poems

  • 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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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • I hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s now time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: HOUSE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WORST in it somewhere. You came up with some very amusing limericks: John W. Howell: There once was a man from Pine Hurst, Who’s…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    My Guest Writer this week is a special friend of mine and a very talented poet. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Gill Hawkins. As it’s near Christmas, she’s sharing a festive poem with us. It’s my favourite poem of hers. I hope you enjoy it. THE LONELINESS OF SNOWMEN BY GILL HAWKINS You…

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  • It’s Monday afternoon and time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: BEARD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FUDGE in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: Trentpmcd: “Oh, fudge!” I thought he said When the branch hit him in the head But that…

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  • Happy Monday. Let’s have a great week. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: MESS Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word HAND in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: John W. Howell: There once was a guy in the band, Who…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday to you all. My Guest Writer this week is Lettie Smallwood, who is currently working on her first collection of poetry. As you will see, she writes beautifully but powerfully. Casualties of War By Lettie Smallwood He died today Barely three years old. His mother wouldn’t let go Wept and clung to his…

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  • Happy new week! Here’s to a good one. I have a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: HAND Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SWIM in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a camel called Clive Who fancied going…

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