poems
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week I’d like to introduce Ernest Federspiel as my…
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Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you – your new word is: GRIM Last week’s prompt was CHILL. You came up with some amusing limericks: Kim Smyth: There once was a dude who could chill So cool, he did not even need a pill Never spoke a bad word Good vibes only heard…
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I hope you all had a good weekend. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your new word is: CHILL Last week’s prompt was DINNER. You came up with some brilliant limericks: Graeme Sandford: There once was a man who ate dinner; and by doing so grew a lot thinner; his dinner was oats, with…
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Wishing you all a happy new week. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your new word is: DINNER Last week’s prompt was LAZY. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: The woman was feeling quite lazy Cause the sky was cloudy and hazy She took it too easy Feeling light and breezy Make sure everyone…
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Happy new week. I hope it’s a good one for you. Your fresh limerick challenge this week is: KILT Last week’s prompt was FRIES. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: There once was a man making fries, Their ingredients were a big surprise Not potato as suspected But plantain; not expected! Delightful to…
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Where did the weekend go? I can’t believe it’s Monday again. And that means it’s limerick time. Here’s a new one for you. Your word this week is: FRIES Last week’s prompt was SOCKS. You came up with some funny limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a snazzy young fox Loved posing in pink frilly socks…
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It’s the beginning of a new week. Let’s make it a good one. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: DUDE Last week’s prompt was EGGS. You came up with some eggsellent (sorry, couldn’t resist!) limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Your eggs should be fresh, at the least ‘cept the curate’s (or…
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Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: RAGE Last week’s prompt was ROOTS. You came up with some very funny limericks: Trent: There once was a man without care A stone doomed to roll, I fear But then one day He found a place to stay “I’ll put down…
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The weekend here was damp and miserable. I hope it was sunny with you. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you to brighten the start of your week: ROOTS Last week’s prompt was VEST. You came up with some very funny limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: I failed at my first major test When I turned up…
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My guest this week is Paula Charlton. She doesn’t usually write poetry, but was inspired to write this after a recent problem with her heating. ‘I was so fed up,’ she says, ‘but then I began to put things into perspective. This is what came out.’ The Boiler’s Blown By Paula Charlton Heating cuts out…
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