march 17 hockey holy trinity

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Apologies to the father, son, and holy ghost who didn't make the starting team:

They're pagans on ice with wood sticks
And maximum pain each inflicts
But Saint Patrick knows
God prefers trios
Like three-leaf shamrocks and hat tricks

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/19/2024 3:36:00 PM

Such talent in these lims!

Duke Beaufort
Date: 5/5/2024 5:53:00 AM

Thanks Kim, glad you liked this one!

Ink Empress

Date: 3/13/2024 10:52:00 AM

The hat trick line is so clever made me smile haha. Brilliant write this is , another creative limerick that flows with excellent rhymes and i must as always highlight how creative and fitting your pictures are for the poems you weave. Pleasure reading this, pagans on ice with sticks hah. What a way to think, so imaginative. And engaging.

Duke Beaufort
Date: 3/13/2024 2:52:00 PM

You are very kind IE. This one was fun to write and underwent several iterations to make it what it is. I am so glad you liked this!

Sotto Poet

Date: 3/13/2024 10:07:00 AM

Duke, you superbly contrast the harsh brutality of ice hockey with the subtle symbolism of the shamrock, a tribute to Ireland and Saint Patrick, in this limerick. Your smart wording and humorous language juxtapose hockey players' aggression with the shamrock's calm. Also the use of "pagans" to characterize the players to emphasize the sport's roughness, while Saint Patrick and hat tricks add sarcasm and fun. Great one a Fave

Duke Beaufort
Date: 3/13/2024 2:36:00 PM

SP, I see you are enjoying these. This one was a bit of a stretch. The idea of threes like in the trinity made me think of a hat trick. I look at it and wonder myself about the diversity of subject matter but it does seem a little bit funny (hopefully).

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/12/2024 1:54:00 PM

Interesting lines penned. Not a Catholic so don't really know about the beliefs. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K

Duke Beaufort
Date: 3/13/2024 5:52:00 AM

Sara, thanks to you also for dropping by. I am not a catholic either, but Saint Patrick was an early adoptee and brought that religion to people in Ireland. He had a rather interesting life and was captured and enslaved for a while and he apparently did use shamrocks as symbols.

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 3/12/2024 1:03:00 PM

This one is beyond unique. It is a sport buff"s limerick of paradise. Though I've fallen short (5'1") in most sports, I still felt the spirit of this poem.

Duke Beaufort
Date: 3/13/2024 5:46:00 AM

Hilda, we can all enjoy participating in sports. It's good for the body and soul. If done in the right spirit, I agree with you that it elevates us and makes us better. I sincerely hope you have met every physical challenge you have faced. We can only do as good as our bodies allow.

Silent One

Date: 3/12/2024 12:26:00 PM

This one actually flows and rhymes really well.. one of your best in my opinion.. it is unique and clever.. I am sure you are not being blasphemous here lol...

Duke Beaufort
Date: 3/13/2024 5:34:00 AM

So glad you liked it SO. It's an interesting connection that the rhyming words sent me to. I only have some control over where these all go. Sometimes what I start out to do changes a bit as this form has limitations.