Poetry – Page 4 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Rambling Limericks

Esther Chilton offers a weekly limerick prompt which I started participating in. Here are four limericks which I’ve posted in the comment sections of her prompts.

I’ve included two photos of critters I ran into on my walks so the reader’s brain doesn’t fry on an overdose of rhyme, alliteration and the anapestic presentation of the (nearly) nonsensical.

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Though he said if I wanted to chill
there’s a pill I could take if I will,
but I don’t trust the guy
nor the look in his eye
nor whatever might be in his pill.
Posted March 31, 2025

I am old. I am bold and the rage
trapped inside must get out on some stage.
So I whine and I cry.
So I ramble and lie.
So I act unbecoming my age.
Posted February 3, 2025

A wave came in and took him back into the ocean

He was woke. He was broke. He was cursed
By some demons who got to him first
Then a witch (maybe two)
Then that wizard who knew
That a wizard’s most likely the worst.
Appeared December 9, 2024

It is white. It is bright. It is snow.
Down the street, if I’m forced to, I’d go.
But I’m not, so I won’t.
You ask, why? Well, I don’t
really know and that’s all that I know.
Posted January 6, 2025

He quickly hurried back into his hole when he saw me.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Learn

Free from worries and their fear
since the Lord is always near.
His voice is what I’ve learned to hear
and He will lead me home.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “learn” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV – Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Blessed

Don’t listen to ungodly thought.
Don’t rise with sinners. You’ll get caught
and should you think that scorn has bought
you mercy, it has not.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “rise” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Psalm 1:1 KJV – Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Bridge

Divisions kept the sides apart.
Where is the unifying heart?
How can the mending ever start?
It did. His will is done.

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Ronovan offers the inspiration “bridge” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Ephesians 4:4-6 KJV – 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Wisdom

The sun is setting westward deep
and Venus shining soon will sleep.
My trust’s in Him and He will keep
my heart in perfect peace.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “wisdom” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. It is wise to trust in Him. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Isaiah 26:3 KJV – Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Isaiah 65:24

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

*Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com*

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Opportunity

Don’t hesitate to do what you
have heard that you’re supposed to do.
Get all that done. The sky’s still blue
and you’re still in His rest.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “opportunity” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Hebrews 4:9-11 KJV – 9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.