Ahoy!All right... after a night-and-a-morning's worth of debating, I have decided the winners of the
March Limerick Contest. I judged on content, closeness to form, grammar & spelling, and my overall reaction to the piece.
The Entries:Here are the entries in the order I received them for the contest--33 in total, excluding 2 disqualified entries (sorry, you two--rules are rules!).
1. A Clever Pest by ~
Azuire -
[link]2. Another Line by =
Kirielson -
[link]3. I'm a limerick by *
virvatuli-lumi -
[link]4. Ah, spring by ~
No-where-man -
[link]5. St. Pat's Limerick by ~
chrisfromchapelhill -
[link]6. It seems by *
Juvenilemike -
[link]7. Cheeky Limerick... by *
Queen-of-Marigold -
[link]8. Not One Bit by ~
HasNoLight -
[link]9. ticks by ~
bekkia -
[link]10. Have You Ever...? by ~
classic-poet -
[link]11. What one will do... by ~
LieutenantMushu -
[link]12. janiter by ~
carokat546 -
[link]13. A 'Heated' Argument by =
BornBlitzed -
[link]14. Limerick contest entry by ~
catdog217 -
[link]15. Limerick by ~
DarlingDisaster -
[link]16. Tumbling Inside And Out by =
lovelyloon -
[link]17. Wilde by ~
bleedingbird -
[link]18. Rex the Farmer by *
Bahama-dreams -
[link]19. a dissipointing break by ~
I-is-I-be -
[link]20. My stressful limerick by =
ikklesammy -
[link]21. Lover Mine by ~
TaylorLynne -
[link]22. Limerick by ~
ungoodthinker -
[link]23. A Married Coupling by ~
poet-irish-taurus -
[link]24. limerick contest by ~
absynthheart -
[link]25. Scots limerick by *
TheObviousChild -
[link]26. YAY by ~
AndrewCockerill -
[link]27. My first limerick by ~
aleph-null -
[link]28. Limerick: VerShlanger by *
Capostrophy -
[link]29. Peter by ~
whitembers -
[link]30. Metrophobia by *
Kitz-the-Kitsune -
[link]31. The Moon Trip by =
Shelby-is-Crazy -
[link]32. Checkmate by *
RockerByBaby -
[link]33. Rhinoceri - An Awesome Word by ~
artistic-poet -
[link]The Honorable Mentions:13.

by:

Anyone that rhymes with "flambéed" in a limerick
must mean that it is awesome!
25.

by:

This limerick had a lot of character... and uses another awesome word: "prurient."
Both of these contestants and their entries will be featured in my journal as their prize! Congratulations, you two!
Second Place:15.

by:

This is a naughty limerick that tickled my funny bone. Nice rhythm and a classic topic to write about as far as limericks go!
This contestant wins a 3-month subscription and a $15 Amazon.com gift card as well as a journal feature. Congratulations!
First Place:
7.

by:

This poem was absolutely hilarious and naughty. I loved the rhythm and content. I will never look at bundt cakes the same ever again!
This contestant wins a 3-month subscription and a $25 Amazon.com gift card as well as the top spot in my journal. Congratulations!
Conclusion, ahoy!Many thanks to all who entered, pimped out, and/or faved my first contest. Enjoy the poems and hopefully I'll see you next time with another contest!
Devious Comments
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Suggest a Lit DD today!
And congrats to the winners!
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