A Thanksgiving Limerick Writing Contest

What is a Limerick? How do you write a Limerick?
A limerick is a short form of poetry known for its wit.
To write a limerick follow these simple steps.

A limerick is a verse of five lines, usually humorous.
The last word of lines one, two, and five must rhyme with each other,
and the last word of lines three and four must rhyme with each other.
(And not with lines 1,2 and 3).

{Hint! Don't end your first line with a word that is impossible to rhyme with.}

Here's an example dealing with the famous 'Turkey Pardons'. :

I just heard that two turkeys’ demise
Was avoided, to their great surprise.
The big turkey in power,
In the eleventh hour,
Gave them pardon, along with the pies.

Entry deadline will be :
Friday midnight CST 11/20/09

During my 5am walk, I came up with this:

The plump little turkey
Sat at the butcher shop in a tray
Accompanied by stuffing and a tater
The poor little critter
Will soon be swimming in gravy.

Hi kat. Good idea.

Thanksgiving is a rough day
For a poor innocent turkey
It sticks its neck out
And then it's lights out
Matilda, pass the cranberry !

There once was a turkey named Clint
Who at Thanksgiving came over all faint
Said he, "'Tis my fate
To be served on a plate
All trussed up, stuffed and skint!"

Let's all join and say Hourray!!
Thanksgiving is a great day
To be thankful for our bread and butter
But please don't hate me if I prefer
Three days earlier, it's my birthday

(Canuck Thanksgiving is in October!!!)
Happy Thanksgiving my American friends.

Hey, pass the turkey
Once more said PJ
Who stuffed his face
As if in a race
While burping loudly

I love having turkey to eat
My portions aren't all that petite
I'll gnaw on a breast
Then jump on the rest
So carve it, serve and repeat!

There once was a young Pilgrim named Brady
Who fell in love with a fine Pilgrim lady.
But his clever plan to win her
failed at Thanksgiving dinner
When she choked on the diamond ring in her gravy.

Yall are quite good at this, Boomers!
and Jimbo Bell, yours was a riot!

The turkey did not turn out fine.
So I thought I would break out the wine.
By dessert they were wasted
From the wine that they tasted
And they all thought the dinner devine.

Remember
Entry deadline will be :
Friday midnight CST 11/20/09


Our very own Jimbo Bell has agreed to do the honors of judging our entries,
thanks ever so much!

There will be a nice trophy for our winner!

There once was a turkey named Fred
Whose chin was so bright and so red
When one day by the shed
Spied the farmer behead
So he fled and avoided the axe head

There once was a girl from Nantucket
who made Thanksgiving dinner in a bucket.
It's one step less
when it turns out a mess
cause it's easy for her, then, to chuck it.

Twizgy,
Nantucket is an oft used rhymer isn't it,
good one there.

Lookin great yall,
keep up the good work!

there once was a turkey named Denis
who might be OK playing tennis
but writing a limerick
was sure not his shtick
stick to math, and stop being a menace!

Notice the equal lengths of my rhyming pairs

You don't understand
the limericks rhyming scheme
this is a haiku...

Thanksgiving haiku...

The poor turkey cried...
"I can't have dinner with you.
How about next month?"

Mean P J stings me

It hurts very badly but

I do not cry though

Since I'm judging this won't count, but I'm bored right now so...

Sue was a newlywed wife
Hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in her life.
And as her mother-in-law declared
each dish poorly prepared
Sue was thankful she wasn't holding a knife.

Thanksgiving is not for the turkey,
Who's future can only be murky,
It provides us with meat,
Tasting ever so sweet,
Leaving everyone feeling quite perky.

perky from turkey?

Turkey has a sedative in it,
but do not exceed your limit.
it's called tryptophan
eat as much as you can
it will put you to sleep in a minute!

{I'm rusty @ this,
so I 'borried' one from the net...}


There once was a Thanksgiving plate

That requested a bird as a date,

But turkey caught word

And took wing when he heard,

So the dressing was all that got ate!

There once was a turkey from France
who tried hard to learn to dance
first step was kool
then played the fool
he tripped on the hem of his pants

poet i'm not LOL

Tomorrow's the last day folks...
get your little ditty entered
before it's too late!
we sure have some good ones here so far...

There is a nice turkey named kat
Who wears a nice looking hat
He struts all over the yard
Being always on his guard
For someone swinging an ax

A little inspiration...

When you cook up a huge turkey dinner,
Thanksgiving is a double winner.
'Cause all day on your feet
means you can way overeat
and there's a chance you might even get thinner.

There once was a Turkey called Wyatt
His voice was incredibly quiet
On Thanksgiving Day
It faded away
..................

On the time required to consume a turkey.

Thanksgiving's the day one wishes
That the turkey is truly delicious
It takes a week
To eat all but his beak
In sandwiches, pies and soup dishes.

Oh mother, don't ask how or when,
but the turkey escaped from its pen--
and while protecting its gizzard
it was caught in a blizzard...
Will you defrost the turkey again?

There once was a turkey from France....
oops this is PG

Yall are doing awesome,
gonna be a difficult choice!

Happy Birthday Demosthenes!

Twas the night before Thanksgiving dinner
When Santa said, "This meals a winner!
With tofu turkey and such
It's really not much.
I think that I'm already thinner."

Happy Birthday, Dem!

"Thankshgiving is grand!" slurred the turkey
With movements erratic and jerky,
And feeling no pain
He hopped on a plane
To his time share in warm Albuquerque.

Turkey in Albuquerque

There was an old doctor named Worster
Who gave his young turkey a booster
Vitamins C, D and A
To his great dismay
His turkey turned into a rooster.

So we went on a turkey-free diet!

There once was a turkey still living,
Who complained with a little misgiving,
You take pride being Yanks,
And you give the thanks,
But we seem to do all the giving.

winding down to the curtain closing.
Get your entries in quick!

Sorry it took so long to post a winner. Forgot my computer at work over the weekend.
There's so many great entries here I think it's a shame to only highlight one, so along with the winner, I'll put up a second and third place too.

Third place: Congratulations, Hawkeye

Thanksgiving's the day one wishes
That the turkey is truly delicious
It takes a week
To eat all but his beak
In sandwiches, pies and soup dishes.

Second place: Congratulations, Shroeder

There once was a turkey still living,
Who complained with a little misgiving,
You take pride being Yanks,
And you give the thanks,
But we seem to do all the giving.

First place: Big congratulations to GBC

The turkey did not turn out fine.
So I thought I would break out the wine.
By dessert they were wasted
From the wine that they tasted
And they all thought the dinner devine.

Congrats smart trio.

Well done all three of you!

Golden Turkey Awards go to :
Hawkeye, Shroeder & GBC

And a special award to Jimbo Bell
for his hard work @ judging!

Oh Boy, Thanks Jimbo and Kat. Thanks all.

Congratulations to the three of you for your clever rhymes

Thanks everyone That was great fun so thanks Jimbo and Kat - Well done GBC.

Now off to work coz we don't have Thanksgiving in these here parts!

Congrats to the winners!

I enjoyed reading all of the many creative entries.

to all you excellent rhymsters and congratulations to the 3 winners. I enjoyed reading all the entries.