Rhyme & Reason
One of the best parts of being a writer is getting to read everyone else’s stuff! So for the next two weeks, you’re invited to post some of your best verse here!
Even though limericks may or may not have originated in Limerick, Ireland, they’re easy to write. Tell us about your book, your work, a favorite character, whatever you’d like by posting a limerick in the comments section below!
A sample regarding Feeling Lucky to get you started:
There once was a lady named Megan
Whose fingers did something quite pagan
But the man that she pinched
Wouldn’t give an inch
So she had to put up with him stay’n!
Please note – Limericks are traditionally risqué (also an area of debate), but this is not a racy site. If you’re going to be bawdy, you’ll have to be creative. Here’s more on the form.
The Rules –
- One (1) limerick per person.
- All entries are reviewed before going live. Any entry found vulgar or offensive won’t be posted.
- Don’t forget a link to your website, book, blog, etc. so readers can follow up on your fabulosity!
The Prizes – Two (2) winners will be arbitrarily chosen by whatever family member from among one senior citizen, four adults, two teenagers, or one child that I can pin down. Each winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com
The Deadline – All entries must be submitted before Thursday 8/22. Winners will be announced by the next weekend.
Good Luck!
kathybryson 
Hi Kathy,
Here’s a go at a limerick – I’m not giving up my day job! lol
There once was a witch named Declan Quinn
Who’s abs could be classed as a sin
When he meets his new hire
It’s hard to stop his desire
And so the story does begin!
Good story! and I’m not talking about your poem!
I would like to see a Limerick with Sharknado in it.
Here’s what Mom came up with –
There was a young man named Alfredo
Who lived in the town of Laredo
He swam, he fished, he was quite a boyo
Until he was caught in a Sharknado
That’s pretty good
I started a page called To Write is to Create
Unfortunately my first story posting was late
that dam computer was stuck
I thought I was down on my luck
But in the end it all turned out just great!
brilliant!
Loved your book, Kathy! A fun read!
I’m a confirmed Italophile, with a website to prove it (http://italophiles.com/), and I’m a writer too (http://cmartinelli.wordpress.com/), so a limerick about Italy seems a no-brainer.
Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael were certainly not phony
And Italy sure has given the world more than just macaroni
But Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis of Assisi
Must surely in their graves be resting anything but easy
When Italy’s name is marred by mafia, and crooks like Berlusconi
Great limerick! Nothing like smart, witty humor and the politicos make it so easy! I love your book An Extra-Virgin Pressing Murder.
I do not have any limericks. Do have a couple of poems that I wrote…
Have to dig them up since I wrote them 15 years ago.
That will work or you can try one new. I’ll start you off:
There once a lady named Lori
Who claimed she didn’t have a story
But her friends of old
Knew her to be bold
Just take a look at her crafting history!