Many thanks to everyone who contributed prairie limericks this week. There were way more than I can share here, so please go back and read the full batch in the comments beneath last week’s post. Some were clever, but didn’t quite fit the limerick mold, especially in terms of rhythm. Others were well done – I just didn’t have room for all of them.
Since there were so many good limericks, my writing duties this week have been greatly eased – I appreciate that! Please enjoy the following prairie limericks. (And start thinking about contributions for next year!)
To wander, to pause, and to gaze
Linda Leinen
is considered by some to just laze.
But those who take time
will see prairies are fine —
they nourish, console, and amaze
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Picky pruners pull out frogfruit,
Marilyn Lanser
Defending its value, most moot.
The plant’s not a weed,
to Skippers it’s feed,
and food for the crawling cute newt.
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While bison look small in the prairie
John Helzer
Up close they can be much more scary
So stay in your truck
And don’t test your luck
Keep your eyes peeled and always be wary
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On days when the sunlight is waning,
Karen D
And one’s very life force is draining,
Then get out on the prairie,
Let your heart be merry,
And maybe you’ll quit your complaining.
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The prairie grass bends in the breeze,
Susan Przybylo
And hosts rodents and birds and bees.
So please take good care,
For their future we bear,
Conservation is what we must seize!
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Cerrado, Savannah or Prairie
Janet Reid
Tall grass or short grass or varied
With the rodents and birds
And the great mammal herds
Make an ecosystem extraordinair-e
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While turkey-foot tickles the sky,
Linda Leinen
the little blue pleases the eye.
But the fine bushy bluestem
can bring forth an “Amen!”
when sending its fluff off to fly.
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Tall grasses flowers and birds
Gail Vanderheyden
Inspire so many words
Bees buzz about
The critters come out
It’s a place for us natural nerds
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The deep loamy soil has a taste
Nichole Rose B
A palate for all things there placed
Buried roots, sticks, stones
And buffalo bones
Below not a thing goes to waste
They’re all quite wonderful — and filled with prairie-love. I enjoyed seeing what others created — it’s a fun project.
VERY fun limericks! See you Friday.
Karma Larsen
Nebraska Forest Service & Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Keim Hall 102L, P.O. Box 830964
Lincoln, NE 68583-0964
Phone 402-472-7923, Email klarsen1@unl.edu, https://plantnebraska.org/
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Truly enjoyed reading all of the limericks! Thank You, Chris, for the opportunity.
I love all of these!
Some great literary talent out roaming the prairies. Need to make this an annual event and put a collection in a book. Gary