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Slippery Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

It’s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same first line. Then you post your limerick here and, if you’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.

The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner plus the Honorable Mentions.)

How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, and cleverness. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, you can find some helpful resources listed here.)

I’ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.

I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:

A fellow who just let it slip…

or

A woman who just let it slip…

Here’s mine:

Slippery Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane

A fellow who just let it slip
That his wife got a tuck and a nip
Threw their marriage off course
And was sued for divorce.
Maybe next time he’ll zip up his lip.

Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.

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Love-Smitten Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

A Limerick Ode To My Husband Mark Kane

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Fair Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Demanding Limerick

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Dated Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Acrostic Limerick: Hot, Cross Lovers

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Befuddled Limerick

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Shy Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Limerick Ode To a Vigorous Old Lady

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

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Grating Limerick

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