this is VERY good with that punch line. Even funnier would be if the bird had said, "your lover has arrived" (being the vicar himself. heehee)
Watt Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:17 PM
My mind just didn't go there, but that would be a hilarious twist! That's the fun of limericks, you just never know where they are going to take people's minds! Thanks for the visit, my friend!
Dietrich Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:02 PM
Thanks for all the wonderful comments to my poetry lately. Sorry I can't be as generous with mine. Seems like I am always catching up a day behind here, and for once the sun is shining so I want to walk the dog. Let me read this now. I see you did a SERIES!! gosh, I just worked on one small one!
Watt Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:18 PM
You are welcome! Oh, and it's a pretty short series (only 2 stanzas).
Faulkner Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 3:34 PM
I bet that mynah has plenty of secrets to spill! Very fun and creative entry for the contest, John!
Watt Avatar
April 20, 2020 at 4:19 PM
Thanks for the visit, Michelle. Mynah birds are the original Big Brother, you never know what secrets they are going to know about you and spill at the worst possible time!
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