Are you ready for the final chapter in the Great COVID-19 Limerick Challenge?
That began by accident early in winter when Gary Hunt took fingers to keyboard, doodled out some pandemic limericks and posted them to Facebook. He encouraged others to weigh in with their own.
When they did, he passed them onto yours truly. âMaybe you could get a column out of this,â Hunt suggested.
That ended with Hunt collecting scores of limericks from dozens of doggerel divas. The winner of the Great COVID-19 Limerick Challenge was Blacksburg artist Sally Mook. (Her âprizeâ is lunch with Hunt and me, and thatâll happen early in May, just as soon as my vaccination is fully effective.)
Before we get into the winner of the 2021 Coronavirus Limerick Challenge, let me tell you something about our entrants overall.
They numbered 104, but sent in many more limericks than that. A bunch composed more than one, and a few people emailed me more than a dozen.
The contestants ranged in age from 10 to at least 85. They hail from as far away as Canada. And some of them came up with deviously clever rhymes. Consider, for example, the runners-up.
No. 4 is
I travel, and so I canât be
With my grand-daughter, whoâs turning three.
Sheâs learning so much,