Sally hailed from Tin Pan Alley.
Bullies called her Silly Sally.
Tenacious and bold,
Sally searched for gold,
finding pyrite in Death Valley.
Writer's notes: This is entered into the Ludicrous Limerick Challenge. As we all know, life is full of absurdities.
From Lessons Learned By Life, "Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones. Never regret. If it's good it's wonderful. If it's bad it's an experience. "
Have a good day! Don't forget to step on the bad mistakes!
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About the Creator
Babs Iverson
Barbara J Iversen, also known as Babs Iverson, lives in Texas and loves her grandkids to the moon and back. After writing one story, she found that writing has many benefits especially during a pandemic and a Texas-size Arctic Blast.
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Comments (29)
Excellent Limerick
Niceβ¨π
very good Babs
Awesome work Babs!!!!
Love it!
That was great , excellent work
A new take on being a 49er.
Excellent work!!! This is fabulous
This one is really good. Great job Babs!!!
Wonderful!
I love this limerick so much!! And it has such a great message!! Awesome job, Babs!! ππ
Awww, poor Sally! Awesome advice! Loved your limerick!
Love the limerick and the advice!
Lovely βΊοΈ
LOL very humorous limerick!
Excellent π
Well, pyrite's better than nothing.
That is so fun! Good luck!
Nicely done as always.
Aww, this was fantastic! Loved the way this flowed and then the zinger of the last line :) Great stuff!
Fun read babs, took me back into the mines for a moment, thanks π
Loved the word play, very fun piece!
Good one π₯°
Nicely done, my friend.
Good advice and cute limerick