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The Cleansing (limerick)

Updated on September 8, 2013

The souls of the brave men would cower

In hopes of some shelter they’d scour

And church bells would ring

Some mercy to bring

Whenever I’d sing in the shower


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      Deb Hirt 

      5 years ago from Stillwater, OK

      Ha, HA! Sounds more like an exorcism...

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      Victor W. Kwok 

      5 years ago from Hawaii

      You light up my days with these limericks.

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      Gypsy Rose Lee 

      5 years ago from Riga, Latvia

      The never ending line of shower hopefuls.

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      Eiddwen 

      5 years ago from Wales

      Another great Limerick Martin.

      voted up and shared.

      Eddy.

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      Bronwen Scott-Branagan 

      5 years ago from Victoria, Australia

      Oh, dear. I'm sure it's not that bad!

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      Linda Crampton 

      5 years ago from British Columbia, Canada

      This is so funny, Martin!

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      Ruby Jean Richert 

      5 years ago from Southern Illinois

      Too funny..Good one!!

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      Dora Weithers 

      5 years ago from The Caribbean

      Was that you? Probably had a different effect on different people.

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      Richard Ricky Hale 

      5 years ago from West Virginia

      Mhatter, LOL:) Voted up, awesome, and funny. Shared on FB also.

      Done committed:)

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      Karen Silverman 

      5 years ago

      Sigh...my kids used to run screaming from the room too..

      LOL..

      adorable, M..

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      drbj and sherry 

      5 years ago from south Florida

      It sounds like your voice

      Has power and class.

      Bet you could use it

      To break any glass!

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      Bill Holland 

      5 years ago from Olympia, WA

      Fun for the hills! LOL

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      Shauna L Bowling 

      5 years ago from Central Florida

      Try closing the windows! :-)

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      DJ Anderson 

      5 years ago

      That is some kind of BAD singing!!

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      ocfireflies 

      5 years ago from North Carolina

      same here-smiles

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      wetnosedogs 

      5 years ago from Alabama

      Thanks for the morning laugh.

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      cleaner3 

      5 years ago from Pueblo, Colorado

      HA, ha, ha ... your limericks kill me!

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