Once there was a hairy green comb.
That came from somewhere inside Rome.
Pulled out people's hair,
leaving bald spots there.
Now, hairy green comb has no home.
Writer's Notes: Miracles can and do happen. It's a miracle that I've written a second Limerick that will be submitted to the challenge.
Loving all the comments left by the Vocal Facebook group readers, your feedback has inspired me to write another. This time, it's HAIRY SCARY
Memories
At our rural school, we didn't learn about Limerick poems. However, I do have vivid memories of my third-grade class. During the annual Christmas gift exchange, I received two quarters from our teacher who pulled my name. For a seven-year-old, it was painful watching classmates playing with their gifts. However, that was pale in comparison to the neuralgia's sharp shocking pains on my right jaw while trying to learn and do 3rd-grade math.
When I learned about Limericks, it was in the 7th grade. The English teacher along with my classmates had great fun writing Limericks. I really struggled. The experience left an indelible impression on my brain.
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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 (20)
Love this Babs. Well done my friend.
Hair woes. Oh my. It is that green time of year. Cute Limerick.
💚I'm sure there is many guy and a girl who would like to have out with that comb 💚 Cute limerick ☘️
Funny in a sad way
Nice Job🤣🤣👍🍀✨
Excellent
Excellent 🥳😂😂😂💃🏽👍
Awesome! BRAVO! You're a natural at this Babs!
I'm so sorry that your past experiences with limerick was unpleasant 🥺 You did a fantastic job on this one!
Thank you for sharing your limericks Babs! I hope this challenge feels more welcoming and less stressful than what happened back in that classroom. :)
Good one Babs!
You've done it! Written two now, you're on a roll :) This was so funny!!
I liked the limerick but TWO QUARTERS who gives two quarters wth I can’t imagine how that felt
Wonderful, my friend. Love it.
You're on a roll Babs! Great job!
This was great! I’m so glad you are taking this chance to write limericks again after not enjoying them in school. You are really good at it!!
Aha ! Now I know the culprit. 😂
Aha ! Now I know the culprit. 😂
A wonderful limerick! I think that comb visited me a few times.
This Limerick has a fun and playful tone, and the rhyming scheme works well to tell a humorous story about a mischievous comb that causes bald spots.👌👌