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... and thereon hangs de tail

 

Some sunbathing saurians saw

tasty morsel descend to sea floor,

munch crunch in a bunch

seemed lunch packet - a hunch

to be put to the test for before 

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need to feed could be satisfied, gore

in abundance flow, haemoglo pour,

each must first put to flight

all opposing scaled might,

fight alot for prized lottery draw. 

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On the blink in the drink was in store

for missing link all might adore,

heads' and tails' pecking order

soon dissolved in disorder

more borderline squabbles encore. 

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Who would eat must defeat tooth, paw claw,

alligators aroused, somewhat sore,

who for prey pray all day

when they're not making hay

or emitting some earth-splitting snore. 

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What became of their esprit de corps ?

how ended godsent present raw ?

from the heavens descended

was it wrended, upended ?

jaw remembered dismembered core or ... 

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Thirty lines this tale's limit foresaw

contest limerick laughter to score

so the story as such

untold lies, cold blood, much

we hold back through rehearsing verse law.

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  • Room without doors gold member
    September 16

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    Outstanding

    I really liked the "earth splitting snore". This has got me laughing.
    a croc thanked the stars at his luck
    as he stood on the bank in the muck
    his eyes out on sticks
    he was licking his lips
    the most he had hoped was a duck!
    Congratulations on the trophy


  • BuriedTreasures silver member
    September 15

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    Excellent Limerick with awesome verbage---Very unique and well written--
    Thank you for this entry!

  • Back at ya
    September 15

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    Excellently crafted limerick with equal excellence with vocabulary command!
    Good Luck in the contest!


  • Lily of the Valley
    September 15

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    Of all the pages in all the world I had to click into this one ... which contains nature, humour and the wonderful rhythm and rhyme of the limerick form, which are some of my favourite things. I don't know where the image came from but I would certainly not relish being on the end of that particular parachute !


  • Pattiboo silver member
    September 14

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    very funny

    if this was for real guess the guy with the parachute would be feeling a tad worried seeing all those hungry crocs lined up waiting for dinner

    What became of their esprit de corps ?
    how ended godsent present raw ?

    Now if he was James Bond ...

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