Giving Up –
A Limericked Wail on a Gossip’s Tale
They found him underneath his chair.
A Limericked Wail on a Gossip’s Tale
They found him underneath his chair.
Who knows how long he waited there.
The tongues wagged wild,
As rumors riled,
With theories flying everywhere.
The tongues wagged wild,
As rumors riled,
With theories flying everywhere.
A chocolate wrapper in his grip
Soon silenced each and every quip.
Disaster fell,
But none could tell:
What caused the strongest one to slip?
He wouldn’t plead for help serene,
Soon silenced each and every quip.
Disaster fell,
But none could tell:
What caused the strongest one to slip?He wouldn’t plead for help serene,
The poor boy never made a scene.
They missed the point –
Not drink or joint.
He’d simply given up caffeine!
They missed the point –
Not drink or joint.
He’d simply given up caffeine!
Copyrighted by Linda Ann Nickerson
Easy Street Prompts (“How they found him”)
Meme Express (“chocolate”)
Simply Snickers (“plead,” “poor” and “point”)
Sunday Scribblings (“coffee”)
Weekend Wordsmith (“Who’s there?”)
Weekly Wrap-Up (“disasters”)
Image:
Public domain artwork
Actually I thought the cartoon was great with the poem and the rhymes are cued smooth. The ending is a surprise because of the title. Good.
ReplyDeleteclever use of a number of prompts. very rhythmic and lyrical. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat was a fantastic piece!!
ReplyDeleteOh, that was fun!!
ReplyDeleteKudos for writing a limerick. A challenging form in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this smile and day brightener!
ReplyDeleteAnd succeeding with a limerick! - I can hardly spell the word, much less write one.
Thanks for your continual honing of your craft. It's an inspiration to other writers.
Love,
Jlo
The cartoon and the poem are great and jumpe-started my afternoon.
ReplyDeleteMalcolm
What a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun piece...thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I liked that one.
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