poetry

  • It’s Monday already – the summer is flying by! Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is BILLS Last week’s word was JELLY. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: Remember that witch from Carlisle?Casts spells with glorious styleHaven’t you seen her on the telly?Stirring something that looks like jellyAnd on her face is…

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  • I hope you had a great weekend. Here is a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word is JELLY Last week’s word was ROAD. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: How dare you ride down this road!Now I’ll have to turn you into a toad!Only I have the notionThat I’ve left the potionIn my safe –…

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  • I hope your week is a good one. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is ROAD Last week’s word was HEAT. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: ‘This heat, makes me think I’m in Crete,’Said Penny to her boy friend Pete.‘I’d love a swim in the seaCalamari for teaThen followed by an…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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’s guest is appearing for the first time on…

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  • It’s been a scorcher of a weekend in the UK, so with that in mind, your prompt word is: HEAT Last week’s word was WARN. Here are your warnings: Nicola Daly: ‘I don’t like to blow my own hornbut you’ll see that I’m built – well,, fair brawn’And with a warning smileHe dropped his kilt…

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  • I’m back from my break and ready to get going again. So let’s kick this Monday off with a new limerick challenge. Your prompt word is: WARN You had two weeks to complete the prompt while I was away. So I gave you two prompt words: CLEAN and PRINCE. You wrote such fun limericks: The…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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.  My guest writer this week is appearing on my blog…

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  • You have two weeks to work on your limericks this time as I’ll be away next week. So I’m giving you two choices. You can work on one of the words or both. Your words are PRINCE CLEAN Last week’s prompt was FLOOR. You wrote some brilliant limericks: Annette Rochelle Aben: Hello Individuality You knock on…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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. I have a returning guest this week. Susan Batten is…

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  • I hope your Monday is going well so far. It’s time to get you smiling – here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is FLOOR Last week’s prompt was BOX. There were some excellent limericks: Nicola Daly: I saw the funniest thing in a boxIt was a fox wearing pink socksWith a growly voice he crooned:‘Look…

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