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Too Late Jeanette

There was an old lady called Jeanette. Who wiggled in line for a toilette. She said, "I can't wait! I fear it's too late. And my bottoms a bit more than wet." Everyone poops contest By Roy Jerden .

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Tammy Reams

Date: 9/27/2015 9:33:00 AM

Congrats on your win Darlene!

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/27/2015 2:26:00 PM

Thank you, Tammy for reading my poem. Hope you are having a great Sunday. :)

Skat A

Date: 9/24/2015 11:44:00 AM

Darlene,, Congrats on your win. Another interesting contest. LOVE SKAT

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/25/2015 12:32:00 PM

Thanks, Skat for taking the time to read my poem and for your congrats. :) Darlene

Casarah Nance

Date: 9/22/2015 7:41:00 AM

Chuckles....Great win..! :)

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 2:57:00 PM

Thanks, and the same to you on your win. :)

Dan Cwiak

Date: 9/22/2015 2:49:00 AM

Been there...done that! Congrats on this wet winner!

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 3:00:00 PM

Thanks, Dan, and congrats on your win as well. And to someone that's been in that situation.

Viv Wigley

Date: 9/22/2015 1:46:00 AM

No accident that you did so well in this contest, Darlene. Congrats, Viv x

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 3:03:00 PM

Clever response, Viv, and congrats to you as well on your win. :)

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 9/22/2015 12:20:00 AM

Congrats on ur very witty winning write Darlene!

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 3:05:00 PM

Thank you, Dr. upma, and congrats on your win as well.

David Fisher

Date: 9/21/2015 8:12:00 PM

Ewww! Way to go Darlene.

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 3:09:00 PM

Thank you David and congrats to you also on your #1 win. It's the smelliest contest I've ever entered! But I'm game for anything. :)

Eve Roper

Date: 9/21/2015 8:07:00 PM

Awesome win Hugs Eve

Eve Roper
Date: 9/22/2015 3:26:00 PM

I did enter, I'm under Jan & Tammy for 5th."Clean Humor"always works as you see Jan always places with her wonderful humor. Hugs Eve

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/22/2015 3:13:00 PM

Thanks, Eve, I see you did not enter this one, but congrats on your other wins. I thought clean humor was the way to go and I guess that worked. :)

Caycay Jennings

Date: 9/21/2015 10:26:00 AM

Congratulations on a well-deserved contest placement ... CayCay

Caycay Jennings

Date: 9/1/2015 10:29:00 AM

I wish I did not understand the content in this amusing, well-written poem ... CayCay

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/21/2015 7:38:00 PM

You are the first to let me know that the results were in! Thanks, CayCay. I was surprised by my 2nd place win! And I'm delighted with those results. I tried to keep it clean and humorous at the same time. So I guess that worked. ~~~~~ :)

Darlene Gifford
Date: 9/2/2015 6:57:00 AM

Thanks for reading...Darlene

Njeri Hunjeri

Date: 8/3/2015 12:43:00 PM

Lol...so funny. Wish u all the best in the contest Darlene

Darlene Gifford
Date: 8/3/2015 6:12:00 PM

This one was fun to write! I wish you a winner's success, also.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/29/2015 3:32:00 PM

hahaha. LOVE IT. Keep the limericks coming!!

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/29/2015 3:54:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea, I enjoyed one of your poem recently, too!

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 7/29/2015 7:48:00 AM

A true to life limerick. Happily I'm not a female, although I've written poems about agonizing men in line waiting to use a urinal! Thank you for stopping by. Best to you in your writing endeavors. / M

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/29/2015 3:56:00 PM

Hi, Maurice, thanks for liking my limerick, I enjoyed reading your poem, too. ~~Darlene

Jan Allison

Date: 7/28/2015 5:53:00 PM

ha ha love the new ending Darlene - I hope this does well for you - made me laugh out loud:-) hugs Jan xx

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/29/2015 12:14:00 AM

Laughing out loud is good! Your opinion means a lot to me , Jan. Any poem that can cause others to laugh doesn't have to be perfect! But I did try my best. I only hope Roy reads the new version after the original was submitted? Hugs, Darlene

Alexis Y.

Date: 7/28/2015 1:47:00 AM

Darlene, I enjoyed your limerick. Best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/28/2015 2:09:00 AM

Thank you, Alexis, and I hope you and Viv enter the contest, too. I'm pretty sure Jan will, too. You are all such great poets! And I enjoy reading your poems as well as others. ~~~Darlene

Viv Wigley

Date: 7/27/2015 11:23:00 PM

Ha! Great little limerick, Darlene, should do well. Regarding your question to Jan, my take on it has always been that the rythmn for lines one, two and five should match, eachother,then lines three and four should be equal. Syllable counts can vary- example; there was an old man from darjeeling, who got on a bus bound for Ealing, it said on the door, do not spit on the floor, so he carefully spat on the ceiling', which is 9,9,5,5,9. As long as you get the rythmn, you're fine.

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/28/2015 2:05:00 AM

That one is by Gelett Burgess. I found it by looking for limericks in one of my poetry books. I think it is great.

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/28/2015 2:00:00 AM

Thanks, Viv, that is very helpful! I've read some great poems and I don't have my hopes up too high for mine.But I'm up for any surprise.If I just make the list, that will be rewarding. A limerick for you. "I wish that my room had a floor/I don't so much care for a door/But this walking around/without touching the ground/is getting to be such a bore/

Jan Allison

Date: 7/27/2015 1:56:00 PM

ha ha ha:-) this is a great one Darlene - good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Darlene Gifford
Date: 7/27/2015 3:01:00 PM

I don't know much about limericks. How does it sound to you? Is there anything you would change? Syllable counts confuse me! But I'm glad you liked it. And I hope you enter the contest, too.