Make Limerick Love Not War

Phase two of something, I’m sure

Who is going to pick up, and write about, the fact that the First Lady is sporting a jacket with the word “LOVE” on the back?

It began as some kind of war

Because I am some kind of bore

Then Jupiter said

Let’s make love instead

An offer that some may explore

This sounds WAY more salacious than it is. Although I guess that’s the appeal of limericks. The prurient or suggestive ones, or even the downright filthy ones, are often the best.

WAY back when, about two weeks ago, I started a friendly limerick war with this 👇

It quickly spiraled out of control and delicate feelings got bruised by vicious attacks slyly hidden in silly limericks by even sillier limerick-ists (actually some were pretty darn good). And really — to the best of my knowledge — no one got wounded.

But then the thing took off when a bunch of people jumped into the fray. Just look at this nonsense 👇

Thankfully, before cyber stalking, bullying, panicked wailing, and home invasions ensued, Jupiter Grant suggested we use our limerick writing “powers” to make love not war.

Hence the limerick lead above.

It’s an invitation to limerick about love.

In the “war” phase of our endeavor, limerick length reared its ugly head and limericks grew from the traditional single verse to prodigious size. Full disclosure, I was one of the biggest offenders.

One wild man, Will Hull, even threatened to write an entire novel chock full o’ nuthin’ but limericks. Hopefully, wiser and cooler minds will now prevail (and Will’s “therapy” will kick in) and the love limericks will be shorter and therefore easier to swallow and /or just ignore. We’ll see.

So, whatever “love” means to you, limerick about it.

Publish it in a pub you love and let’s get this limerick love-in lumbering along.

Practice safe stanzas, or don’t, your call. After all, what’s a little shared rash amongst friends?

Terry Trueman (See how I listed you first Terry?), Shadowgnosis, ScienceDuuude, Adelia Ritchie, Jupiter Grant, Anthony O'Dugan, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), Ann Marie Steele, Will Hull, Mary DeVries, Elise Paxson ☕️, Jennifer McDougall, Skye Mo'ipulelehua Kahoali'i, Mia Verita, William J Spirdione, jenine bsharah baines, Melanie J., Carolyn Hastings, Kyomi O'Connor, James G Brennan, Sean Kernan, Roz Warren, Ev Williams (Why not? You never know what may happen.) Barack Obama (ditto), Vice President Kamala Harris (ditto too)

You can participate in this love-fest even if you’re not named. Truth be told, you can write a loving non-limerick if you wish.