My First Attempt / myLot

Switzerland

February 28, 2016 3:35am CST

I have always admired the limericks written by my fellow myLotters. Many of my friends insisted that I should at least try. English is not my native language and it's not easy to write a poetry in a language different from yours. Anyway, this morning, looking at the cat of my neighbor acting weird, I came out with this short limerick. There was a cat that went astray, born on April fool day, started a fight on a commercial flight and feather flew in every way. Say nothing, I know that it's silly. Have you already posted a limerick?

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

28 Feb 16

Good attempt. You should not have that thought that only native speakers can write poetry.I have been writing poetry for many years and some of them have been published. ,

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

28 Feb 16

@Butchcass4 some local magazines and sites

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

I know, but I also know that when I write poetry in Italian, they are so much better.

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Kimberly Cass

@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

28 Feb 16

@allknowing It is awesome that you have some poetry published. Congrats for sure.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

28 Feb 16

Now Anna has arrived on the scene With a change from her usual routine It was rather well versed Despite being her first Will she be the next Limerick Queen?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

28 Feb 16

I don't think anyone can compete with Jabo the Limerick Queen. Yours is a nice one as well, though!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

29 Feb 16

Thank you Barry, I appreciate your great limerick. No I will never be the next Limerick Queen, Jabo is!

Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

29 Feb 16

@TheHorse Jabo is and will remain our Limerick Queen, I cannot compete, but I decided to try.

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hoong143

@hoong143 (1397)

• Malaysia

28 Feb 16

Good try. I do not know how it is. I really do not know limerick.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

It's a form of funny poetry, you have to make rhymes.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

28 Feb 16

A limerick consists of 5 lines the first two and the last should rhyme with each other and the second and third line should rhyme with each other. Try it.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

@allknowing I see that you know much more than I know. Have you written one? This is all what I know about limerick: QUOTE"A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming, popularized by Edward Lear."

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theSids

@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

28 Feb 16

What do I say? I barely understand poetry. But this one of yours sounds all good. After all the so many above mine cannot be wrong.

But yes, I did appreciate your trying it out and it worked out all good.

As for me, I did attempt one much early on, on one of @Jessicalynnt 's threads. And I have no desire to walk on these roads just because I simply do not know my way out on these.

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theSids

@thesids (22180)

• Bhubaneswar, India

28 Feb 16

@Jessicalynnt But what about those who have no idea what they are getting into

. I did read the stuff I wrote on yours a few days later and I had been laughing at my miserable (read horrible) attempt

Somethings are just not meant for me, I guess

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

28 Feb 16

I have many poetry threads, and welcome all travelers

both seasoned and lost

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

29 Feb 16

@thesids I liked yours!

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

28 Feb 16

That was good and your English is far better than many Americans!!! I have done some of these, but they are 'off color'....

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

You are too kind, I wanted to try, but I am not sure that I will do it again.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

@AbbyGreenhill I need to be in the right mood to write rhymes, even in my own language.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck It wasn't that hard, once you get started..you sure got the hang of it so it seems.

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

28 Feb 16

Woo hoo It was a great attempt @LadyDuck... Better than mine even.....

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

No, I am sure you can do better, just try.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

@Daljinder I think that they are good and stop dieting.

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck I did try.... Here is what I wrote on Jabo's post... I fear if I tried any diet I would give every one a fright I am all skin and bones With dieting it too would be gone There wouldn't be any skeleton left in sight

Every one enjoy bike rides Speeding and jumping past high tides But there are a few Whose balance is all screwed They have vast experience with sore behinds

I need improvement on my rhythm as Jabo said ... I am working on it.

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Sanjeev

@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

28 Feb 16

Good one. No one can think that english is not your native language.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

Thank you, I am better writing than speaking. When I speak you can easily notice that I do not have a native accent.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36442)

• Toccoa, Georgia

28 Feb 16

I think your poem is quite good.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

Thank you, it's just an attempt to create a limerick, a silly poem.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48442)

• Canada

28 Feb 16

That is a great little limerick, I liked it! I have tried just one it just isn't my thing, and I DO speak English as my first language. Good job Anna.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

Thank you Julia, I wanted to try, just a short silly story, but at least I wrote one.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

28 Feb 16

Nice post, I have posted many in BlogJob, wikinut,Triond and Mykites.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

You surely did a great job, congratulations.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

2 Mar 16

@LadyDuck Thanks, but no more this time, some sites closed.

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KnehKnah

@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

That's a good try, my dear Anna! More to come, please! Yehey!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

I have changed my phrases at least ten time before coming up with something with a sense.

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KnehKnah

@KnehKnah (3584)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck That happens to a 1st time, my dear Anna. And see the result, wowowie!

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

28 Feb 16

Great job @LadyDuck . And funny too. I could actually see something like that happening. lol

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

I can imagine the cat making a mess on a commercial flight. Poor birds.

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck I can just that hitting youtube now.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

nice short limerick. I want to make one myself but my mind cannot create one.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

For many days I tried to come up with something, I finally decided to write a silly one.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

@ridingbet As you said, I least now I can say that I wrote one.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck but at least you have one limerick you can be proud of, my friend

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Arra Rivas

@abrielle28 (502)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

not yet but i wanted to make one day.;)

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

@abrielle28 Thank you, you are very kind.

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Arra Rivas

@abrielle28 (502)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

by the way,that's a very good one, for first attempt on limerick.

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Arra Rivas

@abrielle28 (502)

• Philippines

28 Feb 16

@LadyDuck you are most welcome!

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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)

• Calgary, Alberta

28 Feb 16

I just tried to read that loud with a Fake Irish accent.

damn it, I can't mimic an Irish accent. I posted Poetries here before but I prefer Acrostic poems over other formats. The last time I wrote a Limerick is during my sophomore year in highschool. I think I should write one again.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

I have never tried to write an Acrostic, but they are quite easy to write, you use the first letter of a name, or a fruit or whatever and you write a line starting with it.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

28 Feb 16

You did very well Anna! English being my second language too makes me a bit apprehensive to even try a limerick.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

We tend to think in our native language, this is what makes difficult to write poetry in a different language.

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

28 Feb 16

HHeeyy I like that .... well done...., you've done much better than I could....and your english is excellent ... you wouldn't know it was not your first language.....

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

28 Feb 16

Thank you Susan, I know that I still need to improve my English, I had pleasure in writing something silly.

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