A Purple Limerick
Because I Can’t Think of Anything Else (Blame Heather and Paul)
There once was a girl in a dory,
Who attempted to write a short story.
The dory wasn’t real, but the pressure made her feel,
She was drowning in a boatload of worry.
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Pen a tale of purple clouds, they said.
Think hard. Get it in to your head.
A magical, real plot. Now go, give it a shot.
Can I just write a limerick instead?
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Will my short story ever be written?
Shall I be forever forth smitten,
With a silly little rhyme, on which I waste time,
While hoping, from inspiration, to be bitten?
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Now as another day quickly passes,
And my thoughts, they flow like molasses,
I search inside my mind, hoping I will find,
An idea, or at least some mental glasses.
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Yes, I know that doesn’t make sense.
Who cares, it’s all just pretense.
I’ll get to my story, in all of its glory,
And I’ll win all the dollars and cents.
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That sounds a bit arrogant, it seems.
Come on now! A girl can surely dream.
Of winning the dough, for a story she’s told,
Even if, she’s no idea what it means.
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As my limerick draws to an end,
There’s a truth that I feel I must bend.
There’s no rhyme for purple. Well take that, you durple!
That’s not a word? Who cares. Let’s pretend.
About the Creator
Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (43)
I just love the way you write, Cathy, and you've already won this Limerick contest. I bet you'll win the other one, too. You did enter that one, didn't you?
I loved the build up and that last one was amazing!
Amazing congratulations on top story!!
Fun one, congrats on Top Story!
You're Canadian!! You must know that "purple" rhymes with "maple syrple"! LOL
You tried to rhyme purple Went 'round in a time circle You should have written violet To honor it inviolate Take it down smoothly without gurgle.
Congratulations on yet another Top Story 🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Well you don't need to dream since you have won top prize in a challenge and so many other wins. So this limerick style of jest is not so far fetched! I enjoyed reading as always!
Yup I concur 😂 nice job Cathy 😀
Really fun one, Cathy! Congrats on the top story!
Congratulations another great 🏪🏬
Cute stuff! Congrats on your Top Story!!!!
The poem humorously captures the struggle of a writer's block and the pressure to come up with a good story, while also showcasing the author's wit and creativity through the use of limericks.
That's really lovely!
Thanks for being my inspiration! 🤪 Durple has now been officially added to my vocabulary.
Get it, Cathy. At least you have something funny to write while your brain cracks away at the challenges. Well done.
Fun and joyful. I love the humour Cathy. Congratulations on the top story 💛
This was so fun! Great job!
Amazing!!! You are a limerick master!! This was so funny and rhymey. I’m in love!! 😍😍 Congrats on Top Story!!
brilliant! see, my evil plan is working! congrats on ahilarious TS!
Lol, this was great! I sang it like a song. Congratulations on your Top Story!
Ha! Good job! Great top story!
lol 💜💜💜 That was hilarious ! Congratulations on Top story too!
Congratulations Cathy
Congratulations on Top Story!!