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When Red Turns Green

There once was an old man in Greenwood town, his subtle color blindness he didn’t own. Red to him was shades of green, traffic lights, trouble umpteen, tickets came plenty from police who’d frown. Wife once said, when you go to marketplace buy red tomato, salad bowl to lace. Fresh green potato he brought, angry wife’s red face was fraught, she turned green alien from outer space.
March 15, 2019 Syllable count : 10/10/7/7/10 Checked on howmanysyllables.com

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Date: 8/19/2019 2:28:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Subimal! Blessings, Kim
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Date: 8/18/2019 8:52:00 PM
Subimal. I enjoy the humor in this tale of the color blind husband. Just to let you know, I only wanted one limerick. But several poets did like you and gave me sets!! Congrats. I am glad to see you on my winner list.
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