I shouldn't be penning this rhyme.
I'm busy. I haven't the time.
But a challenge was made
And alas, I'm afraid
To ignore it would be such a crime.
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Anyone that knows me, knows I love limericks. So, when Mother Combs threw a limerick challenge out there, all my plans for the day got shot to h*ll!
Check out the challenge here:
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Dana Crandell
Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.
Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist
My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity
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Bring on Spooky Season!
I really have to start this one off with an explanation and I'll be posting a few links after the poem. First of all, it was written in response to S. A. Crawford's "Spooky Season Challenge." Second, it was unknowingly inspired in a weird way by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden's piece, entitled "Scarecrows and Mazes." (Here's where it started to get weird.) The meter of that title immediately brought to my mind a Julie Andrews song from "The Sound of Music." Can you guess which one? Never mind. It was "My Favorite Things." So, this poem is set to the tune of that song. It also has an Elvira reference in the second line, because I needed a good rhyming word and I was a fan. (I'm a guy, I was young once, and I love scary movies.) I'm afraid it just went downhill from there, but the final stanza (the bridge of the song, sort of) actually states my "reason for the season." Hold on; here we go and I hope you have fun:
By Dana Crandell2 years ago in Poets
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I took my son and niece to Gori, a small town in Georgia where Joseph Stalin was born. They talked me into visiting the Stalin's Museum, the largest in the post-Soviet space. I had resisted going there because I just can't stand the monster and know enough about him, or so I thought.
By Lana V Lynx8 days ago in FYI
Comments (8)
Lol! I can’t even start writing limericks- like you, I’ll never stop! Haha!
Lol. This is great.
So glad you decided on not committing a crime. Lol! Loved your limerick!
Meta jokes are some of my favourite! Great take on the challenge Dana! I know what you mean about not having the time, really I should be working right now lol
lol!!! Thank you, Dana!! This is great!
Love it. Fun take on the challenge.
hahaha love it! Off to check out the challenge now!
The things I miss! I’ll try to participate in this one- if you can squeeze it in I’ll try, too