tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post1495008918931381620..comments2023-01-07T19:00:52.526-05:00Comments on the excelsior file: Poetry Friday: Limicks by Ogden Nashdavid elzeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-78937983379997246062007-09-22T09:59:00.000-04:002007-09-22T09:59:00.000-04:00A little bird named RoyOnce saw a little boySnatch...A little bird named Roy<BR/>Once saw a little boy<BR/>Snatched his hat<BR/>Mistaking it for a toy. <BR/><BR/>eh... just something off the top of my head; not even sure if it makes sense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-87182953133833841502007-09-21T21:34:00.000-04:002007-09-21T21:34:00.000-04:00David,I'm busy preparing for a trip today--otherwi...David,<BR/><BR/>I'm busy preparing for a trip today--otherwise I'd attempt a limick. Maybe I'll write some limicks while I'm up in--or should I say down Maine?Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-43875341336694071682007-09-21T19:37:00.000-04:002007-09-21T19:37:00.000-04:00Sara, I was so tickled you took up the charge I di...Sara, I was so tickled you took up the charge I didn't even notice! You can blame the party, but what's my excuse? I'll take the e-smile, however, thank you.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, John and Karen, for your poems as well.<BR/><BR/>Susan: for the clueless out there (perhaps only me) what's a Pigerick?david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-42784815939695754662007-09-21T19:20:00.000-04:002007-09-21T19:20:00.000-04:00I just realized I wrote a clerihew instead of a li...I just realized I wrote a clerihew instead of a limick. I blame it on the party going on over at my blog. <BR/><BR/>Can I change that last line to: <BR/>His pay? A comment (from a clueless poet) and a e-smile. ;)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-69684554657013319082007-09-21T15:43:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:43:00.000-04:00An old Scottish cowboy,nothing but a decoy.Send hi...An old Scottish cowboy,<BR/>nothing but a decoy.<BR/>Send him on ahead-<BR/>he's not the real McCoy.<BR/><BR/>--John MutfordJohn Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-82489040582732147562007-09-21T11:43:00.000-04:002007-09-21T11:43:00.000-04:00I never knew about limicks. Pigericks, yes. Entire...I never knew about limicks. Pigericks, yes. Entirely different. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-73342286635617215302007-09-21T08:29:00.000-04:002007-09-21T08:29:00.000-04:00I'm glad I stopped infor t'would have been a sinto...I'm glad I stopped in<BR/>for t'would have been a sin<BR/>to have missed all this fun<BR/>amidst poetic kin.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35088240.post-43024080538394656732007-09-21T07:15:00.000-04:002007-09-21T07:15:00.000-04:00I have the "Giant Cardinal edition" from 1962. It ...I have the "Giant Cardinal edition" from 1962. It was my dad's, and I read it as a child, and somehow managed to sneak it out of the house when I went to college. <BR/><BR/>A blogger named E. File<BR/>traveled many an e-mile<BR/>researching his pithy post about Nash.<BR/>His pay? A comment. Better or worse than cash?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.com