Musical Chairs
I hope you’ll join me in writing a limerick with this first line:
A symphony cellist named Kate…
Here’s the limerick I wrote with that line. (It’s a two-verser, but a standard one-verse limerick is fine, of course.)
Musical Chairs
By Madeleine Begun Kane
A symphony cellist named Kate
Shares her stand with a man, once her mate.
Though they play well in sync,
She thinks him a fink
And longs for his move out of state.
But orchestra jobs are quite rare,
And he can’t find a gig on a dare.
Sadly, neither can she,
So together they’ll be
Making music. At least she’s first chair.
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 Limerick-Offs.
Tags: Cello Humor, Divorce Humor, Marriage Limerick, Music Humor & Verse, Poetry & Prompts, Symphony Orchestra Humor, Symphony Verse, Writing Prompts
A symphony cellist named Kate
Made music both early and late,
She rosined her bow
‘tween her legs down below
Wishing the damn bow would vibrate.
“But orchestra jobs are quite rare,”
Said Kate who was shaped like a pear,
“I better get rosin
My bow for the bossin,
Or my body I will just have to share.”
A symphony cellist named Kate
Wanted to play second trumpet, too late.
A string on her hip,
Or a fat lip,
Which malady turned out to be fate?
A symphony cellist named Kate
Craved fame and she just would not wait.
So she sought out a star
Who could take her quite far,
And made certain to make him her mate.
Fun ones! Please keep them coming here and on Facebook.
And welcome first time participant, hubby Mark!
A symphony cellist named Kate
Said: “Sex is not up for debate!
The strings of my cello
Do things that a fellow
Could probably not recreate.”
A symphony cellist named Kate
Was 1st chair because she was great.
She met a young man
Who loved her left hand
Now her fingering’s just 2nd rate.
FRETTING OR FORGETTING – PULLING STRINGS
Okay okay, stop whining. Here it is:
A symphony cellist named Kate
Was a youngster but man she was great
She wanted a beau
But wouldn’t you know
That our young Kate was still jailbait.
LOL! Thanks for the limericks, everyone. I’m looking forward to more.
A symphony cellist named Kate
Took a tour that went through every state.
The audience in Boise
Became rather noisy
As they drank beer and downed whiskey straight.
A symphony cellist named Kate
Was kinda worried about her weight
She tried slimming pills
And ran up gym bills
And threw up everything on her plate.
Title: Performing “La Mer, three symphonic sketches”
A symphony cellist named Kate
just ran for the show: she was late!
Yet not once again
would she be such a pain,
as to make her friends’ fish for food wait.