retirement close, Arthur sadly wonders,
ponders ruefully what his passions are!
to merrily spend the days...
golf or pool! dearest wife says -
must get my tea in bed, whatsoever!
May 31, 2022
A Funny Limerick - Any Theme Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Syllables (!0 and 7) checked by HMS.com
Every morning is the chance to rise
With a new fire of hope in our eyes.
R-ising sun is in view,
A-fter the moon is gone;
Z-one of morning glory
I-s shared by the dawn.
E-arly light has shown up, rising above the horizon;
H-aze is passing from eyes, as fog is brought to oblivion.
R-ed beacon is in sight,
E-ventide turns into day;
S-hadows have disappeared,
U-nderneath the skyway.
R-adiant gleam has come,
R-ays emanate from fire;
E-very mist is erased,
C-hill sinks into the mire.
C-omfort from up above
I-s brought by God to you;
O-n May twenty-seventh,
N-ew sunrise is in view.
D-awn
I-n
V-iew
I-s
N-icely
A-llowing
L-ight
A-s
B-eacon
I-s
A-bating
G-ray
A-new
Topic: Birthday of Divina Q. Labiaga (September 26)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Venus in View
Oh, megalithic moon, shine your rays upon my beatific being
For in this jubilant June, our hearts aflutter forever fleeing
My Venus stands still, a Goddess of the crimson songful sky
Within a throbbing thrill, my love comes in with a soulful shy
Oh Aphrodite grant me courage as the jewels of heaven glow
May the oracles flaunty furnish our embrace of eternities echo
And thus our love will flourish for the petals of desire bestow.
June.22.2018
Seven lines of romantic heaven
Sponsored by: Silent One
M-orning is in view,
A-nd the sun shall ascend,
R-ising from the far east,
I-nto the sky without
E-nd.
D-awn is in sight,
A-iming to show its glory;
N-ew horizon has to come,
T-welfth day of February.
I-n spite of lonely evening, despite the night so blue;
C-ool breeze will bring joy, morning is in view.
J-ust about to break is dawn,
E-vening is nowhere in view;
N-ew day denies the dark,
N-o way will shadow dismay
Y-ou.
V-iew the morning light,
E-arly ninth of December;
N-ever miss the sunrise
T-o make yourself feel better.
I-dentify the white clouds,
G-aze at the sky so blue;
A-im at the bright beacon,
N-ight is nowhere in view.
A-s new year is in view,
R-emaining days are twelve;
N-ineteenth of December,
E-xpect the hopeful life to
L-ive,
E-xistence of the current year
B-egins to slowly fade;
U-sing the word farewell,
S-aying good-bye will be made.
E-arly Tuesday morning meets the sky so blue;
O-pen your eyes to fresh start, new year is in view.
V-iew of the new light
I-s clear to your eyes;
N-ight is about to end,
N-o more dark in the skies.
E-arly twelfth of March, morn makes a better start;
S-hadows have vanished, no more ache in your heart.
D-usk departs from sight,
E-venfall does the same;
G-leams glow with glee,
U-nder the burning flame.
S-un begins to rise,
M-ist fades into the blue;
A-llow your eyes to see,
N-ew light is in view.
N-ew hope is in view,
O-pen both your eyes;
V-isible ray of light
E-manates from sunrise.
L-ook, new hope is in view,
I-t paints the sky brighter;
T-o make you feel good,
A-nd even much better.
A-s new hope is in view,
S-tart to find a way;
U-se your faith and trust,
N-ovember fourteenth Tuesday.
C-ling or hold on firmly,
I-n the middle of the blue;
O-bliterate the doubt,
N-ew hope is in view.
Muted solitary moments run for days,
as the air of discontent begins to scoff
we vent in a wordless empty praise
pretending, telling the truth to back off;
in view of the mirror all bets are off.
August 15, 2017
Placed 3rd: March 2019 contest by Brian Strand
E-arly dawn is in view,
M-orn begins to break;
E-venfall comes to a close,
L-osing its chance to take.
L-ight of dawn is in view, dark passes from eyes;
E-ach cloud becomes clear, sharing the wide pink skies.
A-pril eighth sunny Saturday
L-ets the beacon shine;
F-oggy Friday is over,
E-vading the bright long line.
R-adiant rays from above
E-rase the black and blue;
Z-enith is just waiting, early dawn is in view.
E-arly morn is in view
V-ile weather turns fine;
E-vening shadows disappear,
L-et the sunlight shine.
Y-our birthday has come, cold chill fades away;
N-ew dawn has broken, bringing warmth to the day.
A-pril seventh sweet Friday,
L-ong night fades into the blue;
B-eautiful beacon is in sight,
O-ne early morn is in view.
B-eautiful morn is in view,
H-aving both warmth and light;
E-arly dawn has broken,
C-hill fades into the night.
M-ajestic morn is in view,
A-pril twenty-fourth Monday;
R-ise of the sun begins,
I-ncluding the radiant ray.
A-llow the rain to stop,
N-o more shadows so blue;
O-pen your eyes to daybreak, beautiful morn is in view.
E-arly light is in view,
L-ook at the sun rising;
I-t's a beautiful breaking dawn,
Z-one of dark is
E-nding.
M-orning May fourteenth
A-ims to meet the day;
S-hadows have disappeared,
A-fter the night fades away.
G-et up from your slumber,
C-rimson is waiting for you;
A-llow your eyes to see, early light is in view.
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