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The Yak

In high Tibet the solemn yak
Is seldom seen dressed up in black.
He likes to clump
From bump to lump.
I doubt you'll ever hear him quack.

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  • pixiestix gold member
    November 14
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    Limericks are so much fun to write. Seems you've been enjoying the form lately. lol

    Very cute and funny.


  • suecat
    November 13

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    I do think that a solemn yak,
    even if not wearing black,
    is more inclined to clump
    than jump -
    though of information I've a lack!

    NO NO no more limericks - for me I mean - I'm enjoying yours!


  • Rend the Veil gold member
    November 6

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    I dont think so either,
    great words my friend

    love and blessings

    Rend


  • Sue Cardwell gold member
    November 6

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    Hetty the haughty old yak
    Didn't laugh, 'cos her face pack would crack
    It was all caked in mud
    From chewing the cud
    But her muscles were no longer slack!

    Good one

    Sue

    • Purrsanthema
      November 6
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      Very much fun! Didn't know they used a face pack. I think their tresses could use conditioner and a good blow dry.


  • hugh wyles silver member
    November 6

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    Dear Purrsanthema,


    The yak, whose solemn, shaggy face
    is woefully devoid of grace,
    in such high place, I do aver,
    he's lucky to have so much fur.

    Imagine, in that mountain air,
    how he would feel if he were bare.
    Methinks that then he'd not grow old
    but probably would die of cold.

    Applause for your Yaketty tribute to this hardy, hirsute creature.
    Love and hugs, XXX Hugh.

    • Purrsanthema
      November 6
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      Thank you dearly! It's good to see you back again! I hope you're feeling as well as you sound or actually very much better.

  • Eusebius
    November 6

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    This is a true inspiration!! I loved it!!

    In Lhasa there is little lack
    Of beauty in the erstwhile yak,
    So lovely that they’re carried up,
    And with one brute I married up,
    So now you know why I smoke crack.

    • Purrsanthema
      November 6
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      He's married to a dainty yak
      Whose eyeliner is suave and black
      And her bikini,
      Strange and teenie
      Makes him long for dull Iraq.


  • Iliad Keys
    November 6
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    Humorous... I wonder if "He likes to jump" would be more fitting than clump?

    • Purrsanthema
      November 6
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      Do yaks jump much? Somehow I envisioned him clumping around on those odd hoofs of his and bumping up to the other lumpish long hairy beasts. Maybe a bit more tinkering is in order.

  • Topnotchsy
    November 5

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    A young yak from Northern Tibet
    Has not learned to read as of yet
    He flunked out of school
    Is known as a fool
    An issue he'll one day regret

    • Purrsanthema
      November 6

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      Somehow I think that one would be especially cute with a yak reclining holding a book upside down and trying to read it, with a quizzical expression on his face! thankz so much for the input and the read and the limerick!


  • cricketjeff gold member
    November 5

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    A delightful little poem in an unusual meter, not sure what an iambic limerick is called

    Keep 'em up

    Jeff

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