The Awesome Possum
Limerick Contest
The Awesome Possum Judging Team has
fought it out and picked a winner. Congratulations Paula Leggette and
your crafy old possum Saul. Paula has won
Writing Travel Books and Articles by Braidwood, Cropp, and Boyce.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest at Travel Writing
on Suite101.com!
All submissions
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For Best Possum,
the winner is...
A crafty old possum named Saul
Could act dead with no trouble at all.
Till the wrong road he did travel
And was heard as he lay in the gravel:
Halleuljah, it's my last curtain call !
Submitted by Paula B. Leggette
Paula added a little note: "I hope that's not too gruesome for
sensitive readers, but I live in the South and poor possums don't have
much chance against some of our night-time drivers!"
And for Best Supporting Possum, the winners are...
Aw-w-sum! Po-s-sum,
I'm gonna git th' chance
ta write sum words,
an' meybe ta glance
sum far-r-r off places
with weirdos ta marvel!
Always wanted
ta gallivant and travel.
Maw always siad
ther' wus gypsy in me.
Wanna git from
sea to sea.
So here I go...
are ya watchin', Maw?
It'll be me ya hear
hollerin' hallelujah!!
Submitted by Dianne Ettinger
Said a possum from old Pensacola,
To a manatee, "Brother, I tol' ya!
Tourists traveling here
Put my rear end in gear.
Hallelujah! I'm leavin' for Boulder!"
Submitted by by Peg Fisher
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A
pettifogger journeyed up to Crewe,
To find something petty for him to do,
He heckled a minister
With words rather sinister,
And the deacons and elders, and organist too!
I was going all the way to Timbuktu
With an elephant, a monkey and a kangaroo
The elephant to ride
The monkey by my side
And for chilly desert nights, I'd need a jumper too!
Both limericks submitted by Tim Higgins
There once was a
globe-trotting scribe,
Who spent years away from her tribe.
First efforts were smallish, like particles
Until she discovered travel articles.
They’re tuned to her heart’s higher vibe.
Submitted by Wayne Ulian
Last year we travelled to France
to watch a Frenchman do a dance
On that day he bowed
to applause from the crowd
then he split a huge seam in his pants!
I wanted to try Belgian food
but my sister was not in the mood
'Til she feasted her eyes
on hot, Belgian fries
And grabbed them---now isn't that rude?
Both limericks submitted by Lynne
Suite 101 Contributing Editor, Romance Through the Ages
A well hung Gentleman
possum
met a fertile young possum named Blossom.
When he asked can I do Ya?
She complied - Hallelujah!!
And the litter she dropped was awesome.
Submitted by Bill Mechefske
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