May I? - Περισσεύει; Poem by Kostas Lagos

May I? - Περισσεύει;

Rating: 5.0


I've never really had any luck

Like a caught in a crossfire duck

When I crossed my fingers

There were lots of splinters

May I ask you for a buck?



Την τύχη την καλή ποτέ δεν είδα

Σαν ποντίκι ήμουν στη παγίδα

Κι αν έβρισκα κανένα γούρι

Μου γινότανε αγγούρι

Περισσεύει μία των ευρώ δεσμίδα;

Saturday, November 16, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: humour
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Anil Kumar Panda 24 November 2019

A sweet limerick indeed. One really feels helpless when runs out of luck. Enjoyed thoroughly. Thanks for sharing.10++

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Mahtab Bangalee 20 November 2019

luck crossfired in lazy fingers! luck crossed fires by active fingers!

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Aniruddha Pathak 17 November 2019

But you must be a man of a lot of pluck to ask for a buck just like that. Good humour.

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Panagiota Romios 16 November 2019

Hello Kostas....a limerick, we all can relate to. Very Funny Panagiota

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Mrudula Rani 16 November 2019

Splendid limerick... what can one do when one is down on luck? But beseech!

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