Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge to kick-start your Monday.
Your new word is:
SMART
Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BRUSH in it somewhere. You produced some witty limericks:
Basil has quite a fine brush,
Resplendent, hirsute and quite lush.
Use this little ditty,
Say that it looks pretty,
He’s sure to respond with a blush.
I once had a brush with the law
You wouldn’t believe, such blah
I said I’d abide
Then went for a ride
I cried and I cried and I bawled.
To join a challenge would be great
I always seem to be running late
So with a sigh
I brush on by
But today I will participate!
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Today May lived her fear!
No time to brush teeth or hair
Her crush came by
She mumbled “Hi”
And wished she could disappear.
Having had a brush with death
Nearly breathing her last breath
She decided alive is better
Striving to make her life matter
She forever gave up meth.
Angry Dave’s work left no time to talk
His boss was in for a shock
“THIS IS A FARCE
SHOVE A BRUSH UP MY ****
AND I’LL SWEEP THE FLOOR AS I WALK!”
I once had a brush with reality
When drinking a cup of mint tea…
The tea bag was wrong
Contained Lapsang sushong,
I was sick as a dog in a tizzy.
To tell a lav is really plush
It needs to have a golden brush
With a seat that’s heated,
And the paper pleated,
And as the final touch: a royal flush.
I’ve just had a nasty brush with the law
I’m too embarrassed to tell you what for
Suffice to say
At the end of the day
I’ll never do it again, that’s for sure!
I’m always all of a rush,
My hair I forget to brush.
It stands up on stalks,
I resemble Guy Falkes.
Will I ever get to look plush?
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Esther Chilton 
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