Carrie Richards Poet Limerick

Tournament of Sally---Aka Racquet-Balls

Many tennis teams, come to our valley
It is rumored they "volley" with Sally

All those balls in one court
She will have to resort
To a scorekeeper's card to keep tally !!





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For Roy's Contest: Bawdy No. II 6/16/14

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Roy Jerden July 14, 2014 at 1:53 PM Excellent! This is the kind of limerick I wanted to see. Bawdy, but only through the use of allusion. Cheers, Roy

Arlene Smith July 9, 2014 at 8:14 PM Love it Carrie!! Congrats on a great win!! Wish I had understood the contest.. Seems like a fun one!! Hugs.. Arlene

Poet Destroyer A July 8, 2014 at 11:38 PM nice win...PD

David Fisher July 8, 2014 at 8:24 PM Way to go, Carrie. Loved the rhyming.

S.Jagathsimhan Nair July 8, 2014 at 5:14 AM sally doesn't like long rallies it seems, lol, big congrats, Carrie, on the win with this awesome piece.

Tim Ryerson July 7, 2014 at 6:11 PM TALLY HO!! Funny stuff my friend...Congrats - Tim

Casarah Nance July 7, 2014 at 10:14 AM hahah great one! very funny, grats on your win ;)

Robert Johnson July 7, 2014 at 9:10 AM Congrats Carrie. This is very clever. Enjoyed.

Andrea Dietrich July 7, 2014 at 8:24 AM hahaha, NOw I get why you keep saying "Sally sure gets around" and stuff like that. WE both had used Sally as our girl's name. Congratulations. Great minds.....

Dr. Upma A. Sharma July 7, 2014 at 6:25 AM Loved the great wit in this one Carrie! Congrats on top place win!

Dr.Ram Mehta July 7, 2014 at 5:52 AM wit mixed with humor, Carrie and congrats on the win

Tim Smith July 6, 2014 at 7:19 PM good one carrie...congrats

Jadazzle United July 6, 2014 at 5:11 PM Well done Carrie. Jan & Darren

Jan Allison July 6, 2014 at 4:35 PM very witty a well deserved winner. Hugs Jan xxx

Paul Callus July 6, 2014 at 3:57 PM Very witty and goes with a flow. Congrats on your merited win, Carrie. // paul

Debbie Guzzi July 6, 2014 at 3:44 PM Ahhh yes the fine art of innuendo! #1 Congrad's on your win.

John Lawless July 6, 2014 at 3:32 PM "Advantage, Sally" Congrats on the win.

Carolyn Devonshire June 19, 2014 at 3:43 PM LOL Still laughing at "all those balls in one court," Carrie. Love it! Great entry for Roy's contest and I wish you success always. Love, Carolyn

Poet Tacito June 17, 2014 at 9:57 PM This was unexpectedly fun to read. You just set the tone so strongly. Nicely done! :)

Andrea Dietrich June 17, 2014 at 2:48 PM Coincidentally, CArrie, I have chosen Sally as the name of MY character for this limerick contest but I am waiting to post it later!

Andrea Dietrich June 17, 2014 at 2:47 PM hahahaha. This is THE best one in my opinion YET!! Bawdy and well metered, you can't ask for more!!