Twas the night before Christmas
\nAnd all through the house
\nOur Menorah was glowing
\nAnd so was my mouse.<\/p>\n
A new Lim’rick-Off posting
\nWas due in a flash:
\nMy virtual gift
\nFor your holiday bash.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s 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\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too<\/a>.<\/p>\n The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here\u2019s last week\u2019s Limerick Of The Week Winner plus the Honorable Mentions<\/a>.)<\/p>\n How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, and cleverness. (If you\u2019re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, you can find some helpful resources listed here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n I\u2019ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner right before I post next week\u2019s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.<\/p>\n I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:<\/p>\n A fellow who’d stepped on some toes…*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n or<\/p>\n A woman who’d stepped on some toes…*<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n *<\/strong>(Minor variations to my first lines are acceptable, but rhyme words may not<\/strong> be altered.)<\/p>\n Here\u2019s my limerick:<\/p>\n Dip Your Toes In Limericks A fellow who’d stepped on some toes
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n
\nWas concerned about threats from two foes.
\nFar from being his fans,
\nThey had murderous plans.
\nBut instead, both his foes decompose.<\/p>\n