My love is like a red, red nose
That drips in the month of May.
(Well, now that is not attractive.)
My love is like a green garden hose.
(What the heck!)
My love is like a man that hoes
the long, hard row
to Tipperary.
(Good grief, where did that come from?)
My love is like a Reb that rows-
(Well, he is from North Carolina but he hates the water.)
(For Heavens sake!)
My love is like a man that arose
To hoe the garden, row by row,
Cultivating the greenest spring,
To wreath the head of his May Queen
With rose on rose on rose on rose.
**** This bit of nonsense is for Bjorn’s prompt at dVerse MTB. Happy May Day!
thecourseofourseasons 
nonsense? Perhaps. Fun? Absolutely!!
a very good poem for 2nd day of May/so very cute/keep the poetry coming as look forward to ea dat to see poem for the day
Love this! Truly wonderful and made me smile x
Kathleen I enjoyed your theme and dive into the prompt ~ had me smiling from rose to rose to rose! Well done!
A fun approach to this! I love how it all comes together in the end. Really enjoyed this. 🙂
A wonderful bit of nonsense!
Anna :o]
Very cute. I love the parenthetical asides, and I think that final stanza is a perfect description of love. Peace, Linda
Oh I think even Burns would have laughed out loud at this.. but garden hoses can be quite good.. 🙂
Haha. I laughed a lot. Such an amusing piece. I loved it. 😀
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well well done 🙂 – I laughed out loud at the claritan allergy verse 🙂
Happy May Day to you too, Kathleen. I enjoyed your take on this prompt. Between roses and hoses you had me coming and going, and I loved every line!
And gosh, yes, what lovely nonsense it is; imaginative use of duplicity with the voices, adding to the fun. I dig your tough row to hoe; this piece leaves me smiling; thanks for your stop by at my site & the lovely comment.
How I adore this! My love is like a garden hose? Laughing.
I like your running commentary on the mixing of metaphors, as well as the similes gone wrong themselves. Very amusing!