Sometimes, when my limerick inspiration is “on the ropes,” I’ll start with a random idiom. (In this case, my initial first line involved a “clothing boutique.” But when I thought of the last line, I changed the type of store for obvious reasons.)<\/p>\n
With her laundromat shop on the ropes,
\nShe was suff’ring a case of the mopes.
\nHow she yearned to earn more!
\nAnd the plight of her store
\nHad reduced her to watching the soaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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