UPDATE:<\/b> Unfortunately, my site is still undergoing repairs, due to encoding errors caused by my site host’s server upgrade. Consequently, I’m forced to extend this Limerick-Off by one week.<\/b> Your new submission deadline is Saturday April 17<\/b> at 4 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Limerick-Off time, once again. And that means I write a limerick, and you write your own, using the same rhyme word. Then you post your limerick(s) as a comment to this post and, if you\u2019re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.<\/a><\/p>\n I hope you\u2019ll join me in writing limericks using TAX or TACKS or ATTACKS at the end of any one line.<\/strong> (Homonyms or homophones are fine.)<\/p>\n The best submission will be crowned Limerick-Off Award Winner. (Here\u2019s last week\u2019s Limerick-Off Award Winner.<\/a>)<\/p>\n Additionally,<\/strong> you may write themed limericks<\/strong> related to SHEEP, using any rhyme word.<\/strong> And of course I\u2019ll present an extra award \u2014 one for the best SHEEP<\/strong>-related limerick.<\/p>\n How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, cleverness, and humor. (If you\u2019re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here’s my How To Write A Limerick<\/em><\/a> article.)<\/p>\n I\u2019ll announce the winners on April 18, 2021,<\/strong> right before I post the next Limerick-Off. So that gives you three full weeks<\/strong> to submit your clever, polished verse. Your submission deadline is Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.<\/strong> (Eastern Time.)<\/p>\n Here\u2019s my TAX or TACKS or ATTACKS-rhyme limerick: <\/p>\n Enough with your nasty attacks And here\u2019s my SHEEP-themed limerick:<\/p>\n A gal who was caught counting sheep Please feel free to enter my Limerick-Off by posting your limerick(s) in my comments. And if you\u2019re on Facebook, I hope you\u2019ll join my friends in that same activity on my Facebook Limerick-Off post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\nAbout taxes and vaxes! The cracks
\nIn your reasoning, shallow,
\nAre proof you’re a callow
\nYoung fellow, who’s lax to the max. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nAt her desk by her company’s veep,
\nSaw no reason to fret,
\nCuz her job’s a safe bet:
\nThe firm’s hers!<\/strong> So she went back to sleep.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n