Have you heard of the Public Domain Image Archive ? Well, if you haven’t, carve out some time and go visit. It’s amazing! Mary Lee introduced us to the site for our challenge and invited us to type a color into the search bar and write about one of the images that popped up. After a bit of playing around (and a lot of time passing!), I entered peach and was regaled with this image of a water tower in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Oh, my.
That’s what I thought, too.
So, while looking up synonyms for butts, I discovered the new-to-me word “callipygian”.
And that’s how this limerick came to be.
Down in Gaffney they sing a proud paean
to this tower that’s oddly protean.
They exclaim, “It’s a peach!”
Tourists claim that’s a reach–
it’s decidedly callipygian!
©Molly Hogan
Check out what the other Inklings did with this challenge by clicking on their links:
Linda @A Word Edgewise
Mary Lee @ A(nother) Year of Reading
Margaret @Reflections on the Teche
Heidi @my juicy little universe
Catherine @ Reading to the Core
This week’s Poetry Friday is hosted by Carol Varsalona at her blog, Beyond Literacy Link.
Nix the comfort zone 
This is hilarious!! And your limerick is genius. Perfect genre for the image.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Amy! I love writing limericks 🙂
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[…] Inkling poems, visit their blogs:Linda @A Word EdgewiseMary Lee @ A(nother) Year of ReadingMolly @ Nix the Comfort Zone (and oh boy, did she ever…)Heidi @my juicy little universeCatherine @ Reading to the […]
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Priceless!
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It looks like a photo that would get banned on Facebook! lol
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Nailed it!
Thanks for the new word and a giggle to start the day!!
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I’m trying to spark more giggles in my own life, so I’m glad you found one here!
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Ha! Molly, I love how much fun you had with this! Lucky US. xo
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I did have fun! Thanks, Irene!
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Oh yes indeed you nailed it! And what I love most about this word is that “well-shaped” is very, uh, open-ended, so I think most of us can claim to be callipygian. Off to look up “protean” now…
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Thanks, Heidi. Love your use of “open-ended” lol
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Really awesome, Molly! I signed up on that site after reading Catherine’s post! I wonder if you sent your daring limerick to the town newspaper, if they would print it? Or, perhaps they’re tired of so many jokes! I love your use of ‘protean’, too! (We learn something every day, don’t we?)
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I suspect the local paper wouldn’t appreciate the submission, but I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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This is hysterical! Thanks for sharing and expanding my vocabulary!
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It was a lot of fun to write, too. Thanks!
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Ha! You totally surprised me today, Molly. 😀 I loved following the process that you got you there in the end. Thanks for the laughter 🙂
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It feels especially nice to laugh these days, doesn’t it?
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Haha! That is a masterful limerick, Molly. So, so fun! I loved the “Oh, my. / That’s what I thought, too.” comment. Yes, I did. And your form and the new word with its rhymes are spot on.
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Thanks, Denise! I can’t wait to check out the site some more and see what other surprises and wonders are lurking there.
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I’m dying laughing at how these two things came together–the water tower and your new word. 🙂 When we saw this water tower, we always knew we were halfway to my granddad’s house in Florida, so it’s iconic for our roadtrips. 🙂
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Marcie–somehow your comment ended up in my SPAM folder and I just saw it there. Sorry! I love that you’re familiar with this iconic landmark. What a fun halfway point!
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My Ogden Nash loving husband wanted me to tell you he really likes your style.
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Ogden Nash is the best! I’m so glad you and Jeff enjoyed the limerick.
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Simply brilliant!
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Thanks, Catherine! So glad to see you here 🙂
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omg! That’s so fun and funny. I think I have driven by this pean…or one like it on I-95. And, it’s a butt for sure!
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Right!?!
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Love this, Molly! Thanks for the smile today.
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You’re welcome 🙂 Thanks for swinging by!
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Hahahahahaha. Oh my, indeed! Thanks for this, Molly, in every regard!
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HA! OK, you don’t know how much I needed this. I’ve been feeling the doom and gloom lately, and I really needed a reminder that poetry can bring the giggles, too. 😉
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I’m making a deliberate effort to create some silly, funny, playful poetry. It doesn’t always work out, but it’s a good focus. I’m so glad this was a lift for you.
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Molly, what a fun poem and a new word to play with.
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