On Tuesday 12th, it was ‘World Limerick Day’, and to celebrate the day I wrote this Limerick….. I do enjoy writing Limericks, but I don’t usually post them on my site, so while I’m taking a rest from serious writings/poems, I thought I’d present this one today.
I’m Just A Boy
There was a boy from Geelong
Who usually wore shorts and thongs
Winter fell from the hills
His ankles felt the chill
So woolly socks and beanie he did don
Ivor Steven (c) May 2020
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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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so cute! and ‘thongs’ have a different meaning in the states )
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Yes I know….😁 Flip-flops didn’t rhyme
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Ha!
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I do love a limerick!
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Thanks Peter 😊
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We use to call flip flops “thongs” back in the 70 and 80’s when I was growing up. Lol I love the limerick. Is that a picture of you as a boy, Ivor?
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Yep… that’s me on the beach at Ocean Grove…… over sixty years ago !!
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I love it!! 🙂
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I love limericks–this one’s great! Also love the photo of you…and my hero, Snoopy, resting up!
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Thanks Rhen, it was a fun article for me to do….
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🙂
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Thongs! I think the chill might be felt a little higher up the legs! 😂
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Oh you English.. Thongs are Aussie for flip-flops
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Haha! 😂
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What a wonderful, fun limerick, Ivor!
And the photo of you as a boy…even more wonderful!
I imagine, like all of us, you are thinking, “My, how time flies!”
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Yes… 65 years have gone… 😊💛😔
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Ho thong means something different in UK too.
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Flip-flops didn’t rhyme 😂🤔
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Made me laugh those were the days when we wore thongs or barefoot not flip-flops running around in the sun in shorts and T Shirts. Life was so simple then. Perfect video choice.
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Thank you Nanette, yes the old Leo Sayer song is a classic 💛😊
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Lol! Good one.
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Haha! Such a sweet one, Ivor!
The song…as always…perfect.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! And that little fella is ADORABLE 🙂
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Limericks are fun to do 😊😀💙🌏
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I enjoyed the limerick, Ivor. Once in a while, we have to change it up a bit.
You sure did with this one. Nicely crafted. The photograph has a great deal of nostalgia in it. Cute – cute – cute face, with a smidgen of a smile, on the little boy.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you Isadora, and yes the Limerick was fun for me 😊💙🌏
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There are some heroes here in the west who hang with the shorts till they’re blue! 🙂 Loved the fun of this.
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Thank you Paul, yes, it was a fun article for me to do…
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Most welcome Ivor.
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