Inspiration hits? Put it to use.
Since it’s fleeting, do give it some juice.
You must use it or lose it,
And never abuse it.
So play with that notion. Let loose!
Archive for the ‘Writing & Publishing Humor’ Category
Inspiration (Limerick)
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026Question of the Day (Limerick)
Thursday, May 7th, 2026Is creating a limerick hard?
That depends on one’s mode as a bard:
One can try to comply
With the rules, or skate by
With some “near rhyme” and meter that’s marred.
The Critic (Limerick)
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026A rich fellow who lived in a mansion
Saw himself as an expert in scansion.
He’d critique without cause
Meter lacking in flaws…
Cuz he suffered from ego-expansion.
The Battle To Write (Limerick)
Thursday, April 30th, 2026It is quarter to four and I still
Haven’t written a thing: output nil!
I’ve had sev’ral false starts
With some lame wordplay farts…
So here’s hoping this verse fills the bill.
My Taxing Muse (Limerick)
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026I should write, but I’ve nothing to say;
Inspiration is waning today.
My damn muse is a pill!
She won’t help me until
I’m done filing my taxes. Oy Vey!
Limerick Obsession
Saturday, February 28th, 2026Penning lim’ricks each day’s an obsession.
If I don’t at least try, a depression
Will most probably hit.
So those rhymes must be writ
And have wit, unlike this, my confession.
Mark Warnings (Limerick)
Monday, January 12th, 2026When you write, punctuation is key.
It can clarify meaning, you see.
Use each comma with care.
Excess bangs? Don’t you dare!!!!
If you’re slapdash your mark shall be D!
Dear Muse (Limerick)
Wednesday, October 29th, 2025“I am sorry to say that I feel
Your ideas are far from ideal.
You’ve had plenty of time
To produce a good rhyme,
So this ‘muse’ deal must end. (It’s been real.”)
Inspiration Drummed Out? (Limerick)
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025“What’s that ruckus?” she said with a curse.
“I’m on deadline. It’s time to write verse.”
But just then, the noise grew
As a neighbor (on cue)
Banged his drums and began to rehearse.
I Can’t Stop My Rhyme (Limerick)
Monday, October 13th, 2025I’m compelled to create ev’ry day.
No new lim’ricks? Remorse will hold sway.
Pressed for time? I still try
To write verse on the fly;
My frayed brain can’t keep rhyming at bay.
Prompt Confusion (Limerick)
Friday, September 5th, 2025I adore using prompt words, and yet,
Their abundance, at times, makes me fret:
Word choice tears me to bits;
My brain freezes, then flits,
As by ADHD I’m beset.
Creativity Unawakened (Limerick)
Friday, August 22nd, 2025I’m awakened; I’m eager to write.
But my thoughts are all scattered and trite.
“Where’d my muse go,” I cry.
“Has my wit-well gone dry?”
I scan prompts, sigh, and call it a night.
Haiku Switcheroo (Limerick)
Sunday, August 17th, 2025This limerick was inspired by a discussion on Bluesky about poets flouting haiku rules:
Haiku-Mavens have frequently said:
“Just get five-seven-five in your head.”
I do try — I’m no jerk!
But it often won’t work.
So I switch to a lim’rick instead.
Jumbled Limerick
Thursday, August 7th, 2025My poor brain is all jumbled. I’m wired.
I can’t sleep, though I’m terribly tired.
I just caught myself mumbling
Some rhyme words and grumbling.
In limerick fumbling I’m mired.
Bullies (Limerick)
Wednesday, July 9th, 2025My two blogs are big bullies, alas:
“Write more lim’ricks!” they coax and harass.
If I take a day off,
They will grumble and scoff:
“What’s your problem? You run out of gas?”
A Not So Minor Deviation (Limerick)
Monday, June 16th, 2025I consider myself a poetry minimalist. And yet, my attempt at responding to the #7SyllableSentence #pinch #prompt, somehow grew into this 40-syllable #limerick:
Please don’t tell me to add just a dash
Or a pinch of some item. That’s rash:
Though my fingers are smaller
Than most, I’m a brawler.
Be precise, or be blamed for my hash.
Whiny Writer (Limerick)
Monday, May 19th, 2025Whined a writer, I’m rusty and blocked.
I just can’t get my juices unlocked.
It’s the fault of my muse
Who’s gone AWOL. J’accuse!
Can’t remember the last time we talked.
Limerick Ditty
Thursday, April 10th, 2025I’m attempting to write a short ditty
About something that’s dreadfully shitty.
But I’m getting the blues
From my options — can’t choose
The right shitstorm. (Things lately ain’t pretty!)
Where’s “The Funny?” (Limerick)
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025How I love to write lim’ricks amusing!
But with news so depressing and bruising,
I’m confined to a tonic
Of verse that’s sardonic.
Blame my Muse! (She’s morose, so she’s snoozing.)
Distractions (Limerick)
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024I attempt to write lim’ricks each day.
But at times my damn mind won’t obey:
For my latest lim-slump
I blame tax forms and Trump.
Both distract me and WON’T GO AWAY!