Limerick, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Sweet Defeat

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is ‘treat’ and this is my limerick.

Image by Me & Gemini

A baker too fleet on his feet

Offered neighbors a treat oh so sweet

But he tripped on a tray

In a sugary spray

Now his cookies are paving the street

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This is “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard

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