The Friday Fling Does Some Poetic Thinkin’ About Drinkin’!
Friday Fling #172 March 16th 2012
Saturday is the 17th and that means St. Patrick’s Day! We’ve celebrated the Irish quite a bit on St. Pat’s Days past. This time we thought we’d poke a bit of poetic fun at this famous day of celebration and do some thinkin’ about drinkin’!
Personal stories about imbibing on St. Patrick’s Days of yore. Poems about others’ tippling. Imaginary poetic tales.
To add yet more Irish flavor to this challenge, we’re going to be looking for Limericks! The limerick is THE most famous Irish literary form save perhaps for the novel. It is also a format you are LEAST likely to need instruction in, since it is often the delivery vehicle for popular humor. But to briefly review, a Limerick is a five line poem in with a fairly strict syllable count, meter and rhymescheme. The first two lines rhyme and usually consist of about nine syllables each. The third and fourth lines rhyme and have fewer syllables than the first two, generally between five and seven each. The last line rhymes with and is as long as the first two.
Limericks are usually written as jokes. The first line introduces the topic, usually a person, often from somewhere. Such as “There was a young lass from Nantucket.” The second line explains some important detail such as: “who painted a KFC bucket.” The third and fourth lines set up the joke such as: “But at the art show/she noted, with woe:” The last line is the punchline, such as: “My art laid an egg. Oh well, cluck it!”
This week the Friday Fling writes Limericks about the consumption of alcoholic beverages on St. Patrick’s Day!
Be sure to save time to read and comment soberly on your fellow Pals’ insights into imbibing. Then go and…well…you know…well hey it’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend! Just be sure you have a designated muse – er driver – handy.
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for March 9th
Congratulations Sonnets!
Welcome everyone to the Friday Fling! We’re partyin’ hearty tonight and tomorrow with Limericks about that famous St. Patrick’s Day activity, drinking. So let’s get a head start on Saturday’s festivities with some of our own. Pull up a chair and a flagon of words and see what your muse can do about turning them into a poem about partaking in alcoholic potables!
DRINKING FOUR LEAF CLOVER JUICY
Drinkin green beer from the drum
And just ‘a gittin teees
Bring on yoo juicy now and lets hummm
Weees drinkin four leaf clover juicy
Just ‘a gittin high and mighty lucky
Written By: Bettie Davis ———————————- © March 15 , 2o12
By Sonnet Diva! Thanks so much, Lori!
A cute red-haired lass named Michelle
Thought she had died and gone to Hell
When she tried to post
a poem as cohost
Her pic site did not work so well!
By Sonnet Diva
By Me
This one has nothing to do with drinking but….
There once was a leprechaun from Vail
His whole life he had wanted to sail
So he traded a goat
For a shiny new boat
And hoped to catch a gale
And finally, one I wrote for our mutual friend, Sonnet Diva, a.k.a. Lori….
There once was a diva from Philly
Who was a Sonnet writing dilly
Her Muse she had command
She could write on demand
A sonnet or ditty
Mac Rebel hails from Ireland
McSonnet Diva’s in command
MAc Rebel did write
Throughout most the night
Mc Sonnet Diva did demand
Mac Rebel kissed the Blarney Stone
Now his Muse won’t leave him alone
His Muse will embark
Writing about dark
Some times his Muse hides he bemoans
Mac Rebel’s now in control
A writers right down to his soul
He drank some green beer
His Must gave a cheer
The writing helps to make him whole
Sonnet DIva all rights reserved
By Sonnet Diva
Hummmm lol I tired 😯
Another by Sonnet Diva! Wow! You are the Limerick queen, girl! lol
I want to apologize. My internet is spazzing on me tonight and I never read from anyone yet but I will be back in the early morning to read everyone! Have a wonderful Friday and I will see you all tomorrow! :love:
Limericks are much fun to read and write! Great blog and writes! Thumbs up left for all.
HAPPY ST. PATTY’S DAY!
THIS IS THE IRISH LUCK
Peek ‘a Boo hey now Iiiis the little guy wit the gold
yall wanna comes over hem and pick me four leaf clovers
I might just share sum only if a pretty girl tries
Come on dont ya wanna see just whats at the end of a rain bow ties
Ill flip you ‘a coin so why dont you come on over
Written By: Bettie Davis ——————————– © March 16 , 2o12
giggles I tried hug’s ya-all!!
ok guys never deny Pug-lachrauns powers! ahahhahahha hhhhaaaaaaaaaaa man!! giggles
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Congrats to Lori. All such cute pieces posted. Wonderful blog indeed.