I learned the vocab term “crepuscular rays” relatively recently for the specific scattering effect seen when sunbeams pass through clouds; such rays are more subtle in this photo than others I’ve taken, but some can be seen at the top. “Crepuscular” comes from the Latin for “twilight” (crepusculum)… and it is a descriptor that fits well into a limerick’s rhythm!

Note light’s seeming-tangible scattering;
A sunset, ostensibly “matter-ing”;
Crepuscular rays
In these long-evening days,
With twilight depictions most flattering.

#NaPoWriMo #LimerickSunday

A stand of white daffodils with a clump of yellow ones in the middle with light brick in the background.

Happy Sunday! Lots of poetic license in this one !
These daffodils yellow and white
Sway in the spring breeze day and night
Keeping time to the tune
Of the wind’s gentle croon
Setting all of our worries aright.
#limerick #limericksunday

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Tom ventured to clean out his eaves
As they were congested with leaves
"Spring cleaning's my jam,
Get with the program!"
With a Huzzah,Tom rolled up his sleeves!

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social and me

A baker was trying his #hand
At launching a rock and roll band.
He played the guitar,
And he hoped to go far.
But alas all his gig dates were panned.

#vss365 #Hand #Music #Musicians #Humor #Humour #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #Writing

Tiered arrangement of potted spring flowers in pink, yellow and white.

White Easter lily blooms and stems with church pipe organ and cross in the background

Happy Sunday! Happy Easter to those who celebrate!
Here indoors Easter flowers do bloom
To honor One sprung from the tomb;
From bulbs or small seeds,
New blossoms proceed;
New life colors and gladdens the room.
#limerick #limerickSunday

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Who were riveted by this great stunt
Far superior to an egg hunt
"Let's launch them!" they cried
Eggs flew far and wide
Making bystanders mad at their stunt!

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

“You are moving too much. Please hold still,”
Said a seamstress while sewing a frill
On a dress that was drab
And would never be fab,
Though it WOULD #yield a fabulous bill.

#Haikufeels #Yield #Fashion #Money #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poem

I’ve a #limerick notion — a #glimmer.
It is shimmering. Damn! Now it’s dimmer.
My poor brain’s filled with frost,
And my rhyme primer’s lost.
My slim odds of success have grown grimmer.

#HaikuChallenge #Glimmer #LimerickSunday #Limericks #Humor #Writing #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse

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For spring,Tom decided to clean
The messiest car that he'd seen
Hockey sticks and a puzzle
Several bags and a shovel
And that record he lost as a teen!

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

Termesphere Gallery has hanging, turning spheres in several sizes with a variety of scenes painted on them.

Happy Sunday! More about Termes in the first comment
Dick Termes thinks life is a ball,
He makes art you won’t find at the mall.
His wonder-filled spheres
Turn with scenes crystal clear.
His Termespheres surely enthrall!
#limerick #limericksunday

Is age just a number? Who knows?
Some say “yes.” Others suff’ring the woes
Of senescence will wage
A war against age,
To disguise the “gifts” aging bestows.

Happy Age Is Just A Number Day! (March 22)

#Aging #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems

White water falls down a rock cliff into a creek

Happy Sunday!
White water falls down the rock face,
Like a bridal veil covered with lace.
Down the aisle it splashes,
It pours and it dashes
To meet its belov’d creek with grace.
#limerick #limericksunday #bridalveilfalls #spearfishcanyon

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When equinox time came again
Tom readied himself for spring zen
But the slush and the mud
And the threat of a flood
Had him wishing for ice skates again

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

Snow filled yard with wooden fence and trees, snow blowing in the air

Happy Sunday!
On this fourth Sunday in Lent,
Much preparation’s been spent
Writing sermons and prayers,
Honing anthems and airs,
But from heaven, a blizzard’s been sent!
#limerick #limericksunday #notraveladvised

Happy St Patrick’s Day in advance and please enjoy our contribution to #limerickSunday

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The green beer had started to flow
The fiddlers had tuned up their bows
Could a turkey be plucky
'Stead of rounded and plucky
Tom jigged 'cause he needed to know

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday #stpatricksday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

Give #peace a chance… #LimerickSunday

Squirrel in a leafless deciduous tree, chattering at me and fluffing its tail

Happy Sunday!
To hear this preposterous squirrel scold
Is really a sound to behold.
He defends the yard
Just like an armed guard.
Don’t worry, we’ll do as we’re told!
#limerick #limericksunday

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Tom joined in his friends' March for peace
They hoped that the wars would all cease
We want flowers, not guns
For our daughters and sons
And may worldwide kindness increase

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

So migraine has kept me in bed
with a large pack of ice on my head.
I missed #LimerickSunday
and now it is Monday
and my good weekend vibes are all dead.

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Drum and Banjo did NOT get along,
Each believing the other was wrong.
But two brothers’ great minds
Helped them boldly combine!
Their collab was a beautiful song.

#limericksunday with bonus points to anybody who knows the band that inspired this! #poetry #kidlit #poem #limerick

The old idiom "fresh as a daisy"
Always strikes me as odd, even crazy.
No one's used it for me,
And I'm glad, cuz I'd see
Wilting plants, looking shriveled & lazy.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Fresh #Flowers #Idioms #Language #LimerickSunday #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Poems

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The beach resort sounded just grand
The snorkeling, sun, and the sand
But roasting in the sun
Made Turkey Tom overdone
So he stayed in and rocked with the band

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

Forgot all about #limericksunday
So observing it on this fine Monday
I’m writing again
(Although not with a pen)
And a writing day’s always a fun day!

#kidlit #poem #limerick

Though a fellow who often looked pensive,
Was presumed to have brilliance extensive,
He was av'rage, at best.
But he practiced with zest
"Resting smart face," his zeal comprehensive.

#Emoetry #Pensive #LimerickSunday #Limerick #Limericks #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems

Formal English garden with brick wall in background. Frozen pond with leaves frozen into the water in foreground. Dried flowers mounded in a pedestal urn in the middle of the pond.

Happy Sunday!
The garden in winter is still,
A walk there will give you a chill,
Frozen leaves, frozen water,
Dried bouquet in the pot there,
Quiet beauty with elegant frills.
#limerick #limericksunday

Challenge accepted! Here's a limerick for #LimerickSunday after a weekend spent watching the Olympics.

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem

And so Tom's Olympics career
Ended faster than frat rats chug beer.
His wings now in plaster
Tom knew he could master
A gobbling GO TEAM!! turkey cheer.

Yay for diehard couch-thletes!!!!

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social

Tom gave it a roll of the die,
How bad could it be??? uh-oooooooh, my!!!!
He slipped over the lip
With a 1020 flip
As feathers flew into the sky.

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social

Tom studied Olympic events,
gobbling his turkey's lament.
His skills were not suited
He'd surely be booted,
From snow-boarding's half-pipe descent.

Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social