My favorite verses of Jack and Jill:

Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of milk, oh!
Jack was drest
In his Sunday best,
And Jill in her gown of silk, oh!

#JackandJill #rhyme

It is quarter to four and I still
Haven't written a thing: output nil!
I've had sev'ral false starts
With some lame wordplay farts...
So here's hoping this verse fills the bill.

#WIPSnips #Write #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writing

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W3 Prompt #208: Wea’ve Written Weekly

Intro

Dear friends,

Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish.

You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version:

Part I

The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read before participating in the prompt.

Part II

The second ingredient is a writing guideline (or two) provided by the PoW. Guidelines may include, but are not limited to: word counts, poetic forms, inclusion of specific words, and use of particular poetic devices.

Part III

After five days, when the prompt closes, the PoW shall select one participant’s poem as the W3 prompt for the following week, and its author becomes the next PoW.

Simple enough, right?

Kindly note: All entries for the W3 poetry prompt must be the original work of the submitting author. AI-generated poetry is not permitted.

Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!

I. The prompt poem:

‘The Sundaying of Sundayness’ by Nancy Richy

From the time I was young, I had trouble waiting
Always-late-people? So irritating!
Delayed planes and buses — very frustrating
I wished I could be easygoing!

Yes, I was impatient — but wanted to change
So I started to pray (does that sound somewhat strange?)
I thought that I knew what God could/would arrange
Truth is — I asked without knowing

Well, God sent me teachers — one at a time
For a total of eight — tiny, helpless, sublime
This slow learner experienced shift paradigm
While all of my children were growing

Sereneness is seeing the blue of the sky
Feeling the sun, watching bees fly
Being in moments ‘stead of letting them by
Not going faster, but slowing

So I learned to slow down from my children eight
Little knowing, indeed, what was my next fate
Aging parents, dementia, at the next gate
No regrets — just love overflowing

For eight I witnessed their very first day
For two I was present as they passed away
Each one a miracle in its own way
Listen — do you hear the wind blowing?

II. Nancy’s prompt: Rhyming recipes

Write a poem in rhyming couplets (two lines that rhyme) that gives instructions for making something.

Traditionally, “rhyming recipes” were used to help people remember how to prepare food. A classic example appears in Macbeth:

“Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog…”

Your poem does not have to be about food. You can write a “recipe” for anything, such as:

  • a drink or snack
  • a science experiment
  • a craft or DIY project
  • a perfect day or relationship
  • a mood, feeling, or life situation

Requirements:

  • Use rhyming couplets throughout
  • Give clear steps or instructions
  • Be creative with what your “recipe” is for

Think of it as turning instructions into something memorable and playful through rhyme.

III. Submit: Click on ‘Mister Linky’ below

In order to participate and share a poem, open up this blog post, outside of the WordPress reader. At the bottom, just below these words, you will see a small rectangular graphic with the words ‘Mr Linky’. Click on that to submit.

Submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, Apr. 27, 10:00 AM (GMT+2)

Last week’s W3 poem

This week’s W3 prompt poem (above), composed by Nancy, was written in response to last week’s W3 prompt poem, which Sally wrote:

‘Serenity’ ~ a poem by Sally

From the time I was young, I had trouble waiting
Always-late-people? So irritating!
Delayed planes and buses — very frustrating
I wished I could be easygoing!

Yes, I was impatient — but wanted to change
So I started to pray (does that sound somewhat strange?)
I thought that I knew what God could/would arrange
Truth is — I asked without knowing

Well, God sent me teachers — one at a time
For a total of eight — tiny, helpless, sublime
This slow learner experienced shift paradigm
While all of my children were growing

Sereneness is seeing the blue of the sky
Feeling the sun, watching bees fly
Being in moments ‘stead of letting them by
Not going faster, but slowing

So I learned to slow down from my children eight
Little knowing, indeed, what was my next fate
Aging parents, dementia, at the next gate
No regrets — just love overflowing

For eight I witnessed their very first day
For two I was present as they passed away
Each one a miracle in its own way
Listen — do you hear the wind blowing? #Community #CreativeWriting #Inspiration #Poem #Poetry #Prompt #Recipe #Recipes #Rhyme #Rhyming #W3

"The moment was all; the moment was enough.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Waves

I don’t always compose. Sometimes I listen—for garden incantations passing through. I capture them in words:

"We are a chord of scattered feathers, our fractures shimmering in the sun; every shifting wind retunes us, composing our unsteady flight into song."

#self-portrait #happiness #joy #garden #incantation #rhyme #woolf

The Crushed Cushion in Her Favourite Chair

A cushion crushed to the shape of her back, A room hushed seeing now what it lacks. For a time keep the cushion as if locked in a case, For ...

Brand new words are like catnip to me;
I explore roots and meaning with glee.
Once enlightened, I swoon,
Though, alas, this great boon...
Shall soon from my memory flee.

#Vss365 #Word #Language #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Aging #Poems #PoetryCommunity

http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2026/04/15/seduced-by-words-limerick/

Seduced By Words (Limerick) « MAD KANE'S HUMOR BLOG

Five lines, perfect rhythm, and a punchline that lands every time. Discover the classic limericks that shaped humor for centuries.
Read here: https://www.wordlelimericks.com/famous-limericks-that-defined-humor/

#Limericks #Poetry #Humor #ClassicPoetry #Rhyme #FunnyVerse

“Have you gone raving mad?”

Today’s word was: Scream.

HAVE YOU GONE RAVING MAD?

In Railway Cuttings, East Cheam,
Lived a man of whom it would seem
Was a terrible moaner
And reluctant blood donor:
“A pint? That’s an armful!” he’d scream.

#DailyBlog #humor #humour #nonsense #poem #Poetry #Railway #Rhyme #sillyRhyme #TonyHancock

If it's longer than it's wide, then it's Purfleet
If it's longer than it's wide, then it's #Purfleet
If it's shorter than its wide, then you're Rainham Marshes side
Get the bus towards Lakeside, back to Purfleet

#estuary #ThamesPath #industy #photography #poetry #rhyme #ThamesEstuary #Freud