Dancing Together

The road ahead goes on and on.
I dance down it and sing a song
and you can come and sing along.
Then we could dance together.

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Esther Chilton offers the prompt word “dance” to be used in this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Kiss Like This

There is bliss when a kiss doesn’t miss
though that snake in the grass loves to hiss.
Though the moon might be round
the fine sun can be found
in that bliss when we kiss just like this.

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Esther Chilton offers “hiss” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Lacking A Taste For Mushy Stuff

So I told him it’s better to write
a love poem than whine through the night.
But his taste wasn’t for
all that mushy stuff or
he got wrong what he wouldn’t get right.

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Esther Chilton offers “taste” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Casting Cares Away

All my worries are worrying fast.
They have cast into now what was past,
but today is today
and the past’s gone away
so this worrisome present can’t last.

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Esther Chilton offers “cast” the the prompt for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Unrighteous Memories

Those odd memories refuse to stop
like a judge seeking justice on top
of your case every day.
All your lawyer need say,
He’s now righteous. So, let the case drop.

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Esther Chilton offers “memories” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV – 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Limerick: Deep Thoughts On Dim Light

The dim light wasn’t bright as was right.
Were it bright I would dim it at night,
but it’s day, as we say
when dark night goes away,
when the sun that’s not dim is quite bright.

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Esther Chilton offers the prompt “dim” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Talking While Driving Me Nuts

I could drive, but I’d much rather walk.
I could fly, if I could, like a hawk.
Since I know that a lie
makes a mess, I will try
not to lie, but beware when I talk.

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Esther Chilton offers “drive” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Poisoned Apple

There once was a queen who thought she
was the loveliest queen that could be
till Snow White came along.
Though that apple was wrong,
the queen’s gone, right or wrong, thankfully.

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Esther Chilton offers “apple” to be used in this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Flying

“I am flying. I’m trying. OK?”
said the bird to his mama one day.
Then she jumped in the nest.
Pushed the chick out. The rest
is now history. He’s flying. OK?

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Esther Chilton offers “flying” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Crazy Or Calm

“Are you crazy?” Not yet. I’m just calm
like a rash that is itching for balm
like a thought I won’t think
like a word with a wink
like a heart beating true in your palm.

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Esther Chilton offers “calm” as the prompt for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: The Games Of Feud

“All the same you are just playing games.”
Well, at least I am not calling names.
At least now I am not.
When the feuding gets hot,
who knows what we will use for our flames?

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Esther Chilton offers “games” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Light And Night Rhymes With Fright

Though the light said it’s day, it was night.
I could see. What a horrible sight!
There were monsters out there.
There were goons everywhere,
but in peace I slept on through their fright.

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Esther Chilton offers “night” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Strong Though I Am Weak

His grace is all I need.
His strength shines through my weakness
and in my weakness I rejoice.
He shines his strength through me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV – And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

The Shock Of Shapes

I’m shocked that there are shapes at all
for me to touch or see.
I’m grateful, too, for me and you,
two shapes, two ways to be.

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Esther Chilton offers “shapes” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: The Crime of Rhymeless Rhyme

Though some thought that it should be a crime
and it was, more or less, for the time
when dark poems with words
like loud ravenous birds
made no sense and much worse didn’t rhyme.

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Esther offers “crime” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Lovely Light, Bright and True

Whether red, maybe blue, lovely green,
it is light. It is bright and serene,
but I wonder if you
know that light can be true?
Well, I do and it’s true. I have seen.

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Esther Chilton offers “red” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Farm

There’s a farm in the valley that’s fine.
You can buy there fresh veggies and wine.
There are eggs there as well.
Though some critters may smell,
when there’s sun, then the sun loves to shine.

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Esther Chilton offers “farm” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: White Snow

Ah! I know on white days there is snow.
It is bright in the light. I will go
out to play in the stuff
till enough is enough,
go inside where I’ll hide from the snow.

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Esther Chilton offers “snow” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Curly Curls

Well, I don’t think I have much to say
about curls that girls display.
When each curl is true,
then the girl is, too –
so I thought – and still do – come what may.

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Esther Chilton offers “curl” as the prompt for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

New Beginnings

New beginnings? Yes. Today.
Right now. Right here. Beware the way
some doubters fear to speak, yet say,
“Perhaps. Maybe tomorrow.”

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Esther Chilton offers “new beginnings” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Unused Door

The cell of my prison’s fine door
was opened. I stood on the floor.
Do I dare to go out?
Dare I run, walk about?
I stayed stuck so they locked the cell door.

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Esther Chilton offers “door” for this week’s limerick challenge.

Gloria

The shepherds knew an angel who
had told them of His birth.
They went to see the mystery
of peace, goodwill on earth.

Today as well we yearn to tell,
like them, this tale of love,
a tale that’s true with joy that’s new
from ancient songs above.

Go on and see beyond the tree
how righteousness reigns there.
He will not leave though devils grieve.
He’s with us everywhere.

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Merry Christmas!

Limerick: Family

During Christmas our family is fine.
There are some who perpetually whine.
There are some full of joy.
How they giggle, annoy
all the whiners, but family is fine.

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Esther Chilton offers “family” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Holly

With the holly and ivy we go.
Grab a kiss under sweet mistletoe.
But is mistletoe sweet?
Well, the rhyme was no cheat.
May that kiss bring you bliss and love grow.

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Esther Chilton offers “holly” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Limerick: Giving

I am living, that’s why I will be
someone giving back life given me.
There are more ways than one
to give life. See? The sun
keeps on giving and giving for free.

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Esther Chilton offers “giving” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Sleigh

It’s away in a sleigh we will go
though it’s warm and there isn’t much snow.
In fact, it’s quite hot
and the reindeer are not
really reindeer. Oh, well. Here we go!

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Esther Chilton offers “sleigh” for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.

Respect

Respect is what we all expect.
Too often it’s not given.
We whine and mope on slippery slopes.
First give. Forgive what’s given.

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Esther Chilton offers “respect” for this week’s Writing Prompts.

Limerick: Sweet Candy

Though I used to think candy was sweet,
well, it is and it was. I could eat
my fair share of the stuff
even more than enough
even more than my share. It’s so sweet.

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Esther Chilton offers “candy” as the prompt for this week’s Laughing Along With A Limerick.