A nonsense limerick
A particularly glun binnabur school boy
had to durp prillowets as a pool boy.
At work, he zezzed a vullowy woman
who begged of him, 'Please, fritt my flumin!'
Of course, HE claims he buppered her nalloy!
d’Verse prompt: Narrative Nonsense
At d’Verse, poets were prompted to write nonsense poems, while keeping the following in consideration:
- The intention is to telling a story, which is clearly narrative and not gibberish;
- The characters and their actions may seem absurd or playful, but what they do must make sense in a nonsense way;
- It is fine to use invented words, but it should be clear from the concept if they are creatures, things, or even verbs.
Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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Well he would say that wouldn’t he? ๐
Exactly! ๐
Haha, smashing limerick ๐
๐ Carol ๐ ~ thanks!
Take care,
David
Oh David! ๐๐๐
๐ฅฐ Filipa ๐ฅฐ
HE claims he buppered her nalloy! – did he, I’ll never know
๐ Andrew ๐ ~ well, we could follow him next time…
Yes we’ll do that
This is never a form I could master. Good job.
๐ค Lauren ๐ค – thanks!
Your nonsense did after all make sense!
๐ Muri ๐
Fascinating!
๐ Suzette ๐ – that’s one way of putting it!
๐คฃ
Makes perfect sense! ๐
๐คช Michele ๐คช
Indeed. Lots to imagine here. Fun times, David.
๐ KK ๐ – thanks!
He says she says…an old story. (K)
๐คญ Kerfe ๐คญ
I am smiling, and my imagination is running wild David โ love it! ๐๐
๐ Rob ๐
๐ Hmm, a tall tale indeed!
๐คฃ Tricia ๐คฃ