Lulu Limerick Contest

The Limerick


I just entered the Lulu Limerick contest (deadline: Thursday, March 15, at 4:30pm EST) with this little bitty:

Hack once scrawled in anonymity
Then he dipped his nib in Liberty
Inspiration he took
Publishing on her Nook
“Now,” said she, “hand over thy royalty.”

If you want to write your own, here is the form:

Rhyme    /     Syllables
A                       9
A                       9
B                       6
B                       6
A                       9

Most folks will just use the rhyming pattern, but Limericks do have a metric structure. If you want more information, you can check out the Power Point I used to use to teach students how they were written.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Parking Lot Glacier

The air was still crisp. A bit of snow and ice that still comprised the parking lot glacier slowly trickled into a steady stream disappearing into a culvert taking with it cigarette butts, plastic cup lids, and deicer. The melt and debris would find its way to the Minnesota River Valley, the Twin Cities' major source of fresh water.

Super Mario on Harmonica! - Why am I not this cool! (Yet)?