Laughing Along With A Limerick

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend.

Your new limerick challenge is as follows:

FIVE

Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SPIN in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces:

Christine Mallband-Brown:

I’m in a spin today
I don’t know if I’ll stay
My mood is low
And I want to go
For an ice cream on the way.

Ruth Blogs Here:

Fast-boy racer took girl for a spin
Pimped-up car and a showing-off grin
Drove so fast she felt sick
Vomit curdled and thick
Sprayed a pebble-dash coating within.

Kim Smyth:

I took my man for a spin
After drinks at the local inn
He was too woozy
From getting too boozy
From now on he’ll think before drinking that gin!

Val Fish:

Oh the trouble I’ve got myself in
My head’s in a terrible spin
Should I resist his charms
Or with open arms
Let my heart rule my head and give in.

TanGental:

Clare Chaste, having necked some rough gin,
Felt her head continually spin.
‘The floor’s on the ceiling
And I’ve a terrible feeling
My yang has spilt from my yin.’

I was told, ‘Always avoid a cheap djinn,
Because once he’s got under your skin
He’ll spin you some pish
About making a wish
Which is when your troubles begin.’

Ruth Scribbles:

We took a spin and stayed at the inn
Where the linens were scrawny and thin
Multiple bites
From the bed mites
We set fire to the place for a win.

Lance Greenfield:

I once wooed a maiden called Jenny.
She could spin some fine yarn for a penny.
I felt such a twit
Till I learned how to knit.
Now we make warm clothes for the many.


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18 responses to “Laughing Along With A Limerick”

  1. On my right foot I have five toes
    And one of them is giving me woes
    I went for a walk to stay fit
    Unfortunately a toe nail split
    I’m trying to walk without my shoes!

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    1. Poor you 😂😂

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      1. Yes, can’t get in to see a podiatrist!

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  2. Be home in five the man said
    The woman rolled eyes in her head
    She was used to the lies
    And him she despised
    She promptly went right back to bed!

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    1. I don’t blame her 😂

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      1. I should have included “so” she promptly went right back to bed. The rhythm would have been better.

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      2. Don’t worry – I’ll add that in!

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      3. Oh, thank you , Esther!

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  3. The story idea seemed absurd:
    Just five, not a single other word
    It must be done
    Just for fun
    And so some clever ideas were heard

    No, I am not making fun of Esther’s other challenge… lol

    I went to the reading of the will
    Waiting for the payoff was a thrill
    But when my name was read
    My gift from the dead
    Was a single five dollar bill

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    1. Just as well… 😂😂

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  4. ‘Twas in nineteen-hundred and fifty-five,
    That Lanny Boy began to thrive.
    Naughty and bold
    and ever so old;
    It’s a wonder, to many, that he’s still alive.

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    1. Really enjoyed this 😊

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  5. The Limerick form’s still alive
    Our efforts will make it survive
    Some rhymes are no more,
    They stop at line four
    We keep going till we hit five!

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    1. Excellent! Thanks, Keith.

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      1. Thanks, Esther. 🙂

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  6. Bea Goode was told at school to strive
    ‘To commit your life to the growth of the hive’.
    But Bea told friends, ‘This is shitty’
    ‘I’ll buy a flat, move to the city.’
    ‘And only work from nine to five’.

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    1. Don’t blame her 😂 Thanks, Geoff

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