Excalibur

King Arthur knew not what to do He pulled it with one hand, then two He let out a groan It’s stuck in the stone And Merlin laughed, Hah, CRAZY GLUE!

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 7/19/2022 4:39:00 PM

Ha! There may be more than what meets the ear here Terry. ;);) I like this one very much! :) Linda

Terry Flood
Date: 7/19/2022 4:58:00 PM

Thanks, Linda. This was genuinely written with innocent intent, but I instantly saw the potential for misinterpretation… which only made it seem funnier. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Fj Thomas

Date: 7/15/2022 2:00:00 PM

Your flow logic is actually perfect Terry. Other sites define limericks as lines 1, 2, and 5 having 7-10 syllables and 3 and 4 having 5-7. So flow is clearly what is most important where the syllable count is concerned.

Fj Thomas

Date: 7/15/2022 11:17:00 AM

Brilliant Terry lolol! Reading through Limericks today. Trying to learn a bit, if possible. Mine do not seem to come out quite right.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/16/2022 9:49:00 AM

Limericks are very difficult, Terry, and I agree with you wholeheartedly on this. I get so frustrated when I need to change the syllable count and it affects the rhythm. Edward Lear had it down pat...me, not so much!

Terry Flood
Date: 7/15/2022 12:26:00 PM

Thanks, FJ. I claim to be no authority, but sometimes limericks suffer from their own rules. I’ve written a ton of limericks where lines 1 and 2 were, say, 10 syllables, but where line 5 only reads and flows right with 9 syllables. If I’m writing for a contest I try to get that extra syllable in. If not, I go with what flows best. Thanks again. Terry

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/14/2022 8:59:00 PM

Voila-- for the limerick, Terry. For poor King Arthur, not so much. lol. Bullseye, Archer! :) gw

Terry Flood
Date: 7/15/2022 12:28:00 PM

Thanks, Gershon. Of course as a Brit, I should have said ‘super glue’ but I thought I’d pander to the majority. Terry

L Milton Hankins

Date: 7/14/2022 7:02:00 PM

This is hilarious, Terry. I like it a lot. (still chuckling) And, I'm a big fan of crazy glue, too.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 7/16/2022 9:48:00 AM

I had cataract surgery on my left eye. Everything went swimmingly. Thanks.

Terry Flood
Date: 7/15/2022 12:32:00 PM

Thanks, Milt. I read elsewhere that you’d had an ‘eye op’, hope all went well. Glad you enjoyed this. Terry

Susan Woodrow

Date: 7/14/2022 6:46:00 PM

Lololol !! :)

Terry Flood
Date: 7/15/2022 12:36:00 PM

Thank you, Susan. I called it ‘Excalibur’ because I knew beyond doubt that some readers would find naughty connotations in it. Fortunately, clean or rude, it gives me a giggle either way. Terry