The best way to define a limerick is by composing a limerick, right?
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The internet and social media have forever changed the world and not always for the better.
In 1980, the 12 year-old that I o… purchased a 45 RPM single of “Em… So much of the world from back the… is gone, and will not be coming ba… But at least the Glimmer Twins ar…
The colors of the Fall So vibrant and unique Today’s kids might even say “Nature’s just on fleek!”
The Beatles are there now; John was murdered in New York Ci… The Who are there, too; Keith Moon drank himself to death… The Doors are also halfway closed…
Whenever I see a discarded pencil… and that has happened more than a… I like to pick it up and sharpen i… and then put it to paper because t… There’s always going to be a few m…
The band’s ferry got stuck in a sa… on their way to New York City on an April day in 1954 when music was changed forever. By the time Bill Haley and his C…
In a world where every single mont… Is measured as being the warmest o… It’s not such as bad thing To have a chilly day outside. The unbearable heat will be here
The governor of Florida at 44 years of age is threatening to unleash an endless supply of rage At those he considers as “woke”
This poem stays in my pocket Until I take it out And read it to somebody That’s what this day’s about. Thanks for listening to my words
The world I grew up in meaning the late 20th Century had white stuff falling from the s… on December days like this one. The kid that I was at the time
It’s Julie’s birthday The beginning of her next Trip around the sun May this day be exciting and the start of something great
The people of that northern state That we all call “Wisconsin” Have but only one desire To see their beloved Pack win If you’re near to Chicago or St.…
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River… was published more than a century… Its enduring popularity derives fr… telling truths about the human con… The most compelling message of all
The sun is out today and Warmer temperatures lie ahead. The week ahead is yet unknown Half the summer now has fled.
“Feels like” temperatures Don’t make too much difference On a day like this