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A Kiss for Ice Cream by Henry Hintermeister, June 1, 1936, © SEPS
The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about this June 1, 1936, Country Gentleman cover illustration by Henry Hintermeister.
To enter, fill out the entry form below. Entries must be submitted by August 25, 2018. Limericks must contain five lines, and you may enter as many times as you wish.
The winning limerick will be published in the November/December 2018 issue, and our favorite runners-up will be published online.
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