Limerick of the Week (8)
It’s time to announce the latest Limerick of the Week based on submissions (on this blog and on Facebook) in last week’s Limerick-Off. I’m very pleased to announce the winning Limerick of the Week and five Honorable Mentions:
Congratulations to Robert Basler who wins Limerick of the Week for this charming, not to mention artistic, verse:
A gal had to cancel her plan
To purchase some art by Rodin.
It turned out some stinkers
Made counterfeit Thinkers
Which they sold from the back of a van.
And congratulations to these Honorable Mention winners (in random order) Jane Shelton Hoffman, Johanna Richmond, Patrice Stewart a/k/a Patrice Jenine, a/k/a Patrice of the ManyCats, Ron Mardix, and David Lefkovits a/k/a Dr. Goose. Here are their respective Honorable Mention limericks:
Jane Shelton Hoffman:
A guy had to cancel his plan
To make love on his girlfriend’s divan.
Her parents walked in
Shouting, “This is a sin!
Get your hands off our daughter, young man!”
Johanna Richmond:
A gal had to cancel her plan
To demolish the gingerbread man
When his raisin eyes pleaded
And pink lips proceeded
To yell, “Put me back in the pan!”
Patrice Stewart a/k/a Patrice Jenine, a/k/a Patrice of the ManyCats:
A man had to cancel his plan
To relax on the beach, get a tan;
He was called in to work
(Yeah, the boss was a jerk)
So he’s still pasty white, in his van.
Ron Mardix:
A gal had to cancel her plan
To marry her boyfriend named Stan.
She has certain needs.
He “barely” succeeds.
Instead, off she ran with Sue-Ann.
David Lefkovits a/k/a Dr. Goose:
A pol had to cancel his plan
For the banner beneath which he ran,
Which read that “Obama
Cannot find Osama,”
When now it appears: Yes, he can.
Congratulations again to all the winners for your wonderful limericks. And thanks to everyone for your fun submissions. There were so many good ones, narrowing them down to the best six was big challenge.
In the next couple of minutes I’ll be posting a new Limerick-Off, which gives you yet another opportunity to win Limerick Of The Week.
Tags: David Lefkovits, Jane Shelton Hoffman, Johanna Richmond, Limerick Of The Week, Patrice Stewart, Robert Basler, Ron Mardix, Writing Competitions, Writing Contest
Wonderful choices! Your own limerick set a great example.
Thanks, Granny!
Great selections!!!
It’s amazing how one line can send so many minds off in so many directions.
I agree, Rinkly! Congrats to all the winners; Mad, it’s great to see that you’ve expanded to 6 total :) :)
Rinkly, I do my best to pick A-rhyme words that have tons of rhyming words and that are reasonably open-ended in terms of topics. But even so, I’m constantly amazed at the variety of limericks created by all of you versifiers. :)
Patrice, the number of HMs is not constant and will shrink or increase from week to week based solely on the quality of submissions. In other words, I won’t give five HM’s just because I gave five HM’s the previous week. :)
Thanks for the honor and the fun, Mad!
Robert, you’re very welcome. Well deserved!
Congratulations to everyone. :-)
Great rhyme Robert and congrats all around! And thanks MadK
What a fun way to face Monday morning. Congrats to all!
Congratulations, Robert, Jane, Patrice, Ron and David! Enjoyed them all!
Thanks everyone for your comments!