Comment from Pearl Edwards

Excellent

Great little limerick, with the right flow and a chuckle for the reader.
Great P words too Craig - proboscis and pantagruelian - well done with this, leaves me smiling.
cheers,
valda

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2018

Thanks for the fun review, Valda. If it were a true story, it wouldn't have left me smiling, I assure you! Cheers, Craig

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written poem. Yes, we should be careful to smell the flowers when they are in full bloom, there may be a bee there that would not like to be disturbed and the first instinct they have is to sting whatever seems to them as a threat.

 Comment Written 03-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 03-Mar-2018

Thanks for reviewing, Sandra. I'm very allergic, so I'm not going to stick my nose inside a flower without having a very good look first! Much appreciation for your kind comments. Craig

Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

LOL! Good one, Craig. Great word, and you used it perfectly. Love the the rhyme of hibiscus and proboscis, the second of which you don't often see in poetry. And finally, "antihistamine" is a long word, which balances the poem's side-side weight while adding a sturdy base. Yep, I do notice weird things like that. :)

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

Thanks very much for the perceptive and very kind review, Phyllis. Much appreciated, as always.

Craig

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

What a most entertaining Limerick, Craig. It must be a little bit scary to be allergic to bee venom. But the foul language is a must in such situations.

Excellent and most creative working in of the word of the day, pantagruelian. It's another one that flows nicely.

Great job.

Gloria

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

One day (not today) remind me to tell you about when I had to do a service call to a bee factory, and they were quite literally buzzing around the office in their hundreds. I should have charged triple-time, at least!

Many thanks for the lovely review, Gloria. Cheers, Craig

Comment from --Turtle.

Excellent

Hi, Craig...

Read through this limerick. I enjoyed. Easy to imagine the events unfolding, from flower to colorful ouches to hopeful solution, with the pleasing complication in the words, sounds, and rhymes.

I like that you chose a limerick for a word that has comical undertones, even as the situation might not be exactly funny to the one experiencing the sting. Oddly, I imagined a butterfly and a bee fighting over a flower, but appreciatedIt that a nose was attributed to a proboscis in relation to it being stuck in a flower.

Fun to read.

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

That could work, too, Turtle. Thanks so much for your most welcome comments. Craig

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

Craig,
This was a fun limerick. Good job on the style of limericks. I like the unusual rhyming with proboscis. Where you live, it will be soon be fall. right? Thanks for sharing. You are doing great with your challenge. Jan

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

It's fall now, Jan. 1st March is when it starts. Now go get some firewood collected and the place in some order outside, before the chill sets in :) Many thanks, Craig.

Comment from Joy Graham

Excellent

Ahaha! I like your limerick with the big words to go with the big allergy :) It makes me think of that movie where Martin Short swelled up from an allergic reaction. I'm suffering from memory loss as to the name of the movie. My daughter also had a head swelling reaction to horses. In movies it's funny, but when it happens to somebody you love it is not funny.

Joy xx

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

No, allergies are not funny. If I get stung yet again on the foot, it probably means a week or two being quite inconvenienced. Elsewhere, it could be very, very nasty. Thanks heaps, Joy :) Craig

Comment from kiwigirl2821

Excellent

Hi Craig. I heard those nasty foul words all the way over here and I laughed, sorry but I did! The idea of you and a "Pantagruelian nose" gave me a burst of giggles.

The closest I've ever come to a bee sting was in the 6th grade, 12 years old and I was climbing up a very tall tree to be alone at the top and breathe some fresh air away from the siblings lol. What did I do, yep stuck my hand directly into a hornets nest and multiple stings later, ice and a few antihistamines later my mum wiped my tear streaked howling face dry and patted me on my bottom and said go play!

Great one today mate! xoxo deborah

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

Awwww you poor thing. I suspect that may well have been the death of me. One sting, and my foot is the size of a football, and I can't walk on it for a week or two (the foot is the only place I've been stung, several times). I imagine if I got stung in the wrong place, I might not be around to write poems about it lol

Thanks for the great review, Deborah.

Craig

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

This is a very cute limerick type poem you have penned that is so full of the truth for so many! You used very cute words and very cute imagery from your words. Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

Thanks again for the lovely comments, Teri. Much appreciated - Craig

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

This is hilarious! You always make me laugh! The first line would be better without the (a), loved your Limerick-style poem introducing another word! Love Dolly x

 Comment Written 02-Mar-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Mar-2018

Thanks bunches for the lovely review, Dolly. I always like reading your comments. Cheers, Craig