L Milton Hankins Poet Limerick

Unlucky

Six men are strolling atop the levee
They whistle a tune, happy as can be
Recklessly one falls over,
Splashing into the water
I’m glad the unlucky one wasn’t me.

written November 27, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger November 28, 2021 at 7:10 PM I am glad too! Funny! L Milton Hankins November 28, 2021 at 7:14 PM Thanks, Caren. This is the kind of limerick you write when you are suffering from writer's block...which you never are!!!!!!

Delice Arleen Skelly November 28, 2021 at 3:32 AM Fun write Milt...Delice L Milton Hankins November 28, 2021 at 10:56 AM Thanks, Delice. Just toying around with the limerick here.

Maurice Rigoler November 27, 2021 at 8:47 PM Enjoyable limerick: east to read and grasp and good rhymes. What more can a limerist ask for? / Maurice L Milton Hankins November 28, 2021 at 10:57 AM Thanks, Maurice.

Lindsay Laurie November 27, 2021 at 7:17 PM G'day Milton ... youse weren't walking home from the pub were you - thanks Milton - Lindsay L Milton Hankins November 27, 2021 at 7:28 PM Nope. But, it is certainly a worthy conclusion!

Anselmo Boles November 27, 2021 at 5:35 PM That four-leaf clover you stashed in your pocket saved you from hypothermia! Lol...ab L Milton Hankins November 27, 2021 at 7:28 PM Hmmm....possibly!

Mystic Rose Rose November 27, 2021 at 3:58 PM Better stay dry and safe, Milton, luck it wasn't you, :) L Milton Hankins November 27, 2021 at 4:20 PM (chuckling) Thanks, Vie. I'll try to stay high and dry! Hope you're doing well.

Kim Rodrigues November 27, 2021 at 3:21 PM But it could have been…perhaps though you are the seventh dwarf. You must be grumpy…don’t scowl at me ;) L Milton Hankins November 27, 2021 at 4:20 PM Hmmm...a few folks over the years have said that of me, but I think I'm "Happy!"