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Superstitious Limerick

Superstitious Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane

Superstitions don’t do any good.
Avoid them? I’d say that you should.
They’re irrational fears
And they merit our sneers.
I must go now and knock on some wood.

(Writer’s Island Prompt: Superstition)

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6 Responses to “Superstitious Limerick”

  1. vivienne blake says:
    May 14, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Now that you’ve tempted fate
    I’ll tell you something I hate:
    when things go wrong
    we know all along,
    someone will blame it on the state.

  2. Anna :o] says:
    May 14, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    This is brilliant Madeleine – the last line had me in stiches!

    Anna :o]

  3. Anthony North says:
    May 14, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Ah, we can’t resist them, can we? Nice one.

  4. andy sewina says:
    May 14, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Cool Mad! When I say – touch wood, I always touch my head. Phew!

  5. madkane says:
    May 15, 2011 at 2:31 am

    Thanks everyone for your kind words and thanks Vivienne for your limerick!

  6. kaykuala says:
    May 20, 2011 at 10:39 am

    Kane Ma’am,
    This is a brilliant limerick, paradoxical of sorts. You knocked off all the stupid beliefs but you signed off with ‘touch wood’ All accomplished in a few lines. Brilliant!