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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
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
:)
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
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)
Here is a limerick I wrote today using Esther Chilton's prompt word "snitch": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/...cription_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.
Here is a limerick I wrote today using Esther Chilton's prompt word "rent": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/...cription_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.
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
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
Written for Esther Chilton's prompt word "talk": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/05/...cription_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!
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
Written for Esther Chilton's prompt word "trail": https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/...cription_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".
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
The rhyme word is "frank" for Esther Chilton's challenge this week: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/...cription_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.
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
The word is "soup" for Esther Chilton's limerick challenge this week: https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/06/...cription_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!