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Until I Go Blind

A limerick needn't end with just one verse A whole new pattern could very well emerge A story in fact Many verses to be exact It opens up a whole new poetic universe So as of this day, I'm on this new kick Don't want to wind up with limericks too slick Just add a new twist With a flick of the wrist With more than one verse my mind goes adrift A chance to expand to new ideas just ahead Create whole stories where I once feared to tread Little vignettes As creative as it gets Not bound by limitations but freedom instead Who would have thunk it after all this time A new and exciting format to challenge my mind Exploring new vistas Maybe get into mischief Gonna write, write, write, until I go blind © Jack Ellison 2015

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Date: 7/19/2015 5:03:00 PM
Very creative and ambitious...I agree with dear Carol. You are an amazing writer and you're my inspiration!! Love this one!! Yes keeping write write writing!!! Always, Laura
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Jack Ellison
Date: 7/19/2015 6:15:00 PM
Your comments ALWAYS make me stick my chest out! What a sweet friend to have!!!! Love, Jack xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 10:57:00 AM
Wow! What an ambitious guy... But worth the work. Great write here... Don't worry you won't go blind from it... more likely just crazy... But I do believe us humorous writers are already there... and loving it!
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Date: 7/11/2015 10:18:00 PM
CRAZY!!! I'm more than half way there! LOL Thanks dear Carol xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 10:47:00 AM
DAMMIT JACK.....PLEASE STOP WHEN YOU NEED GLASSES.....sorry...that's the usual response(or a variation thereof) to the title. I have to admit it was that title that made me wonder what you were up to.
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Date: 7/11/2015 10:17:00 PM
After reading Diane's comment, it doesn't seem so funny or clever anymore! Thanks John for your positive vibes though! Cheers, Jack
Date: 7/11/2015 10:34:00 AM
good write, im not familiar with limerick poems but this is good. I have a relative through marriage that will be blind with in one year he's only a bit younger than me and im only 49. make the most of every thing in writing
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Date: 7/11/2015 10:15:00 PM
That is so so sad... sorry to have used that term now! I apologize! Love, Jack xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 8:00:00 AM
You scared me Clever Jack! In America we have a saying about "____Until I go Blind" and so I figured Your Until had arrived and you were now blind! Love your Limerick..really good....now that the shock has passed me by...so bye!
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Date: 7/11/2015 8:10:00 AM
Titles are so important in grabbing the reader's attention and coaxing them to read! I was certainly aware of that famous saying which is why I used it as a title!!! Hope the shock wasn't too much for you! LOL Love and hugs, Jack xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 7:16:00 AM
keep on penning I'll keep on reading as I love your poems my dear brother Jack - do drop by to see me sometime too:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jack Ellison
Date: 7/11/2015 7:25:00 AM
Thank you dear sis!!! Heading on over right now... hugs, Jack xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 6:52:00 AM
Write write write but don't go blind, Jack! This is certainly a more "filling" read. These string of lims is good for story poems. Tried this only once with the Wulfman. It was fun writing the collab.:-)
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Date: 7/11/2015 7:00:00 AM
Very encouraging my love! Wulfman is the King of Limericks! Great big huggsies, Jack xxx
Date: 7/11/2015 6:44:00 AM
- For always and every day you share your thoughts and words ..... to the delight of us who read - thank you, Jack :) - I wish you a blessed weekend - hugs //Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 7/11/2015 7:04:00 AM
This is such a nice thing to say to me, my dear Anne Lise! You are a sweetie! I also wish you a blessed weekend! Love, Jack xxx

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