Taking Stock Limerick (Limerick-Off Monday)
It’s 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’re a Facebook user, on Facebook too.
The best submission will be crowned Limerick Of The Week. (Here’s last week’s Limerick Of The Week Winner plus the Honorable Mentions.)
How will your poems be judged? By meter, rhyme, and cleverness. (If you’re feeling a bit fuzzy about limerick writing rules, here are two excellent resources: OEDILF on Writing A Limerick and Speedy Snail’s Limerick Rhythm and Meter.)
I’ll announce the Limerick of the Week Winner right before I post next week’s Limerick-Off. So that gives you a full week to submit your clever, polished verse.
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A man thought it time to take stock…
or
A gal thought it time to take stock…
Here’s mine:
Taking Stock Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A man thought it time to take stock
Of his life in the world of hard rock
Cuz he made little dough
And to add to his woe,
He preferred playing Handel and Bach.
Please feel free to write your own limerick using the same first line and post it in my comments. And if you’re on Facebook, I hope you’ll join my friends in that same activity in my Facebook Limerick-Off post.
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Tags: Bach, Career Poem, Composers, George Frideric Handel, Income Humor, Life Goals, Money Verse, Music Limerick, Poetry & Prompts, Rock & Roll, Taking Stock, Writing Prompts
Frock Shock.
I realy look forward to doing these. Even before I make the bed!
A man thought it time to take stock
Of break in and entry without a knock,
His efforts were staid,
His crimes never paid
Because of his incompetence at any door lock!
Mad, you’ve set the bar too high…rhyming with “Bach” is pure genius!
A man thought it time to take stock
When asked by his wife ‘bout her frock
“Dear, do you think that
It makes me look fat?”
Wrong answer and he’ll need a doc
perfect wording..
bless you, Happy Mother’s Day.
A++
Scans better this way…
A man thought it time to take stock
When asked by his wife ‘bout her frock
“Do you, dear, think that
It makes me look fat?”
Wrong answer and he’ll need a doc
Loved your rhyme, Mad!
A man thought it time to take stock,
After giving the world a great shock;
“We’ve gotten,” said he,
“Our arch-enemy,
After pulling the troops from Iraq.”
Adore the sizzling meanings of “hard rock”! A great, jaunty limerick!
A gal thought it time to take stock,
When she married her boyfriend Barack,
A nice quiet life,
I will live as your wife,
But alas, I hit the jackpot!
Biff’s Limerick
A man thought it time to take stock
of the times that he’d said “knock knock”.
Tap tap to the head
while the words are said
brought karma that still caused him shock.
Poetic License?
A man thought it time to take stock
A break from just punching the clock
He tried something radical:
Poetic sabbatical
Too bad all he’d written was schlock
Madeleine, this week was fun! I, too, prefer Handel and Bach, but have plenty of rock gigs in my sordid past (wedding singer, ugh). Amy
Here’s one more for you:
Last Stop on the Erie Lackawanna
A man thought it time to take stock
towards the end of his life as a jock…
of the part he can’t fix
when he partied for kicks
which when judgment day comes, they would knock.
A gal thought it time to take stock
when once, on omitting to knock,
she turned on the lights,
found her man dressed in tights
and struggling to do up a frock.
The king thought it time to take stock
of the style of the age belle époque.
He summoned his guru
and with great ballyhoo
he decreed “From now on, we’re baroque.”
The king thought it time to take stock
of the style of the age belle époque.
He consulted his guru
and with much ballyhoo
he decreed “From now on, we’re baroque.”
Slight modification!
Thanks everyone for your fun limericks and kind words. Please keep those limericks coming and, if you’re on Facebook, cross-post them on my FB post. Thanks again!
A man thought it was time to take stock
His life carved from rock
Every moment etched clean
Life had all but lost its sheen
So he decided it was time to toss out the clock
I am terrible at rhymes! You guys are so clever
A man thought it time to take stock;
to prepare himself after the shock,
‘cos his wife ran away
with a man who was gay,
but, it’s all right, she’s a schlock.
Earlbird’s ‘man in frock’ Limerick is really excellent!
Poetjanstie, I agree re ‘man in frock.’
Candice, welcome to my Limerick-offs! Actually your rhyming’s just fine, but you have a few extra syllables scattered through your limerick. May I suggest that you tighten it like this, for instance:
A man thought it time to take stock.
His life had been carved from a rock,
Every moment etched clean —
Life had lost all its sheen.
He decided to toss out the clock.
A man thought it time to take stock
So he thought he’d go out in a frock.
He tripped over his skirt
And fell down in the dirt
And knocked himself out on a rock.
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I thought I’d better follow suit with the entire limerick.
Rinkly, I’m glad you did post your entire limerick here, as well as on your blog. While I certainly do read the linked limericks, my guess is a lot of visitors just read the ones that are posted here. :)
A man thought it time to take stock
of the date as he set his clock
his taxes filed late
he knew not his fate
He’d better call H&R Block
Madeleine,
It is always fun to visit your blog and words!
Enjoyed reading this very much,
Eileen
A man though it time to take stock,
As his body, it started to knock.
He coloured his hair,
Wore tight jeans for a dare,
But had too many miles on the clock.
Poetry24 – News is the Muse
A man thought it time to take stock
After his portfolio dropped like a rock
Following bad advice
He doubled down twice
Leaving his retirement plans in for a shock
A man thought it time to take stock
Soar like an eagle over poor flocks
He called an investor
Doubled his tender
Proposed with a five carat rock
hehe who wouldn’t prefer that? ;)
A man thought it time to take stock,
of the days that he played ‘round the clock.
When he and a girl’d
go ’round the world.
But now he can’t go ‘round the block
A gal thought it time to take stock
But blimey what a shock
A fashionista of modernity
The clothes she now purchased were maternity
Nine Months long she lived in flowery smocks
came for a visit from another site where you had a link couldn’t resist having a go thank you
A man thought it time to take stock
Of what’s wrong with his digital clock
And, quite unprotected,
He’s left it connected.
Oh boy! Is he in for a shock!
A man thought it time to take stock
Of the rivals he wanted to block
Then his Trump-et he’d raise
In hymns of self-praise
Giving us one more target to mock.
A man thought it time to take stock
of his asset, a very large flock,
on which all depends
not the number of hens
but the size of his huge brown cock.
a man thought it time to take stock
when he looked at the time on the clock
for he’d wasted his days
in a million ways
as a man called Frederick from Bedrock
A man thought it time to take stock,
Cause his mother had named him Barack,
It may cause me some trouble,
In the political bubble,
I could change it to Tom, maybe not!
A man thought it time to take stock,
Having gone too many times ’round the block
Said he: “But I love her.”
Said she: “He’s my cover.
His fortune’s all mine, f**k the cock!”
Sorry. I had no other way out!
Oh, Hugh kid!
A man thought it time to take stock,
Having gone too many times ’round the block
Said he: “But I love her.”
Said she: “He’s my cover.
His fortune’s all mine, f**k the cock!”
Sorry. I had no other way out!
I feel like I’m such a big lout!
If I’d’a taken the time
I’d’a come up with a rhyme
That wouldn’ta packed such a clout.
I know limericks can be risque
Or bawdy and that’s still okay
But downright profane
Is really just a pain
And shows one has nothing to say.
Thanks for your limericks, everyone, and please keep them coming!
A gal thought it time to take stock,
And so donned a pretty new frock.
A man she’d beguile,
With her fine sense of style,
And in this way her future she’d lock!
Madeleine, I had to come back and see what others have written. This is a joyful project you have started on your blog, and I hope you keep it up. Funny how a love of something becomes contagious!
Amy
Spring To Life Again.
Hi Madelaine, I noted your comment on OSI about loss, I am so sorry. Mother’s Day is always a hard one for me too. I just stopped in to leave a hug here.
Take care, G
A man thought it time to take stock
Of the worries he’d tried hard to block
Then he fled to his boat
And set it afloat
Leaving troubles behind at the dock.
Bangkok Baby
A gal thought it time to take stock
As she pondered her biological clock
She invested in sperm
From a trustworthy firm
That was based in the land of Bangkok
She turned forty years old in May
Was injected and to her dismay
When her child was born
She sat there forlorn
Wondering why did her son look this way
When she had gone to Doctor Hank
Upon her first time at the bank
He assured her indeed
He’d be tall as a reed
With blue eyes like her Great Uncle Frank
Well, I’m a bit late but here you go:
A gal thought it time to take stock–
Her love life was truly a crock
She trusted her honey
Who fled with her money
Betrayal that left her in shock
She hired a lawyer to sue
And see that the creep got his due
When she saw him in court
He admitted his tort
She said “Tough, it’s all over. We’re through.”
Whoops. Could you change gla to gal, Mad? Thanks.
(Note from Mad: Done. )
A gal thought it time to take stock
of her odd biological clock….
“With 12 kids today,
plus 3 on the way,
these birth-control pills are a crock!”
Thanks Mad! I thought you were barking up the wrong tree for a mo, but what do I know? Tomato/tomato!
Here’s mine:
A man thought it time to take stock
And Hickery Dickery Dock
He started to chime
with parsley and thyme
when Mickey ran right up the clock
A man thought it time to take stock
Of the number of sheep in his flock
But counting of sheep
Always put him to sleep
So he set the alarm on his clock.
A man thought it time to take stock
Of his life as a forty-some jock
So, pumping his pedals,
He mounted his medals
And showcased his prize shuttlecock.
Weary Limerick
An old gal thought it time to take stock
Of advice she considered a crock;
At the top of the list:
Platitudes that insist
One improves with each trip round the block.
I’m enjoying your limericks. Please keep them coming. You have tonight and Saturday before I pick the Limerick of the Week on Sunday. Thanks!
Thanks again everybody for your delightful limericks! This contest is officially over, and I’ve posted the Limerick of the Week winner and two Honorable Mentions here: Limerick of the Week 9.
A new Limerick-Off contest has already begun. You can find it here: Limerick Plot.