Their once was a poet called Cicely
Who wrote so clear and precisely.
She spent some time as a nurse
And wrote maritime verse
That scanned and rhymed so nicely.
Author notes
Cicely Fox Smith 1882 - 1954
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Miss_Cicely_Fox_Smith A writer well worth a read.
A contest entry
- Linked Limericks by Old Poetry.
1000 points, ended November 27, 2007, 14 entries
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Well done Gordon.
A tribute and an education in one piece - clever stuff.
keep trying and good luck with future entries.
OP
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Nicely rhymed gordon and a good reminder of the pronunciation: Ci-cely and not Cic-ely - a trap I fell into until I was told otherwise
Von -
Well done Gordon.
Not only a nice tribute but a rhyming reminder of how the lady insisted people should pronounce her name. -
Great Limerick my grandfather was from Cicely oops I miss ed the once was a poet named Cicley was drawn to the word Still a great limerick though Silly me. Also I had spelled Sicily wrong
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Thanks for reading and writing. I never knew until I got you message that Cicely was a place [apart from the fictional one http://www.curtcass.com/roslyn/ ]. I just thought it was a persons name and a plant.
Still, they say you learn something new everyday.
Jim
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