Contest Description
What to Submit?
A set of NEW limericks, Thanksgiving themed, make them funny, humorous or bawdy.
No more than 2 limericks, please have matching syllable counts in both. Please make each one relatable to the other to make a set. Please try to use exact rhymes. Rhymes do not need to match both sets. Lines 1, 2 & 5 should rhyme and have the same syllable counts. Lines 3 & 4, same syllable counts and rhyme. Both sets should have matching syllable counts. I like to use howmanysyllables to check.
Line 1: da DUM da da DUM da da DUM 7-10 syllables A
Line 2: da DUM da da DUM da da DUM 7-10 syllables A
Line 3: da DUM da da DUM 5-7 syllables B
Line 4: da DUM da da DUM 5-7 syllables B
Line 5: a DUM da da DUM da da DUM 7-10 syllables A
Prizes
There will be multiple placements.
Preparing Your Entry
Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts.
English Language
Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.
A Note to Poetry Contestants
You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.