This week’s limerick prompt from Mind and Life Matters is “feral”…
A cartoon character called Beryl
Was always but one step from peril
She claimed to be brave
But just misbehaved
Acting decidedly feral!
(Beryl the Peril was a longstanding character in British comics – a female equivalent of the better-known Dennis the Menace)
I’m also doing a Valentine’s Day countdown here, so thought I’d try a limerick on that theme too…
It’s been said that the feeling of “love“,
Long-argued when push came to shove,
Is no more
Than a dull metaphor…
But it fits like a hand in a glove!
lol – Beryl sounds like a barrel of fun
to the limerick on love, gotta hand it to you! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think the picture links the two, if nothing else… Beryl’s a special kind of girl!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, those are good “love” limericks!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Teresa… I’m really pleased with the second one! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I recognise some of those words. G:)
Good show. Spiffing and all that jazz
G:)
LikeLiked by 1 person
I did chuckle when I read your post earlier today… this had been prepared before that. Must be all that poet-ing love in the air 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I shall not have my fringe copywrited! G:) I’m sure that we all use 98% of the same words, just in different order. G:)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, I think we use 98% of all the same words, just differently ordered 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
You have got a knack for the limerick Al. I recognise Beryl the Peril, and remember Minnie the Minx as well!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Judy… I think the limerick is sadly overlooked as a poetic form! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes it is but I am glad you are still writing them 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like them both, Al. The countdown is going great. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Diana… every compliment on this fills me with the slight panic that comes from not having planned any other poems in this series! Let’s hope inspiration strikes… 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ha ha. I feel that panic every week.
LikeLiked by 1 person
A little panic’s good for the creativity 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beryl the Peril – I like the sound of that! A good one! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person