Helen (heleninwales) wrote,
Helen
heleninwales
  • Mood: amused

No rhyme for orange?

The serendipitous arrival of my parcel of Urgent Educational Material from the OU (the short poetry course I've signed up for) and the mention on the comedy quiz QI last night of there being not one but two rhymes for orange, led to me producing the following limerick.

-oOo-


Though impeccably tailored by Gorringe,
All her clothes were a shade of bright orange,
You could see her for miles,
Jumping ditches and stiles,
As she galloped all over the Blorenge.

-oOo-


I've known about the Blorenge (pronounced to rhyme with orange, obviously) for many years and in fact we used to live between Abergavenny and Brecon. The other interesting fact about the mountain is that Colonel Llewellyn's famous showjumper of the 1950s, Foxhunter, is buried there. But it took another rhyme before I could do anything useful with it.
Subscribe

  • Tired now...

    Right, it's time to go and relax in front of the TV with G. I ended up with nearly 3lbs of blackberries. I haven't actually made the jam yet, but I…

  • You know that advice about never replying to reviews?

    Generally, an author is best advised to ignore reviews, regardless of how bad or misguided they are. Responding to critics can end up making an…

  • It's that time of year again...

    Yes, NaNoWriMo is rapidly approaching and everyone is talking about their projects or deciding whether or not to take part. There's also the question…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal

    switch
    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    Help
  • 1 comment