Puzzle Limerick

       Another Orphan 

There stood a pretty orphan tree 

A growing child that could not be 

Flower on its top 

Growing would not stop 

How could this be, child at his knee 

 - Photos and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved 

 -  I am linked with "Friday Writings" 184 at  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1

 - This week, we were asked to to go formal: Write a limerick, a ballad or a sonnet – or to write on the subject of formality.

 - I chose the limerick with a five line syllable count of 8,8,5,5,8.  Limericks are usually written about persons, often something bad or funny.  Since this one is about a plant using the identity of a child I call it a "Bad Limerick".

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Politics

 

         Voters' Dilemmas 

There was an old fellow named trump 

Wanted to be king make folk jump 

Unwilling folk said their piece 

Were saying "We've been fleeced" 

Each to his own it's no small bump 

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  - Photos and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved 

  -  I am NOT linked with "Friday Writings" 184 at  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1

  - Directions for this COMING week were, "we'll be asking you to to go formal: Write a limerick, a ballad or a sonnet – or to write on the subject of formality." 

 - You can see I chose the limerick.  In our country we are all very sensitive to this topic, just say our country is divided.

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