Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This limerick, Bluenose, has a reasonable beat and carries the suggestive message and humor through the lines. Your ability to tell a story within the poem is a key element missing in many limericks I've seen here. Nice job.

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Jul-2018

Thanks for the lovely compliment, Bill. I do like limericks, and know far too many for my own good :) Cheers, Craig

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

Craig, This is another very well written poem with another new word I have never heart before - bluenose. You explained it quite well with good words and very appropriate art work. I enjoyed reading and reviewing it. Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 12-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 12-Jul-2018

Thanks very much for the kind words, Teri. I had never heard the word either, but it made me think of when I've had a very bad cold - a long time ago. Much appreciated - Craig

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

Well, Craig this is just bawdy as all get up and a little bit on the risqué side too. So what can I say but you did a fine, fine job with a limberick and introduced us to an entirely new word of great importance. All I can say is it's no wonder the Bluenose sank. It was a prigate rather than a frigate ship.

Great fun and most enjoyable post.

Gloria

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 11-Jul-2018

Thank you so much, Gloria. Your non-bawdy and not in the slightest risque comments are very much appreciated :) Craig

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Lol. Such extreme reactions of both of them. I think they must need to learn each other's habits and predispositions better.
Good job on the limerick style even though I thought it was just to be on the humorous side not all the way to bawdy.

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 11-Jul-2018

Bawdy? I'll show you bawdy! (Just kidding). Many thanks, Helen :)

Comment from catch22

Excellent

Hi Craig, clever use of the word of the day in an appropriately bawdy limerick. I am not sure about the syllable count for your feet though. I always thought the anapestic meter was part of the deal. Regardless, good rhyming in the poem.

 Comment Written 11-Jul-2018

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reply by the author on 11-Jul-2018

Hi Pam,

Thinking through the large set of limericks stored upstairs (the result of a misspent youth), some of them are anapestic, many are iambic. Quite often (as with this example) the line starts on an iambic beat, and immediately switches to anapestic. Another example of the same thing is the iconic There was a young lady from Niger...

Almost all of them are more bawdy than this one ;-)

Many thanks,
Craig