When we living north of Chicago in Northbrook, I used to go to this park often. There are about a mile of trails and some ponds.
Sometimes in the morning there was a nice fog on the pond.
Posted for Pepper’s One Step at a Time.
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)
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
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
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
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.
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.
Denise has announced that August 27th is the Six Sentence Cafe & Bistro Poetry Slam and the prompt word is “word”.
All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of July 2026.
Fakity Fake
It was fakity, fakity fake,
but we bought it since it came with cake.
And the cake tasted good
like a real, good cake should,
but the message was fakity fake.
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Prompt word: “fake” July 6, 2026
A Wreck of a Limerick
Though they said, “It’s a wreck,” I am glad
it was not so remarkably bad.
It was not even worse
than the lines of this verse
and for that I am gratefully glad.
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Prompt word: “wreck” July 13, 2026 (modified)
Landing a Limerick
Though to fly might be fine I’ll just stand
where my feet feel the firmness of land.
I’ll leave flying to birds
or a limerick’s words
which don’t care – though they should – how they land.
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Prompt word: “land” July 20, 2026
Puzzling Limerick
The puzzle is past and the pain
of pursuing it’s gone like the rain
when the joy has come out.
Wander freely about
and relax. Let the joy entertain.
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Prompt word: “puzzle” July 27, 2026
All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of June 2026.
Road Hog Limerick
Like a hog he was hogging the road
and we honked all the more as he slowed.
Well, we all tried to pass
but we couldn’t alas
and we’re still to this day on that road.
Prompt word: “road” June 1, 2026
Jelly Donut(s) Love Song
They filled a fine donut with jelly
and they said it was good for my belly.
Well, the first tasted good
as my mouth knew it would.
The first dozen were just too much jelly.
Prompt word: “jelly” June 8, 2026 (modified)
Winter’s Chills and Summertime
There are birds with their bright shiny bills.
There are words that delight with their thrills.
There’s a this for each that.
Here’s a kiss for my cat.
There is summer to fight winter’s chills.
Prompt word: “bills” June 15, 2026 (modified)
Busy Train
There once was a tiny toy train
protected from weather like rain.
It went “choo-choo” all day
in a circular way
and it circled again and again.
Prompt word: “train” June 23, 2026
The Weed Has Gone To Seed
It is true that the plant is a weed.
I’m the gardener, I know, so I need
to get off of my butt,
get my hoe out. Now what?
It’s too late? The weed’s long gone to seed?
Prompt word: “weed” June 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.
This walk is part of the walk on this side of the railroad tracks in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
It was blocked for a while when some water maintenance work was being done, but now it is open. Since it was part of a circle I walked the full circle.
Posted for Pepper’s One Step at a Time.
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All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of May 2026.
Song To Our Prince
Our fine prince is a wonderful guy.
When he walks all the ladies say, “Hi!”
All the dragons do, too,
as he walks through the zoo.
What a wonderfully wonderful guy.
Prompt word: “prince” May 4, 2026
Clean Limerick
He’s pretentiously, pompously clean
except when his rhymes are obscene,
but he’s doing his best,
so he said, then confessed
that his best is much better unseen.
Prompt word: “clean” May 11, 2026
Bliss In Spite Of Warning
Diving deep in delusion he goes.
You might warn him, but waters now close
and who knows where he’ll be
when a kiss sets him free
as the bliss of eternity grows.
Prompt word: “warn” May 18, 2026
Heat It Up
Though I thought it was hot it was not,
since the heat got much hotter. I got
a fine thought for a verse
(not a whiny, cold curse)
as the heat got much worse than just hot.
Prompt word: “heat” May 25, 2026
It is blue. Curvy arches face you.
Through the yellow you see some more blue.
Though it’s flaky outside
there is no need to hide,
since the heart deep inside is now true.
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The above poem was inspired by Willow’s photo below and posted to Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 