funwithpoetry | one_local

One of my blogging friends had fun with her photos and writing a limerick. She made an invitation to join the fun. So I have! You are welcome to join in the fun as well. Check out her blog. She has lovely photos and fun poetry! https://mountaintopspice.blogspot.com/

A limerick is usually a humorous poem. Five lines. The first, second, and fifth line rhyme, and have seven to ten syllables and the same beat (rhythm). Third and fourth lines rhyme, and each live has five to seven syllables.

Example:

There was an old man with a beard

Who said, “It is just as I feared!–

Two owls and a hen,

Four larks and a wren,

Have all built their nests in my beard!” —Edward Lear

This was a fun challenge for me because we grew up listening to our mother read poetry aloud. She was so good at it. One time a person over hearing her reading out loud asked me if she was a professional actress. So here is my humble attempt at a limerick:

There once were two best friends from Nain

Who had two big horses with mane,

They rode out one day

On a trail far away,

And returned with much saddlesore pain. —-Mitzy Bricker

… and a couple photos to go with my limerick. Hope you enjoyed it!