by Doug Westberg
Member since:
January 4, 2007

Limerick: Mindful Poetry Contest #11 MP2012

April 16, 2012 11:32 AM UTC
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There was an old German named Freud
Who held man of soul is devoid.
Said Siggy to Mikey,
“It’s all in your psyche,
And you, sir, are just paranoid.”

Prompt here

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Comments: 49

JOHN BECK Apr 16, 2012, 12:00pm UTC
Perfect limerick, Doug. This was previously published?
Doug Westberg Apr 16, 2012, 12:20pm UTC
Yes, it's in my book of anecdotes.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 16, 2012, 12:12pm UTC
Echoing John. This scans beautifully.

Relax, you’ve made the deadline, now appearing at Mindful Poetry.
Doug Westberg Apr 16, 2012, 12:20pm UTC
This is Monday, right?
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 16, 2012, 12:33pm UTC
Doesn't it feel like Monday? Does to me. Well, actually, not really. I love Mondays because my kids go back to school, but today one's home not feeling well. :-P
Veronica Hosking Apr 16, 2012, 12:39pm UTC
Yes, Mondays are good for ridding one's home of pests. Oh, I mean children. They have standardized testing this week so no one's allowed to be sick. I had one home last Monday though.
Denise L. Apr 16, 2012, 1:39pm UTC
Love it. :)
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:14am UTC
Thanks, Denise!
Len Maxwell Apr 16, 2012, 2:23pm UTC
I've told Susan that I can't write a limerick unless it starts with "There was a man from Nantucket." After reading yours, I have a new respect for the form.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:16am UTC
Thanks, Len!
Alice G. Apr 16, 2012, 3:03pm UTC
Good one Doug.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:21am UTC
Thanks, Alice!
Sandy Moore Apr 16, 2012, 3:22pm UTC
I ditto all the comments above :)

Thank you for sharing with Watching The Wind Blow By
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:22am UTC
Thanks, Sandy!
Pam Brittain Apr 16, 2012, 3:45pm UTC
I like limericks. Bummer, I'm having computerbugitis.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:22am UTC
Thanks, Pam!
Sonia M. Apr 16, 2012, 5:31pm UTC
Love it! wish I could think of one without starting with "There was...."
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:22am UTC
Thanks, Sonia!
stephen berwaldt Apr 16, 2012, 6:39pm UTC
A good'un, Doug...more like the kind of limerick I'm used to...

Thank you submitting to Gathers Luminous Writers and Artists.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:22am UTC
Thanks, Stephen!
libramoon .. Apr 16, 2012, 6:56pm UTC
saw Ted Talks on Science Channel last night in which Freud was jocularly dissed as "complicated"
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:23am UTC
To say the least!
A. F. Stewart Apr 16, 2012, 6:57pm UTC
A wonderful poem.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:14am UTC
Thanks, Anita!
J. Reid Apr 16, 2012, 7:53pm UTC
Freud, and his theories were the bane of my academic career, I am so into Carl Jung. Smiles...

Thank you for submitting to: Not Gathering Dust!
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:14am UTC
Thanks, J.!
Atticus *. Apr 16, 2012, 11:49pm UTC
Wonderful limerick Doug. A Great deal of fun.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:24am UTC
Thanks, Atticus!
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Apr 17, 2012, 12:04am UTC
Some of my favorite aspects of limericks: perfect meter and delightful rhyme. Yours has both. Here ya go--
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:13am UTC
Thank you, Susan! I'm right with you on that!
A. F. Stewart Apr 17, 2012, 12:59pm UTC
Congratulations on Poem of the Day.
Sonia M. Apr 17, 2012, 12:09am UTC
Congratulations on being chosen Poem of the Day!
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:24am UTC
Thanks, Sonia!
Janet "Jax" B. Apr 17, 2012, 12:16am UTC
congrats on being the poem of the day.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:24am UTC
Thanks, Jax!
Irina Dimitric Apr 17, 2012, 2:07am UTC
Fantastic! Love it... and congrats on being chosen Poem of the Day!
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:25am UTC
Thanks, Irina!
Virginia M. Apr 17, 2012, 5:20am UTC
Great! Congrats on poem of the day:)
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:25am UTC
Thanks, Virginia!
Angie O. Apr 17, 2012, 6:55am UTC
Congrats Doug; good job.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:26am UTC
Thanks, Angie!
Charli Mills Apr 17, 2012, 7:28am UTC
That was a limerick of substance! Congratulations!
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:26am UTC
Thanks, Charli!
Atticus *. Apr 17, 2012, 8:10am UTC
Congrats Doug! Excellent Limericking.
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:26am UTC
Thanks, Atticus!
Katryn D. Apr 17, 2012, 10:09am UTC
LOL - i took enough psych to appreciate this :)

congrats on poem of the day
Doug Westberg Apr 17, 2012, 11:27am UTC
Thanks, Katryn!
Richard Lynn Livesay Apr 17, 2012, 11:47am UTC
Id, ego, and super ego...after2 yrs. of psych, found out everyone is crazy! great poem...love the last line...congrats!, Doug
♥ Christine aka stine1 ♥ Apr 18, 2012, 5:25am UTC
I hate to be spoilsport, but Sigmund Freud was not a German... He was Austrian :-)

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