Lymerick

[kiz_paws]

For WAM

Old Mozart was a man with a tune
with opera and sonatas to his boon
his friendships were vast
according to the past
he loved best to howl at the moon

[Pompey Bum]

There was a bald prophet named Buddha
Who picnicked upon Brie and Gouda.
He tried a banana
And entered Nirvana
But still holidays in Bermuda.

[kiz_paws]

There once was a fellow named Benny
who would not let his wife spend a penny.
One day this did break her
so she ran off with the Baker
and left him no dough, no, not any.

[Dreamwoven]

Kiz, you are getting the hang of this!

[kiz_paws]

Aw, thanks, Dreamwoven! :)
I was trying to add the 'clever touch' to it, like our Bum here. He always has a humorous twist to his. ;)

[Pompey Bum]

Thank you, kiz, and yes, that's a great Limerick. The multiple internal rhyme in the last line gives the whole thing a musical/comical sound that keeps the subject in good fun. Writing about painful subjects in a way that makes people laugh (without giving way to cynicism) is a real gift. Well done!

There was a fine lady named Kiz
Who knew well her poetry biz.
She could dash off inimitable
Poetic airs Lymerickal
With dizzying, sizzling, fizz! :)

[kiz_paws]

Thank you, kiz, and yes, that's a great Limerick. The multiple internal rhyme in the last line gives the whole thing a musical/comical sound that keeps the subject in good fun. Writing about painful subjects in a way that makes people laugh (without giving way to cynicism) is a real gift. Well done!

There was a fine lady named Kiz
Who knew well her poetry biz.
She could dash off inimitable
Poetic airs Lymerickal
With dizzying, sizzling, fizz! :)Bum, you have made my day! *sniff* Thank you so much! :)

[Pompey Bum]

Bum, you have made my day! *sniff* Thank you so much! :)

Not at all. Thank you for singing your songs. :)

[Pompey Bum]

This Day in History

Five hundred years gone our boy Martin
Sent Catholics and Protestants partin'.
He nailed up his theses;
The Pope, he cried: "Feces!"
And bloodshed, alas, was soon startin'.

[kiz_paws]

This Day in History

Five hundred years gone our boy Martin
Sent Catholics and Protestants partin'.
He nailed up his theses;
The Pope, he cried: "Feces!"
And bloodshed, alas, was soon startin'.Brilliant! Love this. :nod:

[Pompey Bum]

Well, hardly, but thanks. :)

There are a few stars, Cassiopeia:
A lady, I think, in a chee-ah.*
Or perhaps she's a swan
Who has sat there too long.
I could never quite tell. Well then, see ya!

* Massachusetts for chair

[Dreamwoven]

I didn't know chee-ah is Massachusetts for chair.

[Sancho]

Out at sea was a young Hawaiian
Desperately lost but still a-tryin’
He’d left yesterday
In currents westerly
Then fixed east by spotting Orion

[Pompey Bum]

I didn't know chee-ah is Massachusetts for chair.

Oh yes, that's just the way we talk ovah hee-ah.

[Pompey Bum]

Out at sea was a young Hawaiian
Desperately lost but still a-tryin’
He’d left yesterday
In currents westerly
Then fixed east by spotting Orion

Sancho! I was just hoping you would find us again! :)

There once was a fellow named Sancho:
A LitNetter limerick head honcho.
He'd written the rhymes
Since atiguhya's times.
I'm not fit to hold the man's poncho.

[kiz_paws]

Well, hardly, but thanks. :)

There are a few stars, Cassiopeia:
A lady, I think, in a chee-ah.*
Or perhaps she's a swan
Who has sat there too long.
I could never quite tell. Well then, see ya!

* Massachusetts for chairOh Ho!!!

Poetic License indeed! Hmmm ... think I'll have me some o'that! ;)

There once was a young cook named Betty
who thought she'd make sauce with spaghetti
the pasta got hot
and stuck to the pot
so Betty's spaghetti we'll forgetee

[Sancho]

^BAH-hahahah. That’s why I like this threadie.


Sancho! I was just hoping you would find us again! :)

There once was a fellow named Sancho:
A LitNetter limerick head honcho.
He'd written the rhymes
Since atiguhya's times.
I'm not fit to hold the man's poncho.

Thank ya’. Thankya’verymuch.

Pompey Bum and El Sancho are back
Sidling up in a long black Cadillac
Limericks are fun
Ask anyone
But can be habit forming, like crack

[Pompey Bum]

Oh Ho!!!

Poetic License indeed! Hmmm ... think I'll have me some o'that! ;)

There once was a young cook named Betty
who thought she'd make sauce with spaghetti
the pasta got hot
and stuck to the pot
so Betty's spaghetti we'll forgetee

:lol: Excellent, kiz. There's no reason to fight language when it really just wants you to play with it.

There was a young zombie named Teddy
Whose red-headed brother was Freddie.
Dead Teddy made ready
To mock Bette's spaghetti
Till red Fred said "Ted, don't be petty!"

[kiz_paws]

:lol: Excellent, kiz. There's no reason to fight language when it really just wants you to play with it.Amen to that! :nod:

I loved your ending line Till red Fred said "Ted, don't be petty!" ... it rolls off the tongue!

[Pompey Bum]

Queen Cixi, famed lady of Beijing,
Ate turtles to keep her from aging
Or drank them in tea
(So says history)
Alive--which seems less than engaging.

She favored her eunuch to males,
Had nine-inches-long fingernails,
And little, bound feet
That could gain no retreat
Before British or Japanese sails.

My limerick is done--that's the end.
The great lady died without friend.
She hurdled withal
Down to Lord Yan's dread hall
Where the turtles were waiting. Amen.

[kiz_paws]

Poor old Queen Cixi! ;)
What a story, all in the lymerick format ... very witty and I loved it! :nod:

[kiz_paws]

There once was a biker named Charlie
who owned a fine vintage chromed Harley
he jumped on his hawg
flew into the fog
to the local saloon for a barley

[Pompey Bum]

There once was a biker named Charlie
who owned a fine vintage chromed Harley
he jumped on his hawg
flew into the fog
to the local saloon for a barley

Very nice! :) Here's my contribution:

Charlie's lager did not lift the mist,
Still he savored its sweet, beery bliss;
Till he dreamed that his glass
Was a fair, buxom lass
And he welcomed her moist, malty kiss.

But a barman awoke sleepin' Chuckie
And explained his behavior was yucky.
Charlie had to agree
So he went for a pee
Muttering, "Always in love I'm unlucky."

[kiz_paws]

Bravo! Loved it!
We're gonna have to call you the Lymerick Lord!! :lol:


My limerick muse has issued me another one:

There once was a model named Jayne
High Fashion was the name of the game
she once was so hale
now she's scrawny and pale
sad that health takes a backseat to fame

[Pompey Bum]

There once was a model named Jayne
High Fashion was the name of the game
she once was so hale
now she's scrawny and pale
sad that health takes a backseat to fame

Ah, a sad but true one. Let's give it a happy ending:

One night Jayne felt a pang in her tummy
And thought: "Jaynie girl, don't be a dummy!"
So she munched fish and chips
Till she grew back her hips;
Now she's happy and hardy and yummy!

[kiz_paws]

Ahhhhh, good ol' Fish 'n Chips! Hopefully consumed in a traditional English pub, complete with newspaper wrapping!! *yummers*

We turn our listening audience now to the field of painters.....

There once was an artist named VanGogh
who cut off his ear, don't you know?
He fought with a friend
and met an untimely end ...
... but did he kill himself, yes or no?

[Pompey Bum]

Actually, I have a lot I'd like to say to Van Gogh--if only he'd lend me an ear!

Are you fond of that Pablo Picasso,
The best painter west of El Paso?
Okay, he was Spanish
(My foolishness banish),
But was he a genius or assho'e?

[kiz_paws]

Actually, I have a lot I'd like to say to Van Gogh--if only he'd lend me an ear!:lol:


Are you fond of that Pablo Picasso,
The best painter west of El Paso?
Okay, he was Spanish
(My foolishness banish),
But was he a genius or assho'e? I'd say his techniques on canvas were genius ... but his techniques with women? A-hole.

[kiz_paws]

There was a young lassie, Miss Ferris
who thought she would like to see Paris
she danced at the Rouge
without any shoes
and embarrassed her date in the terrace

[Pompey Bum]

There was a young lassie, Miss Ferris
who thought she would like to see Paris
she danced at the Rouge
without any shoes
and embarrassed her date in the terrace

"Alors!" cried Miss Ferris with glee,
"The City of Lights is for me!"
She received a wee peck
From that rogue, T-Lautrec,
And replied to his whispers, "Mais oui!"

[kiz_paws]

"Alors!" cried Miss Ferris with glee,
"The City of Lights is for me!"
She received a wee peck
From that rogue, T-Lautrec,
And replied to his whispers, "Mais oui!"Ohhhh, c'est bien!
Bravo, mon ami! ;)

[Pompey Bum]

When the Coffee Stares Back

Since my wife went away I ain't eatin':
I just stare in my coffee repeatin'
That I harbor no wishes
For the doin' of dishes;
Oh alack! Would my blackness she'd sweeten!

2017 Update:

There's Nothing More Pathetic than a Man in Love

My wife's gone to visit her mom
On the island of (far-flung) Taiwan.
Now freed of my tether
I only ask whether
And how I can keep her from harm. :sad:

[kiz_paws]

2017 Update:

There's Nothing More Pathetic than a Man in Love

My wife's gone to visit her mom
On the island of (far-flung) Taiwan.
Now freed of my tether
I only ask whether
And how I can keep her from harm. :sad:That is so sweet, PB!
All will be well... sending you good fairydogmother vibes. ;)

[Pompey Bum]

That is so sweet, PB!
All will be well... sending you good fairydogmother vibes. ;)

Thanks, kiz. :)

[Pompey Bum]

Tomorrow's the end of the planet
When a comet or something will slam it
With cosmical gasses
And when all that passes
I'll have me a cheeseburger, damn it!

[Pompey Bum]

There once was a day to give thanks
Invented by Puritan Yanks.
Some say, Thanks for nothin'
Then eat up their stuffin'
And savor sweet cranberry angst.

[kiz_paws]

There once was a day to give thanks
Invented by Puritan Yanks.
Some say, Thanks for nothin'
Then eat up their stuffin'
And savor sweet cranberry angst.Ha ha, excellent!

[Sancho]

^yuk yuk yuk

There was a young pilgrim named Buffet
Who went to the isle of Nantucket
Dined with Algonquian
And some of their kin
All while his horse ate from a bucket


(Not sure how Buffett rode his horse to Nantucket, but them pilgrims was clever)

[Pompey Bum]

(Not sure how Buffett rode his horse to Nantucket, but them pilgrims was clever)

It was probably a seahorse. How else would it have fit in the bucket?

[Sancho]

A tall horse colored chestnut
Pilgrim astride riding there but,
Upon him came sneakin’
One last Mohican
Intent on giving a haircut

[Pompey Bum]

There was a bold Indian named Squanto,
As friendly to white men as Tonto.
He told them dead fishes
Would perk up their dishes,
Then took off for Provincetown pronto.

[kiz_paws]

OMG ... I am in the midst of a Limerick show-down....
Go Sancho!
Go Pompey Bum!!
Luvin' it!

[Sancho]

There once was a dude from L.A.
Who claimed he’s an Indian Brave
Said call me Tonto
But then his Aunt Flo
Said everyone knows him as Dave

(I love this thread. I’m not any good at it, but I do love it nonetheless.)

[Pompey Bum]

I've eaten too well, I confess;
My belly should not be compressed.
Oh, ask not the reason!
Should someone start squeezin'
All things would be clearly expressed.

(Just have fun and play with the language :) ).

[MANICHAEAN]

A middle aged turkey called Sue,
Was recently listed in "Who's Who."
If you find that surprising,
Consider surmising,
It's as normal as a cow that goes "Moo."

[MANICHAEAN]

An ECC commissioner called Delors,
Was out for a walk on the moors.
He was feeling quite fey,
Till he bumped into May,
Who had him ensconced in the Tower.

Her Majesty's Pleasure,
Was not for this fella,
His demeanour grew wilted and grey.
He misread Englands stance,
On the Brexit advance,
Now addressed by his jailer as "Flower!"

( Whoops. Does not quite gel. But "une point" for trying.)

[Sancho]

^Ha! Close enough for government work, eh?

Yesterday the turkey was roasting
And family at the house hosting
Now we’re off to the mall
Then a little football
With the meal in the tank composting

[Pompey Bum]

A spider once started to covet
So he crept up to little Miss Muffet.
Her tuffet looked fine
So he slipped up behind.
Al Franken's the name of that dumbsh*t.

[Sancho]

So the senator’s a little handsy
May have thought himself manly
But he was confused
The lady accused
And I always thought he’s a pansy

[kiz_paws]

A spider once started to covet
So he crept up to little Miss Muffet.
Her tuffet looked fine
So he slipped up behind.
Al Franken's the name of that dumbsh*t.how can one type when one is laffing this hard!!

[kiz_paws]

So the senator’s a little handsy
May have thought himself manly
But he was confused
The lady accused
And I always thought he’s a pansyZing!
Clever, amigo Sancho! :)

[Sancho]

I once knew a señorita
And she was muy bonita
Laughed at my jokes
No need to coax
Now she’s my mejor amiga

[Pompey Bum]

There once was a bird called the Dodo
That perished sans even a photo.
The Lord of the Rings
I'll evoke of all things
Since the only rhyme now I've got's "Frodo."

(And thanks, kiz).

Added: Just read the above, Sancho. Brilliant. Limericks are supposed to be easy. Go with what works. :)

[kiz_paws]

Clearly .... you two dudes are having a blast! :lol:
And my limerick muse left last week and won't return...
*sigh*

[Sancho]

There once was a fellow named Wenner
Who fancied himself a fine tenor
He sang while he talked
And danced while he walked
But musically was a bit off-center

[kiz_paws]

There once was a fellow named Wenner
Who fancied himself a fine tenor
He sang while he talked
And danced while he walked
But musically was a bit off-center:lol:
So what you are saying is that our Wenner was a legend in his own mind? LoL!

[Pompey Bum]

And my limerick muse left last week and won't return...
*sigh*

Not to worry. In poetic terms, that's known as a kiz pause. :)

The Dawn of Bird

A dinosaur called archaeopteryx
Spread wings and from tree to tree hopped for kicks.
In fields of green fern
It no doubt caught the worm
Because that's in an early bird's bad o'tricks.

[kiz_paws]

Not to worry. In poetic terms, that's known as a kiz pause. LoL!!


The Dawn of Bird

A dinosaur called archaeopteryx
Spread wings and from tree to tree hopped for kicks.
In fields of green fern
It no doubt caught the worm
Because that's in an early bird's bad o'tricks. ;)
Who else, but our dear PB would attempt to perform a limerick on an archaeopteryx... :)

[Pompey Bum]

Thanks, kiz. :)

Ancient Debate Resolved

There once was a burly, brown bruin
Who brought expectations to ruin.
He left his wild wood,
And when asked why he should,
Replied, "Mister, in there I ain't pooin'!"

[kiz_paws]

Thanks, kiz. :)

Ancient Debate Resolved

There once was a burly, brown bruin
Who brought expectations to ruin.
He left his wild wood,
And when asked why he should,
Replied, "Mister, in there I ain't pooin'!"
So our question is the Woods and the Bear
and whether or not he squats there
They say it's a given
so I guess we'll forgive him
and take care to ne'er enter his lair ;)

[Pompey Bum]

Canto I

Of arms and the man I sing!
Great Virgil said some such damn thing.
That ol' Trojan horse trick
All for some divorced chick,
And ten thousand lives for a fling.

Canto II

Aeneas fell headlong for Dido
Till fate made it hasta luego.
She burned herself up
And now lives with that pup,
Dread Cerberus, the three-headed Fido.

Canto ZZZ

Ascanius something, snore, snore,
On lovely Lavinia's shore.
Thank God it's unfinished--
I'd need Popeye's spinach
To get through the rest of this bore!

[kiz_paws]

Canto ZZZ

Ascanius something, snore, snore,
On lovely Lavinia's shore.
Thank God it's unfinished--
I'd need Popeye's spinach
To get through the rest of this bore! :lol:

[Pompey Bum]

A kiss is a kind of contraction:
It's labial--that sort of action.
Now, don't screw the pooch,
You just pucker and smooch,
Swallow spit, yeah that's it! Satisfaction!

[Pompey Bum]

Hand holding requires some dexterity
Or else it devolves into parody.
In case of the fidgets
Just rewrap those digits:
Perhaps you'll be kissed out of charity.

Hand holding requires special patience;
It's always far best to be gracious:
Just say, "Sorry, Betty,
Your palms are too sweaty,
But it's lovely to make your acquaintance."

Hand holding requires a commitment;
One readies genetic equipment.
If the lady says, "Go!"
But her pinkies say no,
It's better to cancel the shipment.

[kiz_paws]

Love this! ;)


Its funny ... cuz today I say a very senior couple holding hands It was so precious. And then I read these lines... awesome timing.

[Sancho]

There once was a fellow named Floyd
Whose diet was fiber devoid
He grunted and strained
His bowel constrained
And so begat a colossal ‘roid

[Pompey Bum]

There was a young lady named Lola
Who didn't know sh*t from Sh*nola.
She gave boots a buff
With the wrong sort of stuff
And died of infectious Ebola.

My goodness that's a depressing one. What's wrong with me today?

[M Kirkpatrick]

There was a man named Freud
who thought he could see into
the void,he looked so hard
and fast, bent over and
disappeared up his ***!
Warmest regards michael.

[Pompey Bum]

Nice work, but it could use another line. Something like:

There once was a fellow called Freud
Who bent over to peer in the void.
He spun round so fast,
He gazed into his *ss
And diagnosed himself paranoid.

We'll put both our names on that one. :)

[M Kirkpatrick]

Nice work, but it could use another line. Something like:

There once was a fellow called Freud
Who bent over to peer in the void.
He spun round so fast,
He gazed into his *ss
And diagnosed himself paranoid.

We'll put both our names on that one. :)

That added line was excellent, thank you for that Pompey Bum.
regards Michael.

[Pompey Bum]

Or how about this. The imagery is less confusing. And the meter's better, too.

There once was a fellow called Freud
Who bent down to peer in the void.
He tumbled so fast
He gazed into his *ss
And diagnosed himself paranoid.

Yes, that's definitely how it goes. We'll share the profits 50-50. :)

[Pompey Bum]

There once was a chap named Kirkpatrick
Who pulled off that ol' magic hat trick:
With his buddy the bunny
He wrote Limericks funny
On Sigmund, that quack psychiatric.

[M Kirkpatrick]

There once was a chap named Kirkpatrick
Who gave that ol' magic hat trick:
With his buddy the bunny
He wrote Limericks funny
On Sigmund, that quack psychiatric.

That was absolutely great pompey bum, you are now my very best chum, if we ever meet up I will buy you a rum!
Get drunk and call Freud a bit fat phoney bum!
warmest regards Michael.

[kiz_paws]

There once was a chap named Kirkpatrick
Who pulled off that ol' magic hat trick:
With his buddy the bunny
He wrote Limericks funny
On Sigmund, that quack psychiatric.Loved it!
I missed this thread. ;)

[M Kirkpatrick]

There once was a chap
called pompey bum
who with his mate
and chum,went
to see a ship, had
a Freudian slip
and found themselves
adrift in a slum.
regards Michael.

[Pompey Bum]

Kirkpatrick, my friend, you've met Kiz?
She's everyone's favorite Ms.
No Freudian slips
Ever slip through her lips;
She's the hippest thing west of Cadiz.

[M Kirkpatrick]

Yes my bunnysome chum
I have had the pleasure
to meet Kiz,shall we all
go together,whatever
the weather,and camp
out in Biarritz!
Warmest regards Michael.

[Sancho]

I once knew a gal from Tucumcari
Between the sheets she was awfully scary
She scratched my itch
Raised a fever pitch
And nearly gave me a coronary

[kiz_paws]

Kirkpatrick, my friend, you've met Kiz?
She's everyone's favorite Ms.
No Freudian slips
Ever slip through her lips;
She's the hippest thing west of Cadiz.Awwww, thanks so much my friend. ♥

[kiz_paws]

I once knew a gal from Tucumcari
Between the sheets she was awfully scary
She scratched my itch
Raised a fever pitch
And nearly gave me a coronaryohhhhh Sancho! :lol:

[kiz_paws]

My turn:

There once was a Gentlemen's Club
t'was more of a brothel than pub
those girls, they were bad
so scantily clad
yet more than one lad got the snub

[Sancho]

^ ZING hahahah

I once I knew a fellow named Knute
Who went to a house of ill repute
He was nervous and tense
Anxious to commence
But bounced when he found he had no loot

[kiz_paws]

There once was a chap in a suit.
A bunny! Its funny, it's cute!
Reality's gnu,
and let me tell you -
his lym'ricks are really a hoot!

[Pompey Bum]

Thanks Kiz. :) You caught my slavishness to meter and even my fondness for internal rhyme.

(Hey, Sanch! Welcome back! :) )


In the throes of my middle life crisis,
Haunting bars where the harlot entices,
Sweet Prudence cried, "SIN!"
But Thrift said, "Then again,
It's a sin to say no to these prices."

[kiz_paws]

In the throes of my middle life crisis,
Haunting bars where the harlot entices,
Sweet Prudence cried, "SIN!"
But Thrift said, "Then again,
It's a sin to say no to these prices." :lol:

[Pompey Bum]

I'm heir to a spark of hell's flame,
And it goes by the name MY MIGRAINE.
One hemisphere's dull,
So the cup is half full--
Of headache and bone breaking pain.

Sorry, couldn't manage a funny one today. :(

[kiz_paws]

Hope you are feeling better, migraines are NO picnic...
Maybe this will cheer you up, dear friend:


There once was a girl who was rude
her manners were coarse, they were crude
then swept off her feet
a young man she did meet
but the dude was so lewd that she stewed

[Pompey Bum]

Thanks kiz. My migraine has spread its leathery wings and flown back to Hades for now. I appreciate your thinking about me.

Buddhist Dilemma

I try to keep a clean house.
But my garage--well, there dwelled a mouse.
He's now in Nirvana
Or hell--"I don't wanna
Have your karma"--so says my spouse.

[Pompey Bum]

It's hard to feel friendship for slugs.
They're slime from their tails to their mugs.
But laid next to leeches,
The son of a beeches
Are cuter than damned ladybugs.

[kiz_paws]

Each day I awake with a start
and its not with the sound of a lark
its those feverish crows
bellowing their woes
that my interest in guns is now sparked...

*sigh*

[Pompey Bum]

The Riddle of the Sphynx

I met a voluptuous sphinx
Who posed a sly riddle, the minx;
She loosened her bodice
Then posed like a goddess
And asked what a gentleman thinks.

"One thinks," I began, "thou art pretty,
And thy boobs not at all itty-bitty,
But, be they so pert,
Keep 'em, please, in thy shirt,
For I'm bound by a husband's chass-titty."

She fluttered her tail in respect,
And she clawed a few fleas from her neck.
Then she knocked off her jive
And she ate me alive--
For my answer was wrong, I suspect.

[Dreamwoven]

Hilarious, especially the third verse...

[kiz_paws]

The Riddle of the Sphynx

I met a voluptuous sphinx
Who posed a sly riddle, the minx;
She loosened her bodice
Then posed like a goddess
And asked what a gentleman thinks.

"One thinks," I began, "thou art pretty,"
And thy boobs not at all itty-bitty,
But, be they so pert,
Keep 'em, please, in thy shirt,
For I'm bound by a husband's chass-titty.

She fluttered her tail in respect,
And she clawed a few fleas from her neck.
Then she knocked off her jive
And she ate me alive--
For my answer was wrong, I suspect.Hilarious and oh so witty!!

[Pompey Bum]

Thank you, DW and Kiz. I suggested to Cacian that a hungry sphinx would be an interesting metaphor for sexual love, then I liked the idea so much I thought I would try it myself. I'm glad you liked it. :)

[cacian]

The Riddle of the Sphynx

I met a voluptuous sphinx
Who posed a sly riddle, the minx;
She loosened her bodice
Then posed like a goddess
And asked what a gentleman thinks.

"One thinks," I began, "thou art pretty,"
And thy boobs not at all itty-bitty,
But, be they so pert,
Keep 'em, please, in thy shirt,
For I'm bound by a husband's chass-titty.

She fluttered her tail in respect,
And she clawed a few fleas from her neck.
Then she knocked off her jive
And she ate me alive--
For my answer was wrong, I suspect.

Haha excellent stuff Pompey I did not realise you wrote lymericks I am so useless at it. ;)
very well executed and a lot of fun :biggrin5:

[Pompey Bum]

Thanks, Cacian. :)

[kiz_paws]

The X-Factor Audition

There once was a girl from St. Cloud
of whose voice, was rather quite proud
but the judges could tell
that her voice was from H3LL
so that loud gal got cowed by the crowd

[Pompey Bum]

Each day I awake with a start
and its not with the sound of a lark
its those feverish crows
bellowing their woes
that my interest in guns is now sparked...

*sigh*

There once was a lassie named Paws
Who shot her a flock of jackdaws.
I was really quite shocked
For the dears only squawked:
Let's be sure to keep down our applause.

[kiz_paws]

Ha ha ha ha!

Excellent!

But you know, if you were having your coffee on the patio with that racket going on.... who knows where your mind will wander.... ;)
Just sayin'...

[kiz_paws]

I think that its time, but be quick
to write yet another lym'rick
rhymes come without bidding
yeah, who am I kidding
the trick of the wit makes me sick**


**meaning SICK of agonizing over something quippy... *sigh*

[Pompey Bum]

Give a kiss to our sis, Mistress Kizzy,
Whose verses keep nurses quite busy.
She says she gets sick,
But that's vertigo's trick:
Tis the depth of her wit makes her dizzy.

[Pompey Bum]

Joseph Gerbil's Midlife Crisis

There once was a gerbil named Joe,
Or a hamster or rat, I don't know.
He spent his days running
With terrible cunning;
He thought he'd get somewhere--mais non.

One day Joseph jumped down from his wheel,
And he thought, "Okay now, what's the deal?
My lifelong endeavor
Has furthered me never."
And he stormed and he raged (okay, squealed).

That night Joseph escaped his terrarium,
But he fell in a neighboring aquarium.
I found the poor pup
Floating there belly up,
And I thought that I really should bury him.

And yet Joseph survived his ordeal
And returned to his plexiglass jail,
Embracing his lot
With the gerbilish thought
Of accepting life's woe with its weal.

Here ends my ridiculous verse:
I confess that I've written none worse.
Joe lived through his crisis
Having paid dreadful prices.
You've paid aught, critic, spare me your curse.

[Pompey Bum]

Well, my last doggerel got such rave reviews I thought you folks must want more. Say something nice about it or I'll post a third one. ;-)

Dental Floss

If you want to show teeth who's the boss,
Try Hygiene's great pal, dental floss.
When once a tooth's garroted,
The rest may be parroted:
All hail halitosis's loss!

Yes, the wisers' incisors will whiten
When that handy strand they deign to tighten.
If you'll ply on the paste
With the peppermint taste,
Like a snowfall your pie hole will brighten!

Oh, you'll bare every bicuspid gaily
With a smile to beguile all sans failing
If you give what you owe
To that dental duo,
Those minty twins, Brush and Floss Daily!

[Pompey Bum]

Well, my last doggerel got such rave reviews I thought you folks must want more. Say something nice about it or I'll post a third one. ;-)

YOU WERE WARNED.

Avocado Joy

Today I ate three avocado
(The third one was only bravado).
It's the new green new deal,
You just ripen and peel.
Avocado, say I, obligato!

[Pompey Bum]

Avocado Joy II

Avocados again find my favor.
O bean! Thou give'st greenness a flavor.
I gulp down thy mushiness
With esophag'al pushiness:
Was there ever such savor? No nayver!

[Sancho]

Uh-Oh, fart
Did you fart, Raymond?!

While green avocados are fine
Los pintos frijoles divine
They’re fried in lard
A pants seat bard
That odor wafting near is mine

[tailor STATELY]

Schrödinger's Cat's Cradle

Perhaps if we all just wynked
and blynkened and nod thence succinct
we'd avoid all the pratfalls
eschewing the catcalls
barring we woke all too indistinct

3-12-2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

[tailor STATELY]

a young man named noone

There once was a young man named noone.
Catatonic of thought he was said to have had: none
But one day he became woke,
The very chains he had made broke,
The whole world took upon itself a new spun.

4/29/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

There was a young guy from Pamplona
Who fell for a girl named Fiona
They hugged and they kissed
A passionate tryst
Then both came down with Corona

[tailor STATELY]

lol ?


A Lass Called Betty

Betty was a lass who liked to dance
After a pint or two she'd begin to prance
It was all rather much
When she went double Dutch
Dancing the Tarantella in a trance

5/4/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

A Left Handed Chess Player From Scotland
There once was a 19th century chess player from Scotland.
Whose play was awfully grand.
His name was Mike,
And he sported a Van Dyck,
His facial hair the talk of the Strand.

5/23/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

A Man Named Kelly
There once was a man named Kelly.
He said, "See my brand new shillelagh !"
He was being quite frank,
And it made him look quite swank,
With a kilt he had bought from Maison Schiaparelli

6/4/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

Betty had an Appetite

Betty was one who loved the restaurant;
Her tastes ran the gamut most indiscriminant.
It seemed rather petty,
As she even ate yeti,
But she drew the line at elephant.

10/26/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

She was going for ketogenesis:

To reduce to girth of her belly
Betty went down to the deli
She went for the Kale
But to no avail
She left with a P.B. and Jelly

[tailor STATELY]

Lol !!

[tailor STATELY]

An Anonymous Man Named Ernest

There once was a man of most foul mood
When dining at his club quite eschewed
His roast beef over cooked
He never overlooked
Grasping the nearest waiter he could and explude

11/9/2022

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Though a liar gets lost in his lies
and a crier annoys with his cries,
what is bad can get worse
(and what’s worse than a curse?),
but a hamburger goes well with fries.

[tailor STATELY]

Lol !

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Thank you, tailor! Blessings to you!

[YesNo]

There’s a beep in my brain going peep.
It’s annoying. I’d better count sheep.
With that beep in my head
there’s now sheep in my bed.
It’s no wonder I can’t get to sleep.

[tailor STATELY]

Lol



Vlad the Sleepless

There once was a sleepless man named Vlad
whose sleep deprivation was terribly bad
He tried playing every color of noise
even trying weighted blankets 20# avoirdupois
only finding comic relief counting sheep who wore plaid

4/29/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

There was a young fellow named Zach
Who reclined in the bed on his back
He tossed and he turned
And suddenly learned
His nature was as an insomniac

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

There once was a chap from Syracuse
For his health he swore off all the booze
Then try as he might
Could not sleep at night
So daily at work he'd take a snooze

(I know that guy)

[YesNo]

Here is a limerick I wrote today using Esther Chilton's prompt word "snitch": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/05/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-230/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once was a witch and a snitch.
We weren’t sure though which one was the witch.
Perhaps neither. Who knows?
Although either one shows:
got a snitch, want a witch, then just switch.

[YesNo]

Here is a limerick I wrote today using Esther Chilton's prompt word "rent": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/19/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-232/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

May I rent a small tent in your head?
I will lead you and feed you, I said.
I will say what I will
and you will get a fill,
but alive you won’t be till I’m dead.

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... current events possibly. Enjoyed your other offering too :)



Past Due

I was a wee bit behind in me rent
Me landlaird showing his discontent
Said "Oot! with your kit an' kaboodle
Or I'll throw ye oot on your noodle"
And continued with words most irreverent

5/19/2025 r. 6/16/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

There once was a dashing young gent
Who’d gotten behind on the rent
Thought - I’m a nice guy
Why, I oughta buy
But his pockets held only a cent

[YesNo]

Written for Esther Chilton's prompt word "talk": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/26/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-233/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

“When you talk you don’t listen,” they said.
So I listened and they talked instead.
Then I listened some more,
though I don’t know what for,
since the words that I heard missed my head.

Nice "rent" limericks!

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed :)

The Trail of Broken Treaties, 1972

talk is cheap
even from thoughts that are deep
once reneged on a promise
actions are catawampus
it's nary a word that they'll keep

5/26/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Written for Esther Chilton's prompt word "trail": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/02/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-234/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There’s a trail that some call a way
and some others that lead one astray.
Some are wide. Some are paved.
Some are sweet. Some depraved.
I’ve tried some, but I’m not dumb today.

Nice "talk" limerick, tailor! I like the link between "cheap" and "deep".

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed the "way" limerick :)



trail of tears

there is a tragic trail of tears
a blight upon American history's years
where chains both real and existential
upon indigenous peoples deemed inconsequential
chafe still in our time of profiteers

6/2/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

The rhyme word is "frank" for Esther Chilton's challenge this week: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/09/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-235/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

Though I thought I was perfectly Frank,
I was Jerry. Then Bill. My heart sank.
Then it rose with the thought
that whatever I caught . . .
You caught what? . . . Hmmm, my mind drew a blank.

Nice limerick, tailor. The west was won with tears.

[tailor STATELY]

Lol...




Frank

My host said "Frank, would you like a Berliner?"
A jelly-filled Krapfen gobsmacking winner
Perplexed, because my name is not Frank
Went along as if it were a prank
Grateful she didn't call me late for dinner

6/9/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

The word is "soup" for Esther Chilton's limerick challenge this week: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/16/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-236/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There’s a bowl filled with soup and a spoon
as a girl, Goldilocks, hums a tune.
Since the bears are away
she’ll have soup, but she may
have to leave and she’d better leave soon.

That jelly filled Krapfen sounds tasty, tailor!

[tailor STATELY]

Intriguing challenge... enjoyed your offering :)



soup du jour

I asked the waitress what was the soup du jour
Since it was Friday the 13th and might be obscure
She said: "normally it'd be clam chowder of course
But the owner just lost his horse
Best not to be guessing now for sure"

6/16/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

tako

I once ate some fine fresh octopus
That latched ever so firmly on my epiglottis
As I turned bright blue
The sushi chef did misconstrue
And took a selfie of the three of us

6/16/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

The word is "hack" for Esther Chilton's limerick challenge this week: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/23/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-237/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once was a crack in the code
and a hack from a coder who showed
if the hack fixed the crack
then the crack was the hack
and the code with the hack would explode.

I liked that sushi chef taking the selfie, tailor!

[tailor STATELY]

hack

hack was quite poetic
writing tomes with a pleasing aesthetic
though his postings have quelled
they were never misspelled
a virtuosity nigh onomatopoeic

6/26/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

This week the word is "block" for Esther Chilton's limerick challenge: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/30/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-238/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once were some thieves and a clock
with a sonorous tick for each tock,
but the thieves weren't aware
that a lock was placed there
as a block of foul theft for our clock.

At least the hack could spell! Nice limerick, tailor!

[tonywalt]

It pains me to write this down:
I think I just murdered a clown.
I now wear a frown
because
I missed seeing him hit the ground.

[tailor STATELY]

Wont let me post my latest limerick (Banned) ???

[Danik 2016]

Try jumping a post?

Not banned! You are on line.

[tailor STATELY]

online yes.... post my limerick nope.

[tailor STATELY]

so ridiculous... Knock off//Took a walk around the block/In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-/off of a major international brand/That were mighty uncomfortable and/Put a hole in my sock//7/1/2025

[tailor STATELY]

Dunno...

[tailor STATELY]

Tried again... no joy with my usual formatting; perhaps use the quote tag: nope :(

[tailor STATELY]

Try my previous poem with its formatting...



hack

hack was quite poetic
writing tomes with a pleasing aesthetic
though his postings have quelled
they were never misspelled
a virtuosity nigh onomatopoeic

6/26/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

Now this really makes no sense !!!

[tailor STATELY]

Knock off

.
.
. [THERE MUST BE A WORD IN THE BODY THAT'S
. FLAGGING THE BAN NOTICE WHEN FORMATTED - SINCE I WAS ABLE TO USE ALL WORDS IN A NON-FORMATTED FORM ??? AS SHOWN IN #895 ???]
.

7/1/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

Took a walk around the block
In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-
off of a major international brand
That were mighty uncomfortable and
.

7/1/2025

[tailor STATELY]

Took a walk around the block
In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-
off of a major international brand
That were mighty uncomfortable and
*** * **** ** ** ****

SOMETHING IN L5 IS FLAGGING THE BAN NOTICE WITH OR WITHOUIT FORMATTING

[tailor STATELY]

L5: Put a hole in my sock

... BLOWS MY MIND *POOF*

[tailor STATELY]

Knock off

Took a walk around the block
In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-
off of a major international brand
That were mighty uncomfortable and
IN PLACE OF L5

7/1/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

Knock off

Took a walk around the block
In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-
off of a major international brand
That were mighty uncomfortable and
ʞɔos ʎɯ uᴉ ǝloɥ ɐ ʇnԀ

7/1/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

Knock off

Took a walk around the block
In sketchy tennis shoes - a knock-
off of a major international brand
That were mighty uncomfortable and
꧁•⊹٭Put a hole in my sock٭⊹•꧂

7/1/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

L5: Thank you to a font converting website: https://www.fancytextpro.com/FancyTextGenerator/StarDecorated

[Danik 2016]

That's Litnet in days of artificial stupidity. Looks familiar. But if putting some ornaments around the rejected text solves the problem, than all is fine.

[YesNo]

This week the word is "fell" for Esther Chilton's limerick challenge: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/07/07/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-239/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once was an egg on a wall.
As he sat he could see and felt tall.
When he fell one could tell
that he didn’t fall well,
but no matter. There’s breakfast for all.

Nice one, tonywalt! I hope you get the posting issue resolved, tailor.

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed :)


I Once Fell Antipodes

Into a puddle headlong I once fell
It was after quite a sloggy rainy spell
Though I started near The London Bowery
I'm struggling to learn Te Reo Māori
For it's in Waitangi, New Zealand I now dwell

7/7/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Esther Chilton offers "sneeze" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/07/14/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-240/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once was a wonderful sneeze
that came out without doubt and much ease.
Then the sneeze came again
and again and again
till it stopped when it wanted to cease.

That's a great way to travel to the other side of the earth, tailor!

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Enjoyed :)


an anonymous man with a sneeze

Geoff had a terrible sneeze
His first intake of breath made him weak at the knees
Then he'd turn blue
And lest you misconstrue
One could hear him burst forth overseas

7/14/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Esther Chilton offers "rich" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/07/21/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-241/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

He was rich and once handsome. He bought
far more stuff than enough. He was caught
without room, without space,
but with belly and face
that expanded beyond what it ought.

Poor Geoff. Nice one, tailor!

[YesNo]

Esther Chilton offers "rich" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/07/28/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-242/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

Are there cells where the mind thinks and dwells
filled with words that no sane person yells?
Is that rack for my hat
by that witch with a cat
which is black laced with polka dot spells?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... Enjoyed both :) Will try to come up with something a bit later...

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Thank you, tailor!

Esther Chilton offers "touch" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/08/04/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-243/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

There once was a la-de-de-dah
who wanted a good rhyme for “ah”
like how “much” rhymes with “touch”
like how “such” rhymes with “Dutch”.
like how what rhymes with “ah” except “ha”?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... good one.


out of touch... https://www.google.com/search?num=10&newwindow=1&client=opera&sca_esv=6a0c8dcac5ff226c&sxsrf=AE3TifPUUrG04Gq5oro-ZQbnkPedxzn3CA:1754349176003&udm=7&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZud1z6kQpMfoEdCJxnp m_3W-pLdZZVzNY_L9_ftx08kxElMEpo90JBBY0TEXYKcN_IwOPyE5ti kuTlZNNw-umcbJxSDffR92FBO_sVFIn0cTgUfhyzHWSChh9mSwa7KZIu1Vb IuIzeV-dvMjWhRkuBxryBOdXJMeKMBG9qjERJ2Orb2TOEBbt-84cFZtCdE1QfTmtEw&q=out+of+touch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9ocr7o_KOAxWqnCYFHal1ErEQtKgLegQIFBAB&biw=883&bih=636&dpr=1.75#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:2bcbbd4e,vid:hh1mhJXVIkw,st:0

there once was a man named Dutch
who imbibed just a wee too much
when the room began reeling
the twilight zone soon revealing
him out of time... out of touch

8/4/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

кайф

alchemy made Sergei rich beyond avarice
such was his occupation among the Cheremis
but it wasn't his transmutations into gold
that made him widely extolled
rather his potion that provided pure bliss

8/4/2025 r. 8/5/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

I’m a few pages behind. I did Esther’s challenge for soup. Cold soup anyway:

I went to the cafe with Chacho
And ordered a big plate of nachos
The waiter was zealous
Misfortune befell us
He brought a big bowl of Gazpacho

[Sancho]

More cold soup
Sorry ‘bout this one, folks.

There was a young chap named O'Kelly
Who wanted a soup at the deli
Chose Vichyssoise
Had a je ne sais quoi
Or else it simply was smelly

[tailor STATELY]

Lolol limericks... Enjoyed :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Nice limericks, tailor and Sancho!

Esther Chilton's prompt this week is "rock": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/08/11/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-244/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

The old clock’s now as hard as a rock.
It is timelessly ticking each tock.
It still hangs on the wall
since it’s pretty and all,
but it’s not of much use as a clock.

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed :)

Will try back a bit later...


rock limerick #x

tailor really liked his rock
and his eclecticism included Bach
but he toed the line at the Eagles
Tom Petty and some Flock of Seagulls
and Elvis... he never could grok

8/11/2025 r. 8/12/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

There was a young fellow named Jacques
Who tried for a rhyme with rock
It was absurd
Could not find a word
While suffering a case of writer’s block

[YesNo]

Nice limericks, tailor and Sancho!

Esther Chilton's word this week is "just": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/08/18/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-245/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

Well, I just want to say I don’t trust
all the news that I hear, but I must
let the dust settle, too.
It’s the least I can do –
and the most – since I can’t control dust.

[Sancho]

Nice
Hmmm, thinking of one…

[Sancho]

There once a chap named Gus
Who searched for place that was just
Looked far and wide
But could not abide
And in the end he just cussed

[tailor STATELY]

Good ones... will try to come up with something :)


just bear with me

something was niggling on my mind
fleshing it out was undefined
had I taken my meds
before reading these threads
just bear with me as I rewind

8/18/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Nice limericks!

Esther Chilton's prompt this week is "weigh": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/08/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-248/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

The new scale she bought yesterday
has said what she feared it would say.
She should lose one or two
maybe more than a few
of the pounds that it said she might weigh.

[tailor STATELY]

:)



Weigh the Anchor!

"Weigh the floggin' anchor!"
Jack Ketch bellicosely spat with rancor
"Hoist the Jolly Roger into the blue!
A hogshead of grog each when we're through.
Now avast! ye slovenly scrimshankers!!!"

9/8/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Arggg!
Bah-hahaha!
Good one, Tailor

I once knew a gal named Faye-Faye
I asked her — How much you weigh, Faye?
Shook her head and snorted
And then she retorted
Not with an answer, but only a neigh-neigh

(She’s about 1200 lbs on 4 hooves)

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Lol... some love for the equine :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

I wouldn't want to carry Faye-Faye over the threshold and it sounds like its party time on the Jolly Roger.

Esther Chilton's prompt this week is "funny": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/15/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-249/

It is funny how nightmares don't seem
quite so spooky when in a daydream.
In the night, light is dark.
In the day, wolves don't bark.
So relax. Wait till night comes to scream.

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... Enjoyed :)

Challenge excepted:


An Unfortunate Man Named Danvours

He laughed and characteristically snorted
"Funny you should ask" waving a cane he oft sported
Then related to me the ontogeny of the butterfly
Just prior to taking wing waving "goodbye"
You see he had merged with the bug when last transported

9/15/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Haha, wolves don't bark, but seals do. Had my dog down at Tacoma Narrows Park the other day and she got into a barking contest with a seal. They seemed to understand each other.

On with Esther's challenge:
Every Good Boy Does Fine
(A heckler's lament)

There once was a young comic
Who’s memory crutch was mnemonic
I yelled a complaint:
Aye! Funny you ain’t
When he joked up on stage he bombed it

[tailor STATELY]

Lol :)

[YesNo]

Good point about wolves not barking, Sancho. :) And good warning about being transported with a bug, tailor.

Esther Chilton's word this week is "shower": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/22/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-250/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

As I thought and I thought and I thought
in a shower of thoughts I got caught.
I had hoped to get clean
not stay dirty and mean,
but I still do not do what I ought.

[tailor STATELY]

Thanx :)

Enjoyed... transient thoughts are the worst.



Toribund

Toribund was a great sprite of power
Who in searching for the perfect flower
Said the rose looked too parched
And the lotus too starched
Caused the heavens to darken then shower

9/24/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Those flowers sound like they needed a shower. :)

Esther Chilton offers "built" for this week's limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/09/29/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-251/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

As a tank it was built for success.
It succeeded in making a mess.
It was stopped one fine day
when it went out to play
by a tank built to cause more distress.

[Sancho]

Was off the grid last week. Gotta double up this week:

There was a young fellow named Mauer
Who worked like a fiend by the hour
His clothes they were soiled
The sweat while he toiled
Fell from his brow like a shower

Now Mauer toiled and worked without guilt
Did not regret the sweat he had spilt
Knew what he wanted
His effort undaunted
Stood back to admire what he’d built

Mauer don’t need no stinking labor union.

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed all three :)


"The House of the Lord"

Temples well built as the axiom extols
Oft perched upon peaceful leavened knolls
Beckon the covenant children of God
Who've fully embraced the iron rod
To perform ordinances for the saving of souls

9/30/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Nice ones about working without a labor union, Sancho, and good point about the house of the Lord, Tailor!

Esther Chilton offers "crazy" for this week's limericks: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/06/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-252/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

"That is crazy!" I thought though it's true
like the fact that the blue sky is blue
like a gift from above
like a message of love
like an answer just waiting for you.

[Sancho]

^Those are celestial ideas. But rather than the loftiness of good works, my lymerick goes with just plain old work. Here’s the continuation the saga of Mauer the working man. In this episode Mauer reconsiders his position on labor unions.

Fraternally:

Now Mauer worked on without sleep
His theory on unions not deep
The thinking was hazy
It bordered on crazy
That labor was bought on the cheap


Power to the people, baby. Power to the people.
Mauer’s power is in the collective.

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed both :) ... will go crazy a bit later.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

crazy... ars limerick

crazy is as limericks go ofttimes
rhythmically they commit few crimes
alliteration useful within a rhyme scheme
zany, sometimes bawdy to the extreme
you can even make an acrostic betimes

10/7/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Nice acrostic, Tailor, and I hope Mauer gets his well-deserved raise, Sancho!

This week Esther Chilton offers "follow" to be used in a limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/13/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-253/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

When I followed you said follow through,
but I followed. What more should I do?
"Well, I gave you a map."
Like a rat in a trap,
yes, I followed, but why didn't you?

[tailor STATELY]

The Tears of the Washerwomen

'Dia das Bruxas' in fashionable São Paulo
or 'Saci Da' as some may prefer to follow
is likened to a festive Halloween party
where ghouls, witches, and pirates hearty
dance to see the washerwomen chororó

10/15/2025

• https://saopaulosecreto.com/en/halloween-in-sp-plans-what-to-do/
• https://www.connectbrazil.com/halloween-in-brazil/

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Those were great links, Tailor! I especially liked the song Saci by Astrud Gilberto.

This week Esther Chilton offers "bread" to be used in a limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/20/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-254/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

Although some say the moon's made of cheese,
is there wine and fresh bread with that, please?
Are there olives as well
and soft moonbeams to tell
of that night with the soft light through trees?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for those wonderful links about Halloween in São Paulo and a Saci song I didn't know yet. I only saw the links now as I rarely visit this thread thanks to YesNo's comment.

One more link with Saci Perere legends in English: https://fabulahub.com/en/story/the-legend-of-saci-perere-brazilian-folklore/sid-2402

[tailor STATELY]

Thanx :) Delightful Saci link with his lore of wisdom :)

Wonderful 'bread' limerick :) ... hope to revisit with an offering soon.

... and here it is:



Haight

A gaunt hippy once asked me for bread
Who bore signs of the Grateful Dead
Being socially inept
Inwardly I wept
And shared my submarine sandwich instead

10/20/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the poem!

[Sancho]

Thanks for the challenge, Y/N.

Nice, Tailor.
I’m getting Wharf Rat vibes from that one.

Wharf Rat, Grateful Dead:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/wharf-rat-live-at-hartford-ct-may-28-1977/311069507?i=311069640

Along those lines:

There was a beggar named August West
Asked for a dime as a bequest
Or a crust of bread
It’s been days, he said
Thank you, good sir, and please, be blessed

[tailor STATELY]

Also found it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsqifssXIuw for non-apple people

Great tune... Jerry and Bob and * inspired me to be comfortable with my voice :)

Enjoyed your poem Sancho, goes great with the song :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Thanks for the additional information on the Saci Perere legends, Danik. Nice poems on sharing bread (or a submarine sandwich), Sancho and Tailor!

This week Esther Chilton offers "dust" to be used in a limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/10/27/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-255/

So much dust! Can a sneezer now trust
all the dust that a sneezer now must?
When I sneeze I will say
to the dust: Blow away!
But it stayed since it's just dusty dust.

[tailor STATELY]

Sneezers, lol... Enjoyed :)



Dust to Dust

So much to vacuum, so much to dust
Wood into woodstove, fails to combust
Rainwater drips when it rains into buckets
Lord how I wish to hear sweet clarion tuckets
Heralding Him I seek, in Him I trust

10/27/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Haha! It’s not so much the dust as the pollen, eh, Y/N? I grew up SC and I remember the entire place being covered with an inch-thick layer of yellow pine pollen in the spring. Achoo! It’s not as bad up here in the PNW, but we do get a fair amount of fir pollen.

Tailor, I had to look up “clarion tuckets.” Well done.

Pretty little lies we tell ourselves just to get through the day:

There once a wharf rat named August
His clothing and hair dirty and mussed
Loved Pearly Baker
Questioned his maker
The dreams of a good life turned to dust


Ya know, when I first heard that tune I got a strong visual of an actual beggar I’d come across in San Fran’s Fisherman’s back in the early 80s. I wondered if Robert Hunter had come across the same guy, or a similar one. I also tend picture Hunter as the narrator, maybe on one of his more down-and-out days.

Woo! Depressing. I feel the need to get back to limericks where the protagonist is from Nantucket.

There was a young guy from Nantucket
Jamming to sweet clarion tuckets
He had a big gong
And then in the song
He just wound up and struck it

[tailor STATELY]

Those protagonists from Nantucket LOL!

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

I agree with "in Him I trust", Tailor. And I agree that the inch-thick pollen is far, far worse than the dust in SC, Sancho.

The word this week is "litter" for Esther Chilton's Laughing Along With A Limerick prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/11/03/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-256/

Be not bitter. Don’t litter away
all the moments, those nows, when you play,
since those nows are one now.
There’s just one anyhow
and that one wondrous now is today.

[Sancho]

Who is this Esther Chilton gal anyway?
I’m not going to Esther. You Esther.

Anyway, on with Esther’s challenge. What can I say? I’ve still got game 7 on the brain.

Ode to Yoshinobu Yamamoto:

Up to the plate stepped the pinch hitter
Yelled at the mound, “don’t throw me no litter.”
Expected a four seamer
A real fastball screamer
But instead got the off-speed splitter

Whoosh.

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed both limericks of special moments... How about them bums !


All That Glitters...

Festive candy wrappers all aglitter
From tiny hands aflitter
Make their way to windblown streets
During trick or treats
Add to fallen leaves' susurrus as litter

11/3/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

I don't know much about Esther, Sancho. She has published collections of stories and a children's book. Her posts are often writing prompts or book reviews. I have seen such glitter on windblown streets, Tailor. I wondered what it was until I realized it was just litter.

The word this week is "snacks" for Esther Chilton's Laughing Along With A Limerick prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/11/10/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-257/

All the snickety snacks in my pack
are quite tasty and none of them lack
a smart crunch. One or two
might sound odd, but a few
sound delightful when crunch leads to crack.

[tailor STATELY]

My mind is trying to wrap around itself re: L5... thinking teeth cracking? (mine have) or street candy?... dunno... I'll assume there is a more pleasant resolution that escapes me :)

Poem hopefully to follow...

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Thanks Y/N. I just checked out her website. She's got lotsa cool stuff there. I love those quirky little corners of the web. Anyway on with the challenge:

Haw, haw, haw,
Allons down on de bayou
Ça c’est si bon

Boudreaux, he sippin’ a long-neck Jax
Thibodeaux, he got a question to axe
Whas dat dere in de pot?
Eessa somepin you caught?
Un p'tite Co-co-dree, nuff fo some snacks

[tailor STATELY]

Love the dialectic poem :)


whilst craving a snack

a brightly lit snack vending machine
all slots stocked with snacks easily seen
dropped in all of my shekels
equaling all of two rolls of nickels
!@&*!@* trinitrophenylmethylnitramine !

11/14/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Bravo!
You win the internet today, Tailor.

[YesNo]

Love that word, trinitrophenylmethylnitramine, Tailor, and hopefully the co-co-dree was tasty, Sancho.

Esther Chilton offers "scale" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/11/17/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-258/

There once was a scale on sale
and a guy who weighted more than a whale.
He decided to see
what he weighed needlessly
and then that was the end of the scale.

[Danik 2016]

Poor co-co-dree!
As there are now three Lymerickers might it not be opportune to ressurect the poetry contest?

[tailor STATELY]

Re: "Love that word, trinitrophenylmethylnitramine" Lol, I was giddy when it showed up as a rhyme word on the Rhyme Desk page https://www.rhymedesk.com/desk

I don't think we're quite ready for contests quite yet, they are more robust when many are at hand to play. Just my humble opinion.

Enjoyed your take on such a weighty matter :)



Tipping the Scales

Tipping the scales in Gold Rush times
Has been the subject of a dearth of rhymes
But know if a gold weighing was insincere
That justice was swift and severe
For the unhappy purveyor of these crimes

11/17/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Sorry Danik…

Thibodeaux gotta go, me-oh my-oh
Wit a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo
Co-co-dree got tails
Sac-au-lait, got scales
Bon appétit down on the bayou

Thanks Hank
https://youtu.be/4hi8maQH_SI?si=LkvfEvSpGWb1UGZp

[YesNo]

That looks like a useful rhyme dictionary, Tailor. Justice is swift for those who tip the scales. It is amazing what they will eat on the bayou, Sancho. Poetry contests can be fun, Danik.

Esther Chilton offers "shopping" for this week's Laughing Along With A Limerick: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/11/24/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-259/

Shopping My Life Away

With nothing to do I went shopping.
The eyes in my head were a-popping.
I saw this. I saw that.
Everything thing I looked at
asked me why I don’t buy? Price is dropping!

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed both limericks... have to revisit Hank later... Synchronicity is playing :) Back later...

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

shopping for glimmers

shopping for glimmers amongst the wares
thrift castoffs by billionaires
"... None of scant cause thy sorrowing can accuse,
Since, losing that which thou for aye dost lose,..."*
found in a loose frame a first draft poem of Molière's !

11/24/2025 * translation

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

J'accuse les billionaires of being ten lords a-leaping!

There is a young gal named Leigh
She's the own true love of me
Went out a-shopping
Sales were a-popping
Came home with a partridge in a pear tree

[YesNo]

Who knows what wonderful wares one will find that billionaires have thrown away, Tailor. That girlfriend knows that partridges and pear trees reproduce, Sancho.

Esther Chilton offers "boring" for this week's limerick challenge: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/12/01/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-260/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

Though it's boring I'm snoring away
all those daydreams that come during day
and those nightmares as well
got me snoring. I'd tell
you a story - "It's boring," you say.

[tailor STATELY]

A boring challenge... I'd rather be snoring... Enjoyed :)




madness

an earworm has found its way
by boring into my skull to my dismay
"And some kind of madness has started to evolve"*
an enigma with no apparent resolve
tormenting me throughout the day

12/1/2025 * L3 from L2 of Madness, song by Muse

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

This Ole House

Under the sink water was pouring
Home ownership never boring
The floors are creaky
The faucet leaky
Which likely needs a new O-ring

Here’s an ear worm for ya, Tailor:

Brian Setzer Orchestra, This Ole House
https://youtu.be/VfLIJPRX-tU?si=XOumKMKhw5IvtMOJ

Same tune by Shakin’ Stevens
https://youtu.be/dRvcrWGUmR4?si=4YRTN_iGtX0Pg2Q0

[tailor STATELY]

Poem & music sounds like home, lol. A rollicking earworm at that... loved this comment: "@sparkimusmcfeely5131
2 years ago This album is the shisnit for the dental visits with Nitrous..." Lol!... next song(s) for me after was 17-minutes of Pink Floyd (DSOTM) :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon has played in my ole house many times. It's gotta be one of the all-time great albums. I clearly remember buying it, taking it home, tearing the cellophane off the cover, sliding the record out of the sleeve, holding it by the edges with the tips of my fingers, setting it on the turntable, spinning it up and holding a wooden handled lint brush over it for a couple of turns, adjusting the rpm to 33 1/3 with a strobe light device on the turntable, rubbing my finger across the needle to check for lint (and speaker gain — rrrip), gently setting the needle in the groove, and cranking the volume knob (you know, so the neighbors can rock out too).

Nowadays I just say — Hey Siri, play me some Floyd.
She says — Okay, playing Floyd Dixon's Hey Bartender.
I say — No Siri, not Floyd Dixon, Pink.
She says — Okay, playing P!nk's Let's Get This Party Started
I say — No Siri, it's from the 20th century
She says — Okay, playing Pink by Aerosmith
I say — Arrgg

[tailor STATELY]

Never bought the album myself, had it on 8-track and cassette I believe, but have played it too many times to count. I watched a laser light show featuring DSOTM at De Anza college in Cupertino, CA circa 1980 that was amazing :) I get the same type responses from Alexa. Sometimes I'll ask for Pink Music instead of Pink Noise and get stuff by Pink instead of my sleep aid noise, lol.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Ya know one of the cool things about an 8-Track player is that you can listen several tunes at once. The head on my machine never quite seemed to line up with the tape.

My 8-Tack's pumpin' out a country song
'bout a girl that's done me wrong
It's a Tennessee tradition
To loose your inhibition
So c'mon honey sing along

^Doesn't really work as a limerick. Here's the tune:

https://youtu.be/UbpWBEQwfhc?si=RBmurmBgICQZboko

Brian Setzer, 8-Track
Bonus, there's yodeling!

[tailor STATELY]

The limerick is fine by my standards... a rollicking quick pickin' ditty with yodeling that manages to dovetail nicely... Enjoyed :) Reminded me a bit about Hot Rod Lincoln :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Now yer talkin’! Rockabilly limericks

Hot Rod Lincoln

Outta San Pedro and he may not survive
So he shoved it on down into overdrive
Man, what a ride
Then he sighed
If only I had a 8-Track tape drive

https://youtu.be/MBUfNxfc2w4?si=wodbrBUUefKWEPag


Maybellene

There once was a fella named Chuck
Who was drag racing his V-8 truck
Rain water blowing all under his hood
Knew that was doing his motor good
But was leading the pack so he didn't give a ... darn

https://youtu.be/RMkIK0qZnjw?si=P_oMunWIN61FjLXe


Uneasy Rider

There once was a fella named Flynn
Went to a joint called the Dew Drop Inn
Cross the Mississippi line
Ordered the redneck wine
Then barely got outta there with his skin

https://youtu.be/952h-AJ3Bcg?si=a26IMf-elQ444lD_

[YesNo]

Nice tune by Brian Setzer, Sancho! It's good that everything is digitized today. I remember tape recorders and 33 1/3 rpm records. I still haven't got Siri, but she might be listening for all I know. My most tormenting earworm for me was Bird Is The Word, Tailor. I hesitate to even mention it.

This week Esther Chilton offers "candy" for her limerick challenge: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/12/08/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-261/

Though I used to think candy was sweet,
well, it is and it was. I could eat
my fair share of the stuff
even more than enough
even more than my share. It's so sweet.

[tailor STATELY]

Lololol!!! Classics !

Bird is the word... sing it often, lol! and a song by Timbuk3 "I study nuclear science... "

Maybe a little off topic:



Blind Justice

reminds me of a red VW microbus
pertaining to Alice's restaurant's garbage fuss
included 27 - 8 x 10 color glossy pictures
in a soliloquy bordering on scriptures
about Officer Obie's court distress

12/8/2025

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjQiuSFlq6RAxV1nWoFHZblEhUQwqsBegQIFhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DzP x2t7xoF1k&usg=AOvVaw080CLw58L_HojwX0rNzUHB&opi=89978449

Candy, eh... sweet. I wrote a tiny poem (thought it was a Haiku) once about Candy in a different vein:


Candy's Walk

Mimicking a tawny owl
invading the shadow'd light
Death coos: oo-oo, oo-oo

10/10/2013

I'll see what I can come up with :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Hell yeah! Protest music.

A dispatch from the Group W bench.
I’m protesting high caloric snacks:

I think it’s time for a reduction
Or perhaps a course of liposuction
Been eatin’ Pecan Sandies
And hard-rock candies
But my waistline’s on the eve of destruction

Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction:

https://youtu.be/Zu0hh7eI4_A?si=AaOqot914nxoSglF

Years ago on this website we got to chatting about diets and weight reduction programs. Somebody asked about methods for combatting sugar cravings late at night. Being a midnight snacker myself, I suggested eating a pickle because the salty, vinegary taste acts as a natural appetite suppressant.

I don’t want a pickle
I Just wanna ride on my motorcicle
And I don’t want a tickle
I Just wanna ride on my motorcicle
And I don’t want to die
Just wanna ride on my motorcycle

Motorcycle song, Arlo Guthrie
https://youtu.be/g266Uwp6ZnI?si=Jtt-9F4zGZu4kcoP

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed the low calorie limerick :) Another classic song... Here's one that reverberated in my home at the time prior to getting my draft card... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0feH6a3FKg

I used to sing Arlo's pickle song to my grandkids when they were little... and this one too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QQhWSQV5P0



(So I'm Told)

There once was a lass named Cotton Candy
Had big feet and her legs were bandy
As a barmaid she was unsurpassed
Catering to the upper classed
Her hair ravishly scented with jaborandi

12/8/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Draft card. Yikes. In the 80s I got a nastygram from the gov’ment for not registering for the selective service. I reasoned it was a moot point since I was on active duty at the time.

On to more pleasant endeavors. Some would call it a deformity, but equine-minded folks say it just makes sense.

There once was a bandy legged gal
Who rode her horse from the corral
There was a melding
Of her and the gelding
Explained by an orthopedic rationale

[tailor STATELY]

A case of the Government's left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing.

Lol, a melding with a gelding :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Haha
Thanks, T. That one just wrote itself.
More barnyard rhymes to work into a limerick later:

Supine with the swine
Wonky for the donkey
Making a scene with a holstein
In a state of zen with the hen
Fell asleep with the sheep
At peace with the geese
In a state of flux with the ducks
There’s always trauma with the brahma

[YesNo]

I remember Motorcycle Mama although I don't think I ever knew most of the words until listening to it now. And I do remember the draft.

This week Esther offers "sleigh" as the prompt: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/12/15/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-262/

It’s away in a sleigh we will go
though it’s warm and there isn’t much snow.
In fact, it’s quite hot
and the reindeer are not
really reindeer. Oh, well. Here we go!

[Sancho]

Nice! Tis the season, eh?
I’m trying to think of something original, but I’ve got an ear worm right now, which is making it problematic:
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy…

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... "Ring-a-ling-a-ling, a-ding-dong-ding!"



Slay Bells

Amusing limericks sleigh me
And homophones to, too a degree
'Cause my spell checker can't catch 'em
As if stuck in my throat like phlegm
Perhaps isle just order a laryngectomee

12/15/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[Sancho]

Haha. That one sleighs. It’s homophonic.

There was a young gal named Faye
Who was having an awfully bad day
Her car broke down
So to get to town
She hitched the horse to her sleigh

Giddyup!
Faye’s resourceful

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed :)


Seems it Never Snows in New Delhi

They've never heard sleigh bells in New Delhi
'cept on the radio or on the telly
Though in years long past it has snowed
Oh, the traffic - how everything slowed
"Nought may endure but Mutability" quoth Shelley

12/16/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

Nice sleighing limericks, Sancho and Tailor. Tis the season and Esther's next word is "holly": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/12/22/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-263/

With the holly and ivy we go.
Grab a kiss under sweet mistletoe.
But is mistletoe sweet?
Well, the rhyme was no cheat.
May that kiss bring you bliss and love grow.

[Sancho]

^ Nice. That one makes me happy. Mine, by contrast, shoots for angst. Is it finals week?

There once was a freshman at M.I.T.
Who sought an engineering degree
She studied so hard
Out in the yard
In the shade of a good-luck holly tree

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed ^^ :)

In the past I've used holly to surround a Nativity scene for a table presentation at church...
https://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10008&d=1766433073
The Holly Tree

a seasonal snip to our holly tree
for Christmas decorations to guarantee
the spirit of Christ be made manifest
that one and all be blessed
with remembrance of the Nativity

12/22/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[YesNo]

I like the idea of clipping holly for decorations, Tailor. The one thankful thing about those exams, Sancho, is I no longer have to take them.

Esther's word this week is "door": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/12/29/laughing-along-with-a-limerick-264/

The cell of my prison’s fine door
was opened. I stood on the floor.
Do I dare to go out?
Dare I run, walk about?
I stayed stuck so they locked the cell door.

[Sancho]

There was a wrecked steamer, The Alice May
Was set ablaze on the marge of a bay
“Please close the door”
“I must implore”
Said Sam who thought the heat should stay

There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold.
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold.
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights.
But the queerest they ever did see
Was the night on the marge of Lake LeBarge
I cremated Sam McGee.

My Granddad loved this poem. He would not only recite it. He’d enact it. It was grand.

[tailor STATELY]

Worthy limericks :) Great story by your Granddad. :)

I haven't had my cocoa yet, and I still need to peruse LitNet, and I have need to study a bit more for a lesson to give tonight, so later on :)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[tailor STATELY]

The Doorway Effect

There is an unsettling condition
which some find an imposition
when passing through a door
one's memories theretofore
are purged in the new location

12/30/2025

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor