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FOOLS GOLD

A Limerick

By Babs IversonPublished 3 years ago β€’ 1 min read
FOOLS GOLD
Photo by Calvin Chai on Unsplash

Sally hailed from Tin Pan Alley.

Bullies called her Silly Sally.

Tenacious and bold,

Sally searched for gold,

finding pyrite in Death Valley.

Writer's notes: This is entered into the Ludicrous Limerick Challenge. As we all know, life is full of absurdities.

From Lessons Learned By Life, "Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones. Never regret. If it's good it's wonderful. If it's bad it's an experience. "

Have a good day! Don't forget to step on the bad mistakes!

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Again, thank you for reading!

Ciao!

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About the Creator

Babs Iverson

Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.

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  • Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred 3 years ago

    Excellent Limerick

  • Niceβœ¨πŸ’–

  • Tiffany Gordon3 years ago

    Awesome work Babs!!!!

  • Leslie Writes3 years ago

    Love it!

  • That was great , excellent work

  • A new take on being a 49er.

  • Excellent work!!! This is fabulous

  • This one is really good. Great job Babs!!!

  • Novel Allen3 years ago

    Wonderful!

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    I love this limerick so much!! And it has such a great message!! Awesome job, Babs!! 😍😍

  • Awww, poor Sally! Awesome advice! Loved your limerick!

  • Dana Stewart3 years ago

    Love the limerick and the advice!

  • J. R. Lowe3 years ago

    Lovely ☺️

  • Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago

    LOL very humorous limerick!

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Excellent 😍

  • Thavien Yliaster3 years ago

    Well, pyrite's better than nothing.

  • Paula Shablo3 years ago

    That is so fun! Good luck!

  • Colt Henderson3 years ago

    Nicely done as always.

  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Aww, this was fantastic! Loved the way this flowed and then the zinger of the last line :) Great stuff!

  • Moe Radosevich3 years ago

    Fun read babs, took me back into the mines for a moment, thanks πŸ˜€

  • Loved the word play, very fun piece!

  • J. S. Wade3 years ago

    Good one πŸ₯°

  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Nicely done, my friend.

  • JBaz3 years ago

    Good advice and cute limerick

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