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This Genie's No Jeannie

A curvy mermaid once spotted me
Fast asleep 'neath the shade of a tree --
   She cried, I grant you a wish
   I'm a genie, not a fish --
Said I, Wow, genie, please marry me...

You should be careful what you wish for
My 'genie' was a fish to her core --
   Always stayed in the ocean
   Knew not wifely devotion --
Go make love to a fish from the shore


                
                 July 26, 2019
 Two Sea-Themed Limericks Poetry Contest
            Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
             Contest Result: N/A

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019

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Sandra Adams Date: 7/27/2019 8:59:00 PM lol, what a cute story you have poetically penned for us to read....my wish for you is a win in the contest! lovely unique poem :) hugs Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 10:04:00 PM Thanks for your encouragement and support for this limerick, Sandra. Appreciated. :) gw

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/27/2019 7:49:00 PM ha, that would be no fun at all for you. Have you seen the tv show called Sirens? In it, the guy does make love to the mermaid!! Very interesting tv show! I enjoyed your lims. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 10:03:00 PM I'm behind the times I guess when it comes to TV. Stopped watching in 1978... Oh, well. I guess I'll just have to imagine making love to the mermaid. Sounds a bit dicey. Ha, ha. Thanks for the comment, Andrea. Best wishes, gw

Alexis Y. Date: 7/27/2019 4:51:00 PM Lol! Gershon, This really funny! I enjoyed your" fishy" tale. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Have a fantastic day:-) Alexis Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 10:02:00 PM OK. I appreciate the support, Alexis, and glad you enjoyed the limerick, fishy as it may be. Best wishes, gw

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 7/27/2019 3:44:00 PM LOL - tears running down my cheeks - good luck and best wishes in the contest Gershon! Hugs, jennifer. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 10:01:00 PM Hope the tears are tears of laughter. If they're the other kind, I'll have to relabel this a 'Cry-merick.' Thanks for the feedback, Jennifer! :) gw

Jeanne Mcgee Date: 7/27/2019 10:24:00 AM this is hilarious Gershon. Love the ending. Good luck in the contest! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 10:00:00 PM Appreciate you letting me know you liked this limerick, Jeanne. :) gw

Quoth Theraven Date: 7/27/2019 1:35:00 AM Gershon, You discovered every man's wish. A wish for a fish. -Richard Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 9:59:00 PM We're sounding somewhat 'Suessian' here, Raven: Red fish or blue fish? Old fish or new fish? … Ha, ha. Thanks for the comment! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/26/2019 5:58:00 PM I think this was sage advice. Good luck in the contest. Fun read! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/27/2019 9:59:00 PM Glad to see that it was a fun one for you, Caren. :) gw

Michelle Faulkner Date: 7/26/2019 5:25:00 PM Sounds like a 'fishy' story to me :) well wishes for the contest- Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 7/26/2019 5:31:00 PM Aw, you just wrote that 'on porpoise,' Michelle! Thanks for your support! :) gw