A Limerick Loser’s Lament
Congratulations to all the Washington Post Style Invitational limerick contest winners! (This is the contest I mentioned previously, where B-rhyme lines were provided.)
No, I didn’t win anything or earn an honorable mention. But I did write a limerick about losing:
A Loser Of A Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A contest was held by the Post,
But alas I’m unable to boast.
I submitted some verse —
Did not win, but won’t curse,
Though it seems that my entries are toast.
(Here’s my post about a previous WP Style Invitational limerick contest, where I managed to score an honorable mention.)
Tags: Poetry Contest, Style Invitational, Washington Post Limerick Contest, Writing & Publishing Humor
All I can say is, “Oh well”
though I thought your verses were swell.
But in contests, I find
you must make up your mind
if you lose to just say “What the hell.”
It seems that the judge at the Post,
Should be deemed ‘adequate’, at the most.
So my proposition,
Is to burn that edition,
And have a nice marshmallow roast.