Poetry competition CLOSED 20th June 2019 8:00pm
WINNER
Josh (Joshua Bond)
Josh (Joshua Bond)
Let’s Liberate Limericks!
Poetry Contest Description
Comppose limericks to show your understanding and appreciation of the form.
Definition and Structure
Limerick: A short, witty, humorous five-line poem in which
• lines 1, 2, and 5 have 7 to 10 syllables, rhyme, and have a common rhythm
• lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables, rhyme, and have a common rhythm
• style is termed as "aabba" or referred to as anapestic, which means 2 short syllables followed by a long one. Limericks contain puns or wordplay.
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Competition Rules
• 2 weeks
• 2 entries per poet
• Winner decided by majority vote
• Rated PG (Pure Giggles). No profanities, despite the origin of the form. Let this be part of the transformation and reform.
Explore further: http://www.thehypertexts.com/The%20Best%20Limericks%20of%20All%20Time.htm
6/6/19 LIMERICK
The muse is a scandalous wench
Who carries a gears-crushing wrench
Her poetry limns
Sacred words like hymns
Scribbled on a greasy workbench
Who carries a gears-crushing wrench
Her poetry limns
Sacred words like hymns
Scribbled on a greasy workbench
Written by SatInUGal
(Kumar)
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Related submission no longer exists.
Can you overcome?
Our enemy once tried to seize us
with temptations he tried to please us
offered money and fame
spit up lies that were lame
thank God, we had come to know Jesus
with temptations he tried to please us
offered money and fame
spit up lies that were lame
thank God, we had come to know Jesus
Written by TIG
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Limericks: No Foul
I wake up early just to seize the day
I take my friends along to show the way
On mountaintops we’ll shout
To spread the word about
A new exciting rhyme that’s here to stay!
It’s lim’ricks safe & sane, happy & clean
G-rated “good” for pets & sans obscene
They’re all the rage this year
And fortified, I hear
It’s all clear from the Towers to the Queen.
The Lifers and the Lobbyists all pray,
Reciting lines of humor will hold sway;
To send their message clear
Without insults to jeer
As long as words are pasteurized to say.
So now in future let us not delay
In pubs & barbershops let ye make hay
Without the strain and stress
Forever may it bless
I bet it keeps the cavities away!
In closing is a final thought from me
Of Lim’s newfound respectability
You’ll always get a laugh
Just separate the chaff
To keep the faith will always be the key.
Written by Jade-Pandora
(jade tiger)
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ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION
A manx is a cat with no tail
Some see this as a feline fail
But human offspring
Can sometimes be mean-
Reach to grab, but to no avail!
Some see this as a feline fail
But human offspring
Can sometimes be mean-
Reach to grab, but to no avail!
Written by SatInUGal
(Kumar)
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Anything For Some Bread
There was this dog of mine known as Fred
who would do anything for some bread
which happens to include
something that is not rude
such as dropping down and playing dead.
who would do anything for some bread
which happens to include
something that is not rude
such as dropping down and playing dead.
Written by berea440oh
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