Acrostic: Peppy (a limerick)

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PEPPY

Peter Pepper picked a lively girl Patsy Paul
Easy asking her sock hop kid to sailor's ball
Patsy said yes I'll go
Peter wept not his hope
You see he dampened all had just made a crank call


Acrostics Only Prompt A: Acrostic Limerick (AL) — Peppy
(Limerick Form - a limerick is defined as “a light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of 5 anapestic lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba”. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have 7 to 10 syllables and the last words rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have 5 to 7 syllables and the last words rhyme.)

anapestic lines:
da da DUM / da da DUM / da da DUM
da da DUM / da da DUM / da da DUM
da da DUM / da da DUM
da da DUM / da da DUM
da da DUM / da da DUM / da da DUM

Acrostic: Sow

. Acrostics Only

SOW

Senior hog of mine
Old mother pig she's my pet
Will embrace for wine


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Written for Acrostics Only, Prompt C: Acrostic Haiku (AH) - SOW
(A Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having 3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.)

One Single Impression: Evening

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At Evening Time

When evening comes I feel
compelled to call the dogs.
Like back at home on the farm
we coerced the chickens into
their coop when evening came.

And do you know that Mother
would would call me
in from play when evening came?

The dogs could get lost in the dark
as dogs just don't see so good at night.
The coyotes would feast--three chickens
a night if we didn't get them in.

Mother worried always when
I was out at night. Even now she does.

The dogs and the chickens and the little folk
what they have in common
is a need they do not know.

A need for safety from the bad of night.

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One Single Impression: Quagmire

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Quagmire

She was in a quagmire, that was sure
with one foot in, the other out
she'd paid the price out of her purse
a price too high this is about

Hubby could know, checkbook keeper
paid instead from the grocery cash
she bought some beans now in deeper
Mother was right, should have a stash

Beans and rice, rice and beans that night
then cake she'd baked and some bubbly
brought it out with candles alight
by its side new watch for Hubby.

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Prompt words, Quagmire, suggested by Amity at Dreams Are My Reality
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One Single Impression: Carnival

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Carnival

The carnival has come to town
the fat lady we love to see
oh gee, I hope there is a clown
a scary ride you're close to me

We'll take our chance and shoot the gun
for you I'll win a furry bear
cotton candy, we're out for fun
just tonight may the devil care




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One Single Impression: Calmed

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Ceansū Tráchta;
(Irish) Traffic Calming

An ordinary Sunday afternoon
little family out for their weekly ride
Grandpa riding shotgun with his spittoon
Dad had the reigns proudly he steered the drive

In the back kids and Mom with windows down
dodging juice from their Grandad's outside spit
wise Mom packed a kerchief to wipe her brow
and gives aid to Dad from back where she sits

Passed by red car its driver half Dad's age
He raised Dad's ire a lesson boy must learn
don't mess with folks take care you'll cause a crash
Dad had the whip young fellow you must burn

He'd cut him off now Dad started around
he'll teach young lad that his driving is bad
wise Mom sitting in back now held her ground
stop it all there's no lesson to be had

Dad knew his was folly and Mom was right
youngster avoid there's safety holding back
Mom's are wise they calm our souls quell the fight
the lesson here family comes first says Dad

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