Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

August 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were either originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick or published to Poet’s Corner during the month of August 2026.

How to Write a Limerick Using the Word “Sheet”

If you must, make the limerick sweet
or at least make it jingle its feet
so the reader won’t cry,
make a fuss, wonder why
you forgot in the end to use “sheet”.

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Prompt word: “sheet” August 3, 2026 (modified)

Those find houses we now see as old were quite fancy back then we are told.

A Limerick To Brighten Up Your Heart

It’s as dark as the midnight of night
though it’s day and the sun’s shining bright.
It’s depressing to see
how dark darkness can be.
I will have to turn on my heart’s light.

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August 10, 2026 Poet’s Corner

They had heat. They stopped rain. There was love to ease pain.

Eyes Eying Eyes

While my eyes were out eying your eyes
with deep heartbeats and longings and sighs
in your eyes I did see
a reflection of me
eying me eying you with surprise.

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Prompt word: “eyes” August 17, 2026

There were gardens with crops, hundred-fold.

Jogging Limerick

In the bog there’s a frog who would jog.
In the fog there’s a dog who would hog
all the rhymes that I had
which at times made me sad
as I jog like a frog on my blog.

A Colorful Jogging Limerick

It is yellow. Now green. Now it’s gold!
You can even make everything BOLD!
And italics – that, too.
Oh, what else can it do?
Can it jog? – Well, no matter. I’m sold!

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Prompt word: “jog” August 24, 2026

Second, First, Then What?

And so first I will try not to care
if second comes next or somewhere
perhaps after that third
who’s out chasing some bird
while the word that I chase rhymes with “there”.

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Prompt word: “first” August 31, 2026

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Festivals, Fairs and Carnivals

Dale offers the prompt “festivals/fairs/carnivals” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

On July 4th of this year the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Here are some of the fireworks set off by people in the cul-de-sac right outside our townhome.

Getting some of the trees with the fireworks

Ten Things of Thankful: August 29, 2026

I am thankful to the Lord for everything mentioned below and all of His other blessings.

The photos tell their tales with the help of captions.

(1) Magnolia trees, (2) the shape of their seeds and (3) dark green

(4) leaves of (5) many shapes and colors

(6) tiny parks with (7) big trees and (8) big stones

(9) fancy flowers and (10) a neighbor who plants them

Poetry Slam at the SSC&B: The Hallway

Go down three granite steps and you will find
the Gatekeeper who’ll surely let you in.
Once you’re inside your stories may begin
to tell themselves and leave you far behind.

The others will have stories they’ll unwind
and you may test how true those tall tales spin.
Though some may even leave a tear or grin
they all will open doors inside your mind.

There is a hallway, too, that’s deep and dark,
and should you choose to wander that odd way
it only asks that you respect its night.
With every word you speak there goes a spark
but many sparks lead many folk astray
and all those led astray will need true light.

Denise offers the prompt word “word” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories and Poetry Slam.

Poetry Slam at the SSC&B: Words

The words today I wish I never said
are words that haunt, but may we let them go.
Now in their place my mouth will say instead
the words my heart would want your mind to know.

There’s more to all of this than shocks the eye
with silliness, indifference or disdain.
And that is why once more I’ll only try
to speak from Truth, from falseness to refrain.

You likely wonder what those words could be
that I prefer now never more to say.
I’m glad to say they’ll stay a mystery,
since now we are back on the sacred way.