The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Tag Archives: limericks
Making The Most #limerick
This week’s limerick promot from Esther is ‘ghost’ When it was my time to become a ghost I had an interview with the Holy Host ‘You’ve not been good.’ ‘I’ve been misunderstood.’ ‘Whatevs. Where you’re going your toast.’
A Chip-Shoulder Interface #limerick
Esther’s prompt for a limerick this week is pet. I had it in mind to spin a funny one but then I read some of the comments… grr, moaning about the vet’s fees… again. It pisses me off, people. They … Continue reading
And Then… #limerick
This week’s prompt from Esther is store If I’d known what to expect before I acquired my mother in law I’d have kept all the packing The ribbons and wrapping And returned her, complete, to the store.
Flabbing Around #limerick
This week’s limerick prompt is BLOAT When Lars Ego began to promoteA cure for those tending to bloat,He told his editor‘I’ll be top predator.’But, in truth he was more ass than G.O.A.T.
One Of Them Limericky Thingies
Terry Dulle, an ordinary blokeCame home to find he was broke.‘Where’s it all gone?’‘You spent it, moron,On booze, some bets and a smoke.’No, I never…
On Day Six… #limerick
Esther has prompted with ‘neck’ and this is the result… A furious God held the first scrotum In front of his hapless factotum. ‘Why didn’t you check? They’ve used turkey neck. And what use is an opposable bum?’
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Limericks: Those Awkward Rhymes
This week’s prompt is ‘church’ from Esther When an ascetic churchwarden, called Bunt Found out what they’d done to his punt Which was covered in baubles He said, ‘Bless my corbels; Whoever did this must be some sort of an … Continue reading
Fishing For Compliments #limerick
This week’s prompt from Esther is ‘fell’ At his first appraisal, long after he fellLucifer stood before the Hounds of Hell:‘How am I doing, throw me a bone,A bit more fire, a smidge of brimstone?’And Cerberus slathered: ‘It’s too early … Continue reading
Fruit Pickings, The Dangers Of: A Limerick
Esther’s prompt this week is ‘Blind’ ‘Buying fruit,’ young Thomas opined,‘Is a risky business if you’re partially blind;The staff all think I’m utterly hopelessAnd one old woman told me to grope less,Cos I can’t tell ripe melons from a pert … Continue reading
Sweary Limerick
To me, it’s neither here, nor thereWhether people feel the need to swear.They can call me poltroonOr odious buffoonAnd I’ll barely turn the odd hair. When young, with nary a careI had little need to swear.But as I developed some … Continue reading
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