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Howdy people? Hope you are all enjoying the Thanksgiving holidays. I have been having a good time taking the break, oh I really needed the break! This week we had some new participants join the challenge, which is awesome. As always, we had some really amazing entries and picking a winner was no easy feat! Without any further delay, here are the Top 5 Limericks for the prompt ‘Gratitude’!
And the winner is…….. Christian Dequita with this beautiful limerick that captures the essence of gratitude! Check out his full post here!
Agradacamiento is certitude.
Gratitude pays in no altitude.
Reciprocity is not a fortitude.
Gratitude doesn’t have a magnitude,
Say thank you is a beatitude.
The winner may contact me on mindandlifematters@gmail.com to claim the complimentary gift certificate.
The second place is shared by Arcane Owl from A Wayward Scribblez with her beautiful limerick and NJ of Ametalk with her absolutely wonderful limerick!
The third place goes to Indira’s blog and Deeksha from Jot the Thought with two of amazing limericks.
Now that the Top 5 have been announced, it is time for the Week 8 Challenge.
This morning I got some really really good news that made me so happy and my heart swell with love and pride. Well, that made me choose the word “Love” as the Prompt for Week 8! You can either use the word “Love” itself or some of its synonyms like affection, beloved, fondness, intimacy, etc…you get the idea!
For those who are new to the challenge, here are the rules:
- Each week, a prompt (A Word) will be supplied and participants are to use this prompt as a base for their limericks.
- Participants can opt to either use the word (prompt) itself or a synonym of the word to use in their Limerick. This is a MUST. Either the word or a synonym of the word must be a part of your Limerick!
- This challenge will run from Thursday to Thursday, and you may add your Limerick anytime during these specific days.
- Please tag your Limerick with: Limerick Poetry Challengepost so that others interested can check out your Limerick (This step is important).
- Add your story’s URL to this website’s comments. (This step is also important so I will know who has participated).
- If you are interested in participating in this challenge, please follow this blog site to receive instant email notifications of the post with the Word prompts for each week.
- The main purpose of this challenge is to have fun and learn. Those who are able to mentor and help others grow in their writing; you are encouraged to do so. All constructive feedback should be communicated in a kind and helpful manner AND received in a welcoming manner.
- All Limericks for Week 8 Challenge are due in by Thursday, December 3, 2015.
- The winner for the challenge will be announced in a post next Friday. The winner will receive a complimentary Amazon Gift Certificate from Mind and Life Matters! Please contact me on mindandlifematters@gmail.com to claim the prize!
- WELCOME TO MIND AND LIFE MATTERS LIMERICK POETRY CHALLENGE!
Finally, here is my take on the prompt:
Her heart flutters a message, yet frail
For the times she considered a fail
Making her want to believe
That she is destined to receive
True love that shall prevail!
Almost missed the deadline but here is mine for this week. Loving this and love to read all the great entries.
https://pollymermaid.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/limerick-challenge-week-8-prompt-love/
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You just about made it on time. 🙂
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Beautifully written limericks and complicated too 😀
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love and light ❤
Anand 🙂
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The winner limerick is complicated! 😀
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Not just that yours is too 😀
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Aww….you are too kind, Sir! 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Hi Rashmi here is my entry- https://amaltaas.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/limerick-challenge-week-8-love. Please say which one is correct.
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The first one fits the description of limericks, so I will choose that as your entry.
It’s a beautiful feeling of conflict in love that you have described in the limerick 🙂
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Thanks Rashmi. I’m not clear about Limericks, still.
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Here is a description, I hope this helps:
“Limericks have 5 lines in them. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm.”
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Thanks Rashmi. I forgot about syllables and just remembered rhyming. So nice of you to explain this.Now it will become more difficult for me.
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Oh don’t worry about that, I’m happy so long as the limericks have 5 lines with rhyming words and it uses the prompt word or its synonym in it 🙂
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So nice of you dear.:)
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Hello. This is my submission: https://cherrytato.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/your-willing-prey/ and thank you for organizing this challenge. Hope you’re having a lovely week~
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Very well written limerick! Thank you for participating 🙂
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Thank You for organising such a lovely challenge! ❤
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Here is my entry for this week: http://drmegsorick.com/2015/12/01/love-a-limerick/ It’s not what you’d expect!
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This one just blew me away! I absolutely love it! 🙂
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This is a fun contest! Love reading your blog so I nominated you for a Liebster Award – details here: https://debbiemlewisdotnet.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/thankful/
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Thank you for nominating me! I am honored 🙂
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Hi Rashmi,
Here’s my entry this week: https://nicolaauckland.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/limerick-challenge-love/
Thanks for hosting the challenge!
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Thank you so much for participating! Your limericks are so god that I look forward to reading them every week! 🙂
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Hi Rashmi. Your Limerick is beautiful. Don’t forget yourself while selecting others. Thanks for the third place. Love your challenges. Blessings.
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Thank you so much Maasi. My limericks are excluded from the participants so I can’t include mine in the list! 😀
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😦 but why dear?
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Because I’m organizer it wouldn’t be fair to include my own limericks in the winning list 🙂 😛
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Aww, well, what I can say. Your limericks are beautiful.
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Thank you again for saying that, it means a lot to me 🙂
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🙂
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My poem on the prompt https://shilparya.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/microblog-mondays-dear-daughter/
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It’s a beautiful poem! Heartfelt 🙂
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Thanks 😊
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Thank you so much darling ❤ One more beautiful winner 🙂 you are taking a great caravan with you 🙂 Will come up with my entry soon 🙂
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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❤
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here is my entry for this week’s challenge
https://ametalk.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/weekly-limerick-challenge-8-love/
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Beautiful composition as always! I loved the image you used to complement it!
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Thanks 🙂 you know it took me more time to search a perfect picture than writing this beautiful limerick 🙂
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I can believe that….sometimes it’s just so difficult to find the picture to match the story!
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Lovely challenge as always
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Thank you Lynz! 🙂
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I love reading everyone’s work!
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Yup….the participants come up with such amazing limericks, it’s fun to read them all! 🙂
I hope you will participate too 🙂
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yes I do love it! haha thanks for the invite! I have never written one:)
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You should definitely try to write one. I’m sure you will do great! 🙂
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I am so bad at this stuff I will try!! Thanks for encouraging me!
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These are all so great! I took the week off but will have one for you this week!
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Thank you! I look forward to your limerick for this week! I have high expectations since you are an excellent romance author! 🙂
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😍
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Thank you so much for choosing me as a winner..!
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Your welcome. …anytime! Both your limericks were brilliant! 🙂
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Thanks again..!
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So very cool!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Wow….did I see it right? You made my day. Thanks a lot. It was a pleasant surprise.
Have a great day!
Arcane owl
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Glad I made your day! It was a well deserved place! 🙂
Hope you continue to participate
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With so many great entries, it’s tough job to select the winner isn’t it? 😃 The winning piece is fabulous! Love it! Great job, Rashmi! 😄👏👏👏👏👏
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Oh it is indeed a very difficult job of picking a winner!
I hope you will participate too, FS 🙂
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I will try. 😁 Writing Limerick is way harder than writing a story. 😄
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Do try! It can be a lot more fun too! 😀
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Will give it a try! 🙂
Here’s my humble submission:
https://icareucareblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/limerick-challenge-love/
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I love your limerick on love! It was poetic! 🙂
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All thanks to your encouragement! 🙂
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