Happy Monday! It’s limerick time! Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you –
SCREECH
Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was FOOL:
I felt like I needed to cool
So went for a dip in the pool
Like a bird I did fly
But the pool was bone dry
Small wonder I felt like a fool.
I eat at the ritz as a rule.
The food really makes me drool!
From canapés to icecream
Their chefs are a top team
Especially the great gooseberry fool!
John Reynolds:
There was a young man from Chad
Who at times, was a bit of a lad.
He stole a red car,
and a one-string guitar
Then, chased down the road, by his dad.
Ritu:
A young man from Liverpool
Thought he looked rather cool
Music blaring from inside
His souped-up ride
To be honest, he just looked a fool!
The town’s bully was such a fool
Driving around being cool
Or so he thought
Until he was brought
To his knees by a very big tool!
Don’t be a fool, giving place to despair
Tearing what remains of too-thin hair
Step back from life’s crazy whirligig
Before you’re forced to invest in wig
Eat big bowl of fruity sherbet, lift faith-filled prayer
Murray Clarke:
There was an old lady from Poole
Who, in lockdown, ate nothing but spinach.
When asked why she did it
She replied, ‘You may think I’m an idiot
But I assure you I’m nobody’s fool!’
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So here goes,
A lesson in weight loss I thought I’d teach,
but then I heard an almighty screech
I ran into the kitchen
and saw her cravings were itching
I’d put the chocolate up way out of reach.
All the best 🙂
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Love it! Thank you 😃
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Thanks, Esther. I’ve posted it and included a link to your post 🙂
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Hi
It was just out of reach, It was enough to make you screech, My favourite jar on the top shelf, I was only trying to be kind to myself, I said through gritted teeth.
Cheers Paul 😀
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Very, very good!
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I went for a drive to the beach
And bought ice creams at one pound each.
I sat by the water
But then my young daughter
Dropped her lolly with one hell of a screech!
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Great! Thank you 😃
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Welcome
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Whilst studying night-flying fowl
My gaze landed on a Screech Owl
I thought it a scoop
Till it started to poop
Can somebody pass me a towel?
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Very clever! Love it!
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Thank you, Kim 🙂
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Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
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Aw, shucks. Thank you 🙏
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Vacation may be out of reach
If we don’t go I will screech!
Hubs needs a break
And I need the lake
Or better yet, a lovely beach!
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Nice one, Kim. I love the sentiment – fingers crossed it won’t be long.
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Thank you, Keith!
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Very good, Kim!
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Thanks! It’s all that’s on my mind right now 🤣
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Reblogged this on lyncrain and commented:
there were two men at the local beach
one of them made up his mind to screech
the other hung his head
there’s nothing to be said
when fools flock together at the beach
a little morning humor 🙂
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I love it! Thank you 😃
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Thank you for the reblog 😃
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there were two men at the local beach
one of them made up his mind to screech
the other hung his head
there’s nothing to be said
when fools flock together at the beach
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the repeated beach bothered me so I changed the last line to when fools flock together for a speech.
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Ah, great idea!
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Hi Esther, I got your name from both Charli Mills and saw a post on Keith Kreates, blog. I love limericks. Here’s mine.
A young woman on Tuesday did teach
But she wanted to get to the beach.
When she opened the door
A box fell to the floor,
“Kids, we caught her!” She started to screech.
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Hi Marsha! Thank you so much for your limerick. I love them too and love seeing how writers tackle the prompt. Yours is great! Many thanks 😊
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As they were picnicking on the beach
Mum suddenly let out a huge screech
From right out of the sky
A greedy gull swung by
And swiftly swooped off with her peach
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Ha, ha! Super.
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Thanks Esther
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They say if you can’t do, teach.
Which led them to ask of Ms Bleach
The question: ‘can she
really be a banshee
If she can’t scream let alone screech…?’
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Very good, Geoff. Super 🙂
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