Mad Kane has a regular limerick challenge.
She provides the first line,
the rest is up to us.
The Secret Fertilizer
A woman was holding a rose
And the prize that it won in the shows.
And no-one suspected
Her success was connected
With the spot where she buried her beaus.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2013
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Well, guess men are good for something. They make good fertilizer.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is something amazing and yes secretive. But it can also be viewed as love that never died...
ReplyDeleteSo that is what my roses are missing...
ReplyDeleteNow, how to go about getting fertilizer like that .. hmmm
ReplyDeletePerpetuity!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteguffaw!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! :D Now that's a smiling secret if there ever was one.
ReplyDeletestill chuckling. ~ M
ReplyDeleteOh this is a clever one!
ReplyDeleteA bit of practical magic here !! Loved it !!
ReplyDeleteCos, great limerick. Actually, brings Hitchcock's "Rear Window" to mind... Remember Thelma Ritter digging up the flowers?
ReplyDeleteToo funny, too wickedly clever. Oops, almost wrote "cleaver," really!! Amy
Great title and great lime-rick. Randy
ReplyDeletecreepy, scary, yet funny
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeletexoxoxo ♡
At least one thing good instead of being a 'good-for-nothing' so often heard in little tiffs! Nicely Cosmo!
ReplyDeleteHank
Ha ha - brilliant!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I am giggling at my computer!
ReplyDeleteYes..always so very cute!
ReplyDeleteS'pose they found a few rusty ole fish knives in that garden bed as well!
And some that hadn't rusted yet.
Deletebrilliant
ReplyDeleteA MOST AWESOME limerick! I just don't have the wit for this, have never attempted (well, I have, but it wasn't worthy of sharing) Obviously you DO! Loved it!
ReplyDeleteHa! Great twist in the tale.
ReplyDeletelol. Great limerick!
ReplyDeleteoh my! :-)
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