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Everyday Life • Family • Limerick Friday • Owen

Six for One, Half a Dozen for the Other

July 23, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo7 Comments on Six for One, Half a Dozen for the Other

Long time no Limerick!I decided that I’m not under “limerick law” and needed to exercise my rights to grace and freedom to NOT write a limerick EVERY Friday. However, I am without excuse to write today and I think Edith and Fran need to be recog…

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That Stings

June 11, 2010May 13, 2020Mary JoLeave a Comment on That Stings

I am stunned by accounts of Bob Clum
Who was stung by a bee on his bum
He swelled like balloons
till his brown pantaloons
Reached a point that they couldn’t overcome

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Family • Limerick Friday • Michigan

Melancholy

June 4, 2010July 7, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on Melancholy

There once was a girl from Fort Wayne,
Who was widely considered insane.
She would sit in her bed,
With her needle and thread,
Stitching white clouds to very dark rain.

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Blushing

May 28, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo2 Comments on Blushing

An intrepid young lass named Lou Anne
Held no fear of beast nor of man
Unyielding and strong
Never ruffled or wrong
Still she blushed when a boy held her hand

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Everyday Life • Family • Ivan • Limerick Friday • Marriage • Owen

Lost Art

May 21, 2010August 10, 2022Mary Jo5 Comments on Lost Art

A young man named Arthur McFhenWeaved a tale and a vision in penWhen his wife deigned to lookShe said, “This is no book!”So he took to accounting againSchool is almost over for the year. Owen is excited about summer break and things are movi…

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Long Toes

May 14, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo4 Comments on Long Toes

A short boy they call little Mose
Has small feet but very large toes
He can’t play hide and seek
‘Cause his sneakers won’t sneak
He leaves toe prints wherever he goes

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Everyday Life • Family • Limerick Friday

Century Flood

May 8, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo4 Comments on Century Flood

There once was a town on the riverWhose heart was that of a giverWhen the water would riseThat heart swelled in sizeAnd everyone chose to deliverIt’s not a perfect sentiment but it isn’t Friday either.I’m so proud of our town, of our Volu…

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Limerick Friday

Sad Song

April 30, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo3 Comments on Sad Song

To Alex, dear Carrie Lynn wrote:
“Though the words will not come from my throat,
my pen must be unkind,
for I’m humbly resigned,
to finish our song with this note.”

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Church • Family • Ivan • Limerick Friday

Uncomfortable

April 23, 2010July 2, 2021Mary Jo1 Comment on Uncomfortable

A stout little man named Purdue,
had a problem it seemed with his shoe.
A pebble or bean,
something small and unseen,
found a hole and had somehow got through.

I’m looking forward to what comes today. The sun is out and things are looking so pret…

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Everyday Life • Limerick Friday

Perspective

April 16, 2010May 13, 2020Mary Jo5 Comments on Perspective

Lily, whose heart always dreamedfor excitement and color that gleamedsold her heart for a pencejust to scale a small fencebut the grass was less green than it seemedI read a quote today that I really like. It speaks of enjoying what we do,…

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