Limerick of the Week (#52): Final in the 52-Week Series
The Great Solar Total Eclipse, April 8, 2024
It was time to call it a day
When the sunlight stole away
Blocked by the Moon
Not a minute too soon
Sure as night and day both stay
.
It was time to call it a night
When the day closed in up tight
Intersecting all wrong
With a sunset at dawn
To send us away in a fright
.
It was time to call it a life
When I took my lessons from strife
A star and a moon run amuck
Sounded the chord that duly struck
And cut to my soul with a knife
.
Totality's a ruse, it seems
Like the fleeting plot lines of my schemes
All shadows pass
When mass passes mass
And I await my returning life's dreams
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. In Life Phase II: Living and writing from a decommissioned Catholic church in Hull, MA. Phase I: was New Orleans (and everything that entails).
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Comments (3)
Loved all your Limericks! Looking good in that photo!
That was a fun little journey, Gerard! I love limericks.
Rocking those glasses, Gerard!