The Friday Fling Reprises Pet Limericks!
For our first Friday Fling of 2014, we’re reprising another first, our first Friday Fling challenge on Friendburst, from May 6, 2011. What really prompted this was our friend and former Fling co-host Michelle King posted pics of her new pet, a dachshund she named Holly. Anyway, here it is, formerly Friday Fling #127, which registered 14 hearts, 311 comments and 1,863 views! The poster had been created by none other than the CPC founder, Lady “Cheryl” Death.
Friday Fling #265 1/3/14
We thought it would be a good time to celebrate friendship
by writing about our animal friends, our pets or the pets of people we know.
On the Fling we also like to challenge you further
by suggesting a format to write your poem(s) in.
How about the Limerick, a five line poem of about 9-9-6-6-9 syllables
in which the nine syllable lines all rhyme and the six syllable lines rhyme.
An additional pair of rules is that usually the first line introduces the subject,
which is usually a person or animal,
and the last line is a sort of punchline, often humorous.
For example, Michelle wrote this one for the CPC Simple Simple challenge at the beginning of the week:
So long ago two horses from Maine,
were quenching their thirst and fed on grain.
They were best friends of joy
and also of LeRoy
Forever in their hearts they remain.
This week the Friday Fling writes pet limericks!
Be sure to save time to read and comment fondly
on your fellow Pals’ pet projects.
Then go off and enjoy the weekend.
As always, should the topic and/or format not be your catnip,
you can post anything you’ve written lately
which fits within the broad boundaries of the CPC family’s standards of appropriateness!
Welcome to the First Friday Fling For 20 Fourteen! Pull up a limerick and see if you can fit something about a pet into it!
There once was a dachshund named Holly
who was happy but seldom looked jolly.
She was often concerned
she would be overturned
by Buddy, who’s as big as a collie!
1/2/14 RGD
This was created for that challenge. It’s still one of my personal favorite P&Ps. The title is a takeoff on an old meat packing company’s commercial slogan, that their ham is “the ham what am.”
MY CAT
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I once had this cat named flight
That was faster than light
She left very fast one day
Return just as fast the same way
So then she stay out the previous night
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Written By: Bettie Davis —————————— © January o3 , 2o14
A Buddy Holly Limerick
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I have a pup, her name is Holly
Her friend is giant, Oh, by golly
His name is Sir Buddy
They get their paws muddy
Together in mischief and folly
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Michelle Marko King
2014
P.S. I wonder what Buddy Holly would be thinking now if he were alive knowing I have two dogs with his name?