Happy Limerick Day!

Have these on me, written for various competitions:

Paparazzi

 Fame is a double-edged sword          

As stars find as they venture abroad.

For a wink and a nod

Shows a wannabe god

As a grasping and talentless fraud.

Sweet Seduction

With Galaxy, Mars and Starburst

We humans were gently coerced.

They came down from above

To make alien love

But fed us with Milky Way first.

 

Picture Perfect

Whatever you put in your case

When travelling from place to place,

Pack your camera, take stills

As you tramps o’er the hills;

Of your presence, please, don’t leave a trace.

Books

  

A book that is pure electronic

Though some people find it a tonic, 

Is no match for paper.

Curse this e-printing caper!

It really is purely demonic!

Words’ Worth

Literature’s hard to define,

But it must have some class in each line.

So while Amis and Austen

Write books to get lost in,

There’s plenty I’ll have to decline.

Spoilt for Choice

  

The question is not what is worst,

But which deadly sin to try first. 

It's so hard to decide

Between Lust Greed and Pride

When in Sloth I'm already well versed.