Esther Chilton

My weekend was a busy one – in a good way. I was away at a writing event which was lots of fun. I hope you had a relaxing/productive one. Now it’s time for your fresh limerick challenge. Your new word is

CALM

Last week’s prompt was NIGHT. You came up with some clever limericks:

Nicola Daly:

I don’t half look a sight

if I wake in the middle of the night

My hair’s a mess

And my state of undress –

Would give anyone a fright!

–

Whilst walking in the woods late one night

Something furry gave me a bite

Now I’ve got a bloodlust

And your neck is a must!

And I can’t stand being out in daylight!

Cathy Cade:

Burns Night

Last night was Burns Night, ye ken.

Whisky, haggis, then whisky again.

I went blootered to bed.

Woke up wi a bad heid,

and I’ve been peely-wally since then.

Keith Edgar Channing:

Night comes too soon. By-and-by,

Indigo shades paint the sky.

Go to the porch,

Holding a torch.

Time for the night-owls to fly!

eklastic:

A young man was having a dreadful fright,

He was home alone at the dead of night.

He saw beasts and creatures,

Monsters with hideous features –

Until he decided to switch on the light.

Frank Hubeny:

Light and Night Rhymes with Fright

Though the light said it’s day, it was night.

I could see. What a horrible sight!

There were monsters out there.

There were goons everywhere,

but in peace I slept on through their fright.

Graeme Sandford:

There once was a day became night,

when the darkness consumed all the light,

the Sun never rose,

and the Moon… no one knows,

will it happen? I don’t know – it just might. 

Squirreljan:

She was called a Lady of the Night

Always on the search for Mr Right

Oh, what a shame

He never came

But at least money was never tight.

Kim Smyth:

What was his crime you might ask

I’d say, “Not doing his task”

And for that he died?

No, but I tried

I made him drink out of a flask!

–

I can’t see to drive anymore at night

Headlights in my eyes give me fright

I might cause a crash

Bang my head on the dash

Off the road would be an awful plight!

The Limerick Guy:

A Lesson In Love Limerick

No need to serenade her with a song

When it’s your touch that she wants all along.

You’ll make everything right

When you reach for her at night…

She’s thinking, “What the hell took you so long?”

Susan Batten:

There was an old man, name of White,

who was quite a dab hand with a kite.

He became such a star

flying them – from his car,

and what’s more, the man did it by night.

Scrambled, Not Fried:

The Moon’s A Goddess

I know that I’ll just have to run

from light streaming down from the sun.

So bring on the night

or I’ll hafta take flight

and hide until the sunset is done.

–

The night-time’s the thing that I love

(it fits like my hand fits a glove!)

I could sit here all night

on the porch swing and write

about starlight – my muse from above.

Silly Frog’s Blog:

Freaking Out

There are things some fear more than dark of night.

But mindless panic causes constant stress and fright.

You won’t be eaten by a shark

In the ocean after dark,

When staying firmly on the “freaking” beach, alright?

The Afterlove Voice:

There once was an owl of the night,

Who watched where the veils grow thin and light.

With a blink and a call,

It crossed worlds for us all,

The owl sends messages between worlds in flight.

John W. Howell:

There once was a fellow so slight

That none of his clothes fit right

So, he tied up his pants

And ignored other’s rants

But was always alone on date night.

Mark Fraidenburg:

Freddie was drinking one night

he grinned at a dare with delight

y’all hold my beer

he said without fear

launched himself off the roof without fright.

Murray Clarke:

It was the middle of the night when I started to write.

Even when tired, I find writing just right.

The cogs in my brain have started whirring,

I know that something is definitely occurring.

But the story’s quite short – only one byte.

Pensitivity101:

I kissed him and wished him goodnight,

But in the morning I got a fright:

He’d turned into a toad

And got squished in the road

Now he’s flat and a terrible sight.

Olaf Sturlasson’s Poetry Corner:

There was an old man who was tight

Refusing to put on the light

He didn’t care

If he tripped on a stair

Going to bed on a night.

Dawgy Daddy Responds:

Nighty Night

Ol’ man winter is showing his power through the night

Wind temps falling this low is really giving me a fright

Cranking the dial up and crawling undercover to doze

Waking up a bunch of times because I’ve got cold toes

Two months before the warmth of spring is in sight.

Fandango:

Oh What a Fright!

A ghostly young fellow named Dwight

Gave a slumbering mansion a fright

He rattled his chain

Then went out in the rain

And tripped on his sheet in the night.

John McGuiggan:

A night club bouncer from Thessalonika

used Hercules as his preferred moniker

He was muscled and taanned

But had delicate hands

In fact he was trans

And his original name was Veronica

Pete Springer:

Billy Bob went looking for a fight,

People say he isn’t very bright.

Now he sits in his little jail cell.

He’s going to be there quite a spell,

Chewing mystery meat bite by bite.

Priorhouse Blog:

I was dreaming in the middle of night,

When I suddenly felt some fright;

I was about to email dear Trent,

but I before it was sent,

I saw him waving, from a much higher height.

The Bag Lady:

Wanting everything to be right

Tall candles gave us subtle light

The dinner superb

She choked out a blurb

Clutching her throat, “allergic” the word.

Therapy Bits:

Mr. Brown’s Adventure

Mr. Brown, who got lost one dark night

Lit a lamp with a twinkling light

It dazzled a cat,

Startled three bats,

And led him straight home before daylight.

Richmond Road:

“Sir, you don’t have the right

To disturb me this late in the night

But if we’re to be lovers

Then pull back the covers

And I won’t really put up a fight.”

Wilfred Leahy:

I was in slumber that piece full night

When she jumped on my head

Giving me such a fright

So I threw her across the room with all my might

The last I saw she ran of into the night.

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

My legs jump around in the night

Like leaping frogs in a big fight

Restless legs is a thing

Sleepless nights they can bring

Now my tiredness is a real fright!

Dog Paddling Through Life:

In the US, there’s forty percent

whose support for ICE is unbent.

They back violent scenes,

“ends are worth the means.”

Each night for these souls I lament.

Pictures Imperfect Blog:

A young man was having a dreadful fright,

He was home alone at the dead of night.

He saw beasts and creatures,

Monsters with hideous features –

Until he decided to switch on the light.

Annette Rochelle Aben:

Lift and Seperate

A gal, named Sal, wore her pants so tight

That she only dared go out at night

For the darkness helped hide

What she casually placed inside

That, which brought her butt to a sexier height.

Poetisinta:

Night Games

Joey was sat in his chair,

Late gaming with a great deal of flair,

With snacks by his side,

And friends along for the ride,

Laughing loudly in the dark night air.

The Elephant’s Trunk:

Blues in the Night

In a town where the blue moon shone bright

Lived a fellow who danced with delight.

He slipped on a bone

And fell on the throne.

Now he’s known as the ”King of the Night”!

Poetry-Cabbage After Christmas:

Turn on the Light

“Goodnight, Goodnight!” she cried, “Goodnight!”

to all Past ghosts who gave her fright

she longed for just wee bit of peace

but monstrous dreams refused release–

Then sane voice laughed, “turn on the light!”

Treehugger:

I felt a sharp bite

In the middle of the night.

Maybe a tarantula?

The dreaded arachnia

I shot out of bed in a fright.

Utahan15:

night came upon

more than one

the team lost

a gaffe was the cost

maybe next year

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