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Finish My Limerick — A

Sally

There once was a woman named Annie
Whose sense of smell was uncanny
One day she was frantic –
What she smelled was GIGANTIC
(__here’s where you write your line____)

Blather

For those just stopping in, allow me to explain. For 2023, I’ve tried to post 23 words – exactly 23 words – every day. However, Saturdays have become blather-days when I write an unlimited amount of words. It’s like being on a diet and giving yourself one free day each week.

Also on Saturdays, I try to use the Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness prompt, which this week is “‘antic.’ Use it as a word or find a word that contains it.“

AND, for April, I’m doing the A-to-Z Challenge. I plan to write the first four lines of a limerick every day and leave the last one for the readers to finish.

Lastly, I hope to post a collage that may or may not go with the limerick. You decide.

Whew! That feels like a lot to fit into one post! Blather, antic, limerick (today’s letter: A), and a collage.

I read a post yesterday from someone else participating in the A-to-Z Challenge. She had nearly finished all her posts for the month! So impressive. So not me. I’ve written seven limericks, but even the one for today I had to edit to fit in -antic words.

I’ve also done a few collages ahead of time. That Matisse quote from the other day is one I need to frame. I ordered this collage magazine called Kolaj and leafed through it. My collages in no way look like the collages in the magazine.

I feel like many of the collage artists are trying to make a statement. Their art is edgy. I often refer to mine as kitschy, but maybe whimsical is a better word.

Is kitsch art? I suppose. It’s just not considered good art — which in my head I translate into “real” art.

Other poets considered poetry by Robert W. Service (author of The Cremation of Sam McGee and a gazillion other entertaining story-poems) to be doggerel. (Doggerel definition from Merriam Webster: loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect. also : marked by triviality or inferiority). Doggerel is the poetry equivalent of kitsch.

I happen to love story poems AND Robert W. Service poems. I’ve written poetry like that.

So my poetry is doggerel and my art is kitsch.

Meh. If I like it, does it really matter?

Now help me out — go finish my limerick for me!

Published by Sally

24 thoughts on “Finish My Limerick — A”

  1. There once was a woman named Annie
    Whose sense of smell was uncanny
    One day she was frantic –
    What she smelled was GIGANTIC
    That’s not healthy said our Annie!

  2. Wow, so many words containing “antic”. When I saw Linda’s prompt yesterday, I looked up “antic-” on Dictionary.com to see if there’s anything other than “anticipation” I could come up with. I couldn’t write limericks if my life depended on it, so bravo to you! This is in fact the only reason I didn’t participate in my usual Wednesday feature, The Wednesday Hodgepodge, this week, since one of the questions had us write a limerick. I love reading them though, so will check back to see what my more poetically-talented readers come up with.

  3. Really fun! Sure is a lot, but lots of fun to put together, too.
    Here’s my try at a last line for your cute limerick (and picture collage)
    … Coming from that skunk’s fuzzy fanny …

  4. There once was a woman named Annie
    Whose sense of smell was uncanny
    One day she was frantic –
    What she smelled was GIGANTIC
    another awful antic from granny

    😁

    1. Sorry, Destiny! This got hidden in my spam folder for some reason and I just saw it!

      I love your ending! It brought back many memories of times taking care of older people 😀

    1. No! You can do it!
      Step 1: Find a word that rhymes with “Annie” (for example, Danny or cranny or nanny)
      Step 2: Write a few words that say something (ANYTHING) and end with your rhyming word
      Step 3: Count your syllables — ideally 9-ish? — and edit to fit
      Step 4: NO PERFECTIONISM!! If it sounds ridiculous, it’s still perfect.
      Step 5: TRY IT! NOW!
      Step 6: Pat yourself on the back when done.

  12. Your A to Z idea is very creative and quite fun. Some interesting answers so far. I’d have to think a while on this.

    Thanks for being a part of the A to Z 2023 Challenge!

    Arlee

  13. Great idea to have readers contribute. I have often wondered how would it be if a story were to be created one line or one para at a time being contributed by different people. Anyway, here is my attempt at the line:
    There once was a woman named Annie
    Whose sense of smell was uncanny
    One day she was frantic –
    What she smelled was GIGANTIC
    Could it be George, or was it Danny?

    1. I love it!

      We used to play a game like around the dinner table of writing one line at a time. We would fold the paper around so all a person could see was the previous line written. Pretty fun and funny

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