Dorothy Lee dresses like a street urchin from London town
She is not a frilly frothy girl, you’ll never see her in a gown
Her brother’s oversized boots are good enough for Dorothy Lee
Does she wear socks inside them? No this you’ll never see.
She is the youngest daughter of a family with eighteen kids.
Seventeen older brothers, one of them on the skids.
She dresses like she’s homeless, though they have lots of money.
Her mama left a long time ago, which truly was not funny.
She wanted to take Dorothy Lee, but she refused to go.
She loves her older brothers Terry, Tom, Timmy, Dick and Danny so.
Her daddy never had a girl, so is raising her like a boy.
This, says Dorothy Lee, is my biggest joy.
Follow me... walk this way.
One and a two and a three.
Off to see the wizard !
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
a foot hangs out of Dorothy’s eager mouth
she never drops it
because she needs it
if anyone can say the wrong thing, it is Dorothy
We recently suffered two deaths.
“Deaths come in threes,” she told me.
Someone else had a barking dog.
“You are a bad dog mama,” she said.
Is she insensitive or incredibly stupid?
Possibly a little of both.
There once was a woman named Dorothy
Dorothy liked to pee in her porridge
Said it added flavor
Thats just what I gave her
Wonder what she puts on her ice cream
Trust
She's lost
No more threats
Slammed the door shut
More false accusations from her warped mind
Dorothy Sally loved her pie, kept it for herself
Had cherry, gooseberry and cherry on a shelf
In her freezer she had hidden key lime and pecan
You won’t get a piece though she has six strawberry chiffon
Dorothy Sally does not share her sweet pies ever
Her brother sneaks them out, he is extremely clever
In a cyclone, Dorothy was swept,
To the land of Oz with a dog she kept,
There she killed a wicked witch,
They rejoiced she killed the b*tch,
Then she realised she was lost, she wept.
A good witch gave her a silver shoe,
To go back home, a Wizard has the clue,
So for the warlock, she searched.
A brain-hungry Scarecrow perched,
Near a Tinman who wanted a heart too.
Soon a lion lacking courage she met,
The request to kill a witch made them fret,
The condition to go home,
So the male witch made them roam,
From heads to toes they were drenched with sweat.
The bad witch battered Tinman on a rock,
unstuffed Scarecrow who then stopped to walk,
She then captured the lion,
threatened to jail Dorothy.
Just poured water, the witch died to her shock.
The witch slaves free the lion and others,
The Wizard then free them from their suffers:
The Scarecrow a brain;
others, solved their complain,
The shoe's magic powers she discovers.
Miss Dorothy Gale , European
was forced to learn language Ozian.
Book ‘Wizard of OZ’-
She read from A to Z,
and encountered witty magician.
Just hypnotised by magical wonder
also mesmerised by splendid splendour,
common sense to forego
and IQ turned zero.
In land of OZ she had to wander.
Dorothy and her lovely small dog Toto.
Were all taken up in a fierce tornado.
Ran into three helpless bobos.
A Tin man, Lion, and Scarecrow.
No Wizard needed, just the Dr Phil show.
The three went to see Dr. Phil, a PHD.
No heart for the Tin man, just psychotherapy.
Told the Lion to get a set,
and the Scarecrow to not forget.
All thanked the Dr, and walked away happily.
The Wizard they all thought had magical powers.
Worked and schemed, behind his curtain, every hour.
His curtain was removed.
The people were amused.
Now, he plays behind the curtain in the shower..
Bobo: A slang Spanish word meaning half witted.
Wizard Of Oz Limerick Poetry Contest Charles Messina
Written November 22 2024
There once was Glenda with slippers to share.
Dorothy liked better Prada devil’s pair.
She ducked behind Oz’s curtain
To do what is uncertain,
But the Lion put a crib in his lair.
Wizard Of Oz Limerick Poetry Contest
Charles Messina
Dorothy and her dog Toto collide
Up they go on a magic carpet ride
From Kansas home, they whirled
To a make-believe world
They were in Oz to find the other side
When Dorothy and Tin Man were dating
She didn’t prepare for the mating
Til’ she heard a bang
And shouted out, “Dang,
Something inside there’s inflating”
Since Dorothy’s one chick he lusted
Poor Tin said he was disgusted
Coz there was no oil can
Nearby them at hand
To free up his zipper now rusted
As Tin was kissing Dorothy’s lips
He sadly knew he had to come to grips
‘Til she yelled, “My man
I’ll open your can
Coz in my purse I brought some tin snips!”
Wicked Witch of the West always jealous
Her green skin couldn't be seen near the trellis.
Cackling at Dorothy, you’re
Not in Kansas anymore
Scarecrows are all you will get for fellas.
What happens in your world is your problem.
It's what's in your heart and soul, a poem.
The lion beast I will meet;
A heart that will kiss my feet.
Flashing a smile, he will use a condom.
Dorothy's friends comprised a quite motley lot
Wanted Wizard to fix things that were shot.
Thought Wizard surely must know
best fixes for poor ego
Instead he said "These guys the best you've got?"
Dorothy was a major character
throughout this refreshing novel.
The next in the series sees
Dorothy as a chapter.
Is Dorothy there within
the succeeding book? Yes, there she is.
She’s a chapter’s section, and often called Dot.
So beautiful is Dorothy, so delightful is Dot.
Where is Dot? Ah, there in the next.
A teensy-weensy presence:
a paragraph - but she is there.
Dot is definitely there.
In the next book
Dorothy has been dropped:
Not even a Dot.
Dorothy is now a full stop.
(09 Nov 2024)
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