Sunday, October 9, 2011

The King Who Was Bullied



A man who was highly esteemed
hailed by all the almighty king
was knocked down to size
bullied by tough guys
and now he's a small figurine.


@laurie kolp

Picture prompt inspiration: Magpie Tales

25 comments:

Kay L. Davies said...

LOL
Good try at a limerick, Laurie. I love the last line. It's perfect!

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

Laurie Kolp said...

Thanks... it's not a limerick to a tee; I added a little variety.

Nanka said...

That was a fun take on the picture!! ...and a sad end to some monarchs who end in this way!!

Jinksy said...

I know several people who could do with cutting down to size in this way! LOL

Hazel said...

Sometimes the best solution to some issues is making a figurine out of too big sizes :) Excellent this one is!

anthonynorth said...

A fun limerick. Enjoyed it.

Anonymous said...

Nice way to play with your words.

Jae Rose said...

Hubris prevails..no matter where..even in banana marking environments..I love this strong, concise piece..Jae x

Deborah said...

I did like this :o)

Berowne said...

Nicely-written take on this week's prompt.

Fireblossom said...

That's hilarious. :-P

Pssst...should that be "hailed"?

kaykuala said...

Hilarious Laurie! A king would be reduced to size if he could be bullied such. He'd better not! Nice limerick!

Hank

annell4 said...

TC! Just too cute! I think we have a lot of humor when it comes to kings.

Mary Ann Potter said...

Oh, cute as can be! I love this Magpie prompt, too. You know, I tried a limerick and had absolutely no good results, so I went with a Lewis Carroll-ish verse. I like yours so much better! 8-)

Kathe W. said...

great limerick- most politicians need to be cut down to size- the power goes right to their heads and common sense!

Brian Miller said...

haha happens far to often to those in-sane enough to desire being king...nice limerick!

Maude Lynn said...

I love it!

Kristen Haskell said...

I really do love limericks. Great job.

Maggie said...

Haha. Thanks for the chuckle. : )

Helen said...

Delightful writing about a serious subject - bullying!!

Tumblewords: said...

Love it!!

Kathe W. said...

I love this clever limerick!

Mary said...

Laurie, this made me smile!

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Love it!

Anna :o]

~T~ said...

Fun! As long as you're not him...