Holiday Limericks
Written for the contest: Holiday Humor- Limerick Set
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin
Contest Judged: 11/17/2024 11:17:00 AM
Placement: 2nd
Our Halloween cat finally brought home,
Cuteness on display like models in Rome,
Even it shines so nice,
Like jewels of good price.
Fun smiles when it's allowed to freely roam.
Two cat buddies thought they had a new friend,
This big-eyed stranger toy cat
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Categories:
cuteness, cat, fun, halloween, pets,
Form: Limerick
babbysitting
I babysit the daughter (Ivy) of a doctor at the hospital where I volunteer, accumulating ‘clinical hours’ for my med school applications. According to my mom, the purpose of my current existence is to get into med school.
That may sound crazy or theater-mom-ish but she has strong arguments - like Aristotle (all things strive toward
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Categories:
cuteness, child, fun, girl, humor,
Form: Free verse
Cuteness Overload
neonate
so beautiful
with eyes
full of wonder
ever so peaceful
mom's pinky
tightly
on the palm
of his
tiny hand;
glue-like bond
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Categories:
cuteness, baby, cute, father, imagery,
Form: Verse
It's the Little Things
Miniature Bats with big blinky eyes batting butterscotch kisses
Baby belly flop Frogs that happily hop and squiggling Lilliputian Octopi
Tiny hats on Teensy Teddy Bears casting star bright wishes
Squeezable short-legged Dinky Dogs that are eating Pie-In-The-Sky
Lil' Bitty Butterflies that spread their wings like a whizzing carnival ride
Pocket Size Pixies dusting Boxcar Buggies with carts that whirl
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Categories:
cuteness, appreciation, giggle, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
The Cuteness
Ode
"The Cuteness"
Power packed
his small hairy frame
my pug in a winter coat
Loki was his name
Smart as a whip
always at my feet
I believe he wanted me to trip
that was just his nature
A true companion,
my best friend
him and I the perfect tandem
I am now left all alone
Lively, just days before,
fell ill and lost all his
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Categories:
cuteness, bereavement, best friend, loss,
Form: Ode