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Vacation Humor Contest

Blog Posted:7/11/2014 1:47:00 PM

Everything that can go wrong on a vacation has happened in the past couple weeks. I'll need some laughs when I get home at the end of July and would like to read some poems that describe "vacation mishaps." Limericks are preferred, but rhymes are also acceptable. I will be looking for a few things: 1) HUMOR 2) how well you follow the chosen poetic form, but I'm not checking meter 3) grammar, punctuation, etc. 4) poems should be between 5 and 15 lines. If you do a triple limerick, make sure it is funny throughout all three verses. 5) co-writes are acceptable You don't have to put a date on your poem unless you want to do so. Your poem doesn't have to be new. You may put your name on your entry if you wish, but it's not required. If English is not your native language and you make note of this at the end of your poem, you will be allowed some leeway with grammar and punctuation. I have little computer access until I return home, but I hope you feel inspired to write about things that go wrong on vacations So far, I've had canceled flights, double and even triple credit card charges for one flight, airport delays, hours spent on runways waiting for air traffic control to give the pilot an okay, missing luggage and more. Take my cares away with your witty writes! Perhaps I should offer a prize to join me on my European vacation in October. LOL Maybe that prize should go to a loser. Have fun with this! Make all of us laugh! (I'll return to the Soup at the end of July, but I might have a chance to read some of the entries while I'm traveling) Love to all, Carolyn

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Carolyn
Devonshire

Date: 7/14/2014 10:24:00 PM

A few lines over the limit will not disqualify a poem, but if you go past 20 lines, the poem is not moving to round two. There are a few very good entries. Thanks!

Carolyn
Devonshire

Date: 7/12/2014 3:31:00 PM

Some entries are too long, even though they are fun to read. Hope folks check the rules, which are pretty simple actually. Thanks to all who are participating!

James
Fraser

Date: 7/12/2014 12:10:00 PM

Happy vacation Carolyn, cool idea for a poem based on your blog, James :)

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/11/2014 10:05:00 PM

Carolyn, I don't know if it is that funny but we had a vacation that was a real horror show when Our kids were small. If only I could remember all the details. Not sure how it would go over in limerick style but maybe I will think on it. Cool idea for your contest.

Jeremy
Street

Date: 7/11/2014 4:20:00 PM

I've never been upon a formal vacation *.* I guess it wasn't meant to be for a lost child such as me (* Good luck everyone and make Precious Carolyn Smile a bit....KLove *

Tim
Smith

Date: 7/11/2014 4:18:00 PM

Sounds like it will be a fun contest...best of luck the rest of your trip...Tim

Jan
Allison

Date: 7/11/2014 2:33:00 PM

Oh Carolyn your misfortune on holiday will be our gain with some humourous poems for you to enjoy. Hope things get better for you soon and everything goes smoothly from now on. Hugs Jan xxx

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5/21/2021	Sunflowers	Acrostic	flower,
5/19/2021	Father of Three	Acrostic	fathers day,
5/13/2021	Choices	Couplet	introspection,
4/8/2021	Prayers Needed	Free verse	brother,sick,
3/31/2021	From Icarus To Goldilocks	Free verse	science,space,
3/28/2021	History Rising From the Sea	Rhyme	history,
3/26/2021	Chicken of the Sea Tableau	Verse	fish,sea,
3/24/2021	A Token Gesture	Rhyme	appreciation,light,
3/22/2021	Missing Chris	Free verse	friendship,loss,
3/19/2021	Dreamscapes	Free verse	anxiety,dream,introspecti
3/12/2021	In the Glory of Morning	Imagism	flower,
3/9/2021	Before the Colors Fade	Free verse	history,poetess,
3/4/2021	Rachel's Special Challenges	Free verse	child,education,
3/2/2021	A Taste of Spring	Sonnet	spring,
2/26/2021	Erin's Show	Limerick	humor,
2/24/2021	Pot Luck	Limerick	holiday,humor,
2/21/2021	Coming Back Home	Acrostic	loneliness,
2/16/2021	Wings of Spring	Sonnet	bird,spring,
2/11/2021	Three Jeans' Sizes	Limerick	clothes,humor,
2/3/2021	New Beginnings	Acrostic	hope,
1/28/2021	Better Days	Sonnet	friendship,loss,recovery
1/16/2021	True Leadership	Free verse	history,leadership,
1/7/2021	It's About Love	Rhyme	love,violence,
12/29/2020	Winter's Wondrous Song	Sonnet	winter,
12/21/2020	Believe	Sonnet	loss,
12/18/2020	Christmas Snow	Chastushka	christmas,humor,
12/9/2020	Shakespeare and More	Free verse	childhood,literature,sist
12/5/2020	A Different Type of Christmas	Limerick	christmas,humor,
12/5/2020	Quacker Factory	Quintain (English)	fashion,humor,
11/16/2020	Influences	Free verse	introspection,
11/9/2020	Kicking the Bucket	Free verse	adventure,
10/29/2020	Silenced	Couplet	perspective,
10/15/2020	Censored	Free verse	introspection,
10/10/2020	Lights Out On Halloween	Limerick	halloween,
9/30/2020	When the Colors Fade	Dodoitsu	autumn,lost love,
9/29/2020	Wink of Tranquility	Tetractys	nature,
9/16/2020	A Better Tomorrow	Sonnet	hope,
9/9/2020	King Richard's Crusade	Sonnet	courage,war,
9/8/2020	A Different Kind of Courage	Rhyme	courage,fear,
9/3/2020	Lessons From Past Lives -- Ct	Sonnet	introspection,
9/1/2020	All In a Day	ABC	nature,
8/31/2020	Gratitude	Light Verse	humor,thanks,
8/30/2020	If I Am a Supergirl	Monoku	magic,
8/29/2020	Mad Hatter	Limerick	humor,
8/26/2020	A Bride's Challenge	Monoku	snow,wedding,
8/16/2020	Companions	Couplet	bird,fishing,nature,
8/15/2020	The Purest Love	Rhyme	cat,pets,
8/15/2020	Powerless	Verse	longing,
8/14/2020	Inheritance Ziket	Free verse	sad,
8/8/2020	The Bride of Frankenstein's Crop	Limerick	humor,
8/7/2020	When Dreams Become Nightmares	Enclosed Rhyme	loss,
8/4/2020	Searing Pain Reemerges	Free verse	father daughter,
8/4/2020	Haiku - Clouds	Haiku	sky,
7/29/2020	Losing It In Isolation	Free verse	fear,
7/26/2020	Chilled	Free verse	flower,mother,
7/18/2020	Seraphim of Selma	Free verse	dedication,tribute,
7/15/2020	Finding Hope	Lyric	hope,
6/23/2020	Daver Austin	Free verse	animal,humor,
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3/21/2020	Illuminations of Wonder and Warmth	Free verse	spiritual,visionary,
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2/19/2020	Specters of Slaves	Rhyme	history,
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1/15/2020	Regret	Free verse	angst,
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1/7/2020	Losing Patience	Senryu	mother,nature,
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10/31/2019	Fall's Changing Focus	Sonnet	animal,autumn,tree,
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6/21/2019	Raindrops	Diamante	rain,rainbow,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
A Winter In Yosemite	Tanka	nature,places,
Tell Me	Lyric	loveme,me,
The Poem That Never Was	Free verse	on writing and words
Dreams of a Superwoman	Tanka	fantasy
Learning To Ride..Footle-Mania	Light Verse	funny,life
She Waits.	Free verse	animals,death,friendship,
'remember To Smile'	Free verse	faith,hopelove,
The Price of Freedom	Free verse	deathwomen,women,
Living To Serve	Ballade	devotion
Cautious Walker	Free verse	adventure,allegory
Star Gazing	Iambic Pentameter	space
Seeing Things	Light Verse	funnygrandmother,
Three Blind Men and a Horse	Quatrain
Letting Go	Rhyme	lost lovelove,
Myth of Mother Earth	Rhyme	fantasy,life,nature,myth,
Captain Breckenridge	Free verse	imagination,
Hopeful Trio	Tanka	nature
Shapeshifter	Acrostic	introspection
Cowboys Cry Too	Acrostic	angst,cowboy-western,imag
Mine Shadow	Free verse	sea,
The Future Is Now	Monoku	hope,life,nature
My Dog, Benbow	Verse	animalsdog,dog,time,
Fable of the Fall	Rhyme	adventure,hope,imaginatio
Petty	Light Verse	funnyme,me,
Save Us, Please	Haiku	nature
Imagination	I do not know?	adventure,fantasy,friends
Precipice of a Lost Innocence	Narrative	childhood,mother,
Epitaph For a Common Man	Epitaph	dedication,life
Madness	Monorhyme	angst
When I Grow Up	Free verse	childhood,
Adopted	Rhyme	childhoodchildren,heart,c
Maiden Voyage	Rhyme	history,life,loss,sea
Crop Circles From the Sky	Rhyme	funnymen,men,planet,
Maiden Voyage " the Rescue "	Rhyme	history,life,loss,sea
To Read	I do not know?	lovelove,i love you,
'tender Invite - Wilma - Ric	Dodoitsu	love
The Worry Dolls	Quatrain	faith,happiness,hope,insp
Words	Light Verse	introspection,on writing
My Poems	Free verse	hope,on writing and words
Future Dreams	Rhyme	imagination,science ficti
Keepin Up	Rhyme	funnynight,me,night,time,
Cease Fire	Rhyme	funny
Growing Prose -My Passion-	Free verse	on writing and words,pass
The Loving Time	I do not know?	animals,life,love,motherm
Gift of the Sea	Rhyme	nature,sea,sportsfishing,
What!!	I do not know?	funnyme,home,home,me,
The Farewell Performance	Free verse	lifefilm,
Friend Within Hear Me	Rhyme	angst,confusion,friendshi
Animal Court	I do not know?	animals,funnytiger,
I Had a Little Nut Tree	Light Verse	funny,parody
Every Time We Fall	Rhyme	angst,introspection,lost
Stick To His Rules, He Not Human Actually Rules	Free verse	natural disasters
Alien Invasion	Rhyme	science fiction
Sos	Senryu	nostalgia,
Small Habitats...Repost	Rhyme	natureearth,
In Deep Sorrow	Rhyme	sadpain,me,
A Different Game	Rhyme	introspection,life,people
No Cancer In Heaven	Sijo	lossfamily,family,
Life's Void	Narrative	imagination,introspection
Nikan	Sonnet	dedication,native america
Probing the Unconscious Space	Free verse	imagination,introspection
Battle of the Seasons	Alliteration	seasons
End Game	Free verse	love
Doing Time In Kimo	Kimo	funny,
Left Handed Lover	Free verse	love
The One That Got Away	Narrative	childhood,family,nostalgi
My Old Black and White	Rhyme	nostalgiaold,friend,old,
War Vets Dream	Rhyme	children,warchildren,war,
I Do	Free verse	love,
Coming of Age	Narrative	adventure,brother,childho
Rain On the River	Free verse	life,nature,peace
The Cake You Showed Me	Ode	introspection
The Man Who Fell*	Rhyme	faithmay,truth,perspectiv
Welcome Carolyn	Couplet	friendship
Sailing the Seas In a Pecan Tree	Rhyme	adventure,old,
Welcome Dear Carolyn	Couplet	friendship
Our Time	Fibonacci	lost love,love,
::A Psalm To Jehovah::	Free verse	inspirational,thank you,u
Barbed Wire	Rhyme	history
The Ghost Dance	Narrative	history,inspirational,nat
A Feast For My Eyes	Light Verse	faith,inspirational,life,
Coffee Not Tea For Andrea,Carolyn and Linda-Marie	Couplet	friendship
A Springtime Song	Sonnet	naturebird,bird,
Moonbow	Haiku	nature,space
Exerpts From Hitler's Diary 1941	Prose Poetry	funnywar,crazy,june,war,
Am I Who I Am	Quatrain	socialwoman,mirror,mornin
Grains	Free verse	philosophy
Where Now a Butterfly Sits	Tanka	daughter,loss,lost love,n
Bernadette and Juliet	I do not know?	political
Who's the Pretzel	Limerick	funny
Memories	Senryu	imagination
The Cleverness of That Young Traveler	Burlesque	life,nature,nostalgia,peo
Three Hundred and Fifty Horses	Rhyme	animals,funny,imagination
Infant Poet	Tanka	childhood
Cold Night Rain	Tetractys	imagination
Empty	Cinquain	depression,
The Sofa and It's Tales	Rhyme	funny
Colonisation	Rubaiyat	science fictionurdu,world
Softly Spoken Magic Spell	I do not know?	confusion
Permanent Guest	Rhyme	warfriend,