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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
night came upon
more than one
the team lost
a gaffe was the cost
maybe next year
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Esther Chilton 
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