There Once Was a Man Named Rose

On March 2, 2021, Murray Rose (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada),  unintentionally put my Muse in motion resulting in the world’s first — and perhaps last — PRP limerick contest. Thanks you to everyone who put pen to paper (or fingertips to keyboard.

There once was a man named Rose,
  Who discovered a rash on his toes,

Chris Underhill — England, UK

There once was a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….Past his knees and hips,
……….His torso and lips,
But his rash was hidden by clothes. 

Larry Stahley — Florida, USA

There once was man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
.………He jumped in the tub,
……….And went scrub a dub dub
And now it’s up to his nose.

Carol Terry — England, UK

There once was a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….The PRP spread
……….To the top of his head
Then took flight to the tip of his nose.

Tony Dinsdale — England, UK

There once was a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….It went from his feet
……….Covered his body complete
And his skin came off with his clothes.

Kenneth StClair — Indiana, USA

There once was a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….He ran down the street
……….On his Athlete’s Feet
But that’s just the way that it goes.

Kathy Murphy — California, USA

There once a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….He put on a sweater
……….And hoped to feel better
But now there’s flakes on his nose,

Deborah Bragg — North Carolina, USA

There once was a man named rose,
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….What could this rash be?
……….An enigma to me?
It took so long that hell froze!

His doctor said you’re quite red,
From your toes to the tip of your head,
……….You may swell up and itch,
……….And in pain you may twitch,
And shed and shed and shed!

Abbie Cotrell — San Antonio, Texas

There once was a man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes.
……….He kicked and he picked
……….But could not find the trick
So up to his headtop it goes.

Bill McCue — Plano, Texas

There once was man named Rose
Who discovered a rash on his toes,
……….He asked his doc
……….Who had the brains of a rock.
A diagnosis per chance do you know?

The doc was confused to be sure
His med school days were a blur.
……….What he learned he’d forgot
……….His brain in a knot
’tis psoriasis! — the malady du jour.

But time would tell the tale.
Each misdiagnosis would fail
……….’till Doc listened to me
……….And confirmed PRP
Now Rose is a happier male.

On Patient-Initiated Research

If a group of geese is a gaggle,
And a gathering of foul a flock
……….Then what would be
……….A group of we
I guess we’d be a crock.

A crock of what, you might well ask
A crock with flaking skin?\
……….But if you look,
……….In the cranny’s nook
There’s befuddled derms within.

So let’s reach down and pull them out.
And tell him what we know
……….What works for one,
……….Won’t work for all
That’s what OUR research shows.

……….Anonymous