Wrote four new limericks today / myLot

Staten Island, New York

August 26, 2018 4:38pm CST

I didn't think that was going to happen today but I ended up writing four new limericks just now. I have many more limericks to write until I can call my very first limerick book that I am working on ready to be proofread and edited for publication. You'd think limericks would be much easier to write than regular poetry, especially because they are only 5 lines long and are silly or funny in nature. But that's not the case. Not with me anyway. Maybe because I am more used to writing emotional, heartfelt poetry...

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

26 Aug 18

Limericks are one of the harder styles for my students because of the way they are constructed and how the rhyming scheme works.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Aug 18

I agree. Some write five lines that sort of fit the pattern but they can be way off the mark sometimes.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (43077)

• Staten Island, New York

29 Aug 18

@JudyEv I am not sure if all of mine are 100% on the mark syllable count-wise but I will deal with that when I edit. As long as the flow/rhythm sounds good to me I go with it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Aug 18

@lovebuglena I'm the same with limericks. If the rhythm is right that's all I'm after.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325758)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Aug 18

How cool is that? Writing your own book of limericks. Good for you.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (43077)

• Staten Island, New York

29 Aug 18

My friend just published his 3rd limerick book (with my help). So, I thought why not me...? I am a poet, so I should be able to write limericks... So far I'm doing good it seems.

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