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Shelly Gorde

(small revision made line two to make all syllables equal for lines 1, 2 and 5)

A sweet homemaker named Shelly Gorde

with her laundry and cleaning was bored.

She imagined a beach

with a sea within reach.

Rode her ironing board like surfboard.


July 14, 2022
for Lisa YY's Limerick Poetry Contest

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Paghunda Zahid

July 25, 2022 at 10:14 AM

Well I guess life without imaginations would be pretty boring. Our boring days are colourful because of it. We'll penned

Jack Horne

July 22, 2022 at 6:49 AM

LOL, loved this cute one

Tania Kitchin

July 22, 2022 at 3:51 AM

Andrea, a cute limerick, enjoyed!

Ann Foster

July 20, 2022 at 9:03 AM

Haha... love this... I always daydream as I iron. Great write. Ann

Bill Baker

July 20, 2022 at 7:11 AM

Still very funny and entertaining to my imagination, Andrea. Hugs, Bill

Christuraj Alex

July 20, 2022 at 7:08 AM

Great imagination. Congratulations!

Paula Goldsmith

July 19, 2022 at 1:24 PM

Congratulations on your win. What a cute write. Is she still OK??? Have a blessed day.................

Terry Flood

July 19, 2022 at 6:42 AM

Isn’t it frustrating that sometimes a Limerick reads better with a slightly out of kilter syllable count. I don’t know what change you made, but I bet you prefer the original. It happens to me all the time. Terry

Kim Rodrigues

July 19, 2022 at 4:25 AM

In “Walter Mitty” style! Congratulations, Andrea!

Jack Horne

July 18, 2022 at 11:59 AM

LOL, a great one for the contest

Harry Horsman

July 16, 2022 at 9:16 PM

Well that's one way to stop the boredom, excellent contest entry.

Jennifer Walker

July 16, 2022 at 1:25 PM

Still laughing; what an imagination, never thought of an ironing board being a surf board but it does have a similar shape.

Rico Leffanta

July 15, 2022 at 6:55 PM

Enjoyed! In Waikiki, everything is possible! Almost any day of the week, you will see someone surfing on a McDonald's breakfast tray . . . .Aloha!

Connie Marcum Wong

July 15, 2022 at 11:54 AM

I love this Andrea. It left me laughing. A great limerick! I am sure Lisa will enjoy this too. Blessings xxoo

Joseph P. DiMino

July 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM

Love it! Best of luck in contest. I think ironing boards would made terrific surfboards...but don't take the iron...and please, if you do, remember to unplug it -- shark teeth are very sensitive to current.

Linda Alice Fowler

July 15, 2022 at 8:51 AM

LOL Andrea. I had a neighbor walk in one time while I was ironing. She studied it for a moment and then asked, "What's that?" A joke of course, and made me smile. I didn't think to tell her it was a surfboard! Very clever! Linda

Vijay Pandit

July 15, 2022 at 5:50 AM

Creative lady. Hope she at floated. Lovely humor, Andrea.

Valsa George

July 15, 2022 at 1:38 AM

This is so cute Andrea ! A funny illustration of the picture given---

Joe Maverick

July 14, 2022 at 11:39 PM

On a different note have you heard of hand prime news? I just watched a short clip of Russian soldiers helping a Ukranian mother With many children relocate it seems ' so a Slight shift of presentation, but war its a Complete disaster, I once went to a military Air Show and a large bomber roared low above us.i sensed an evilness then it was announced it Had been in active service the crowd was cheering I just wanted to get away which I did '