Competition: There Once Was...

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There Once Was...

Prompt

Limericks are generally humorous in nature and, more often than not, a tad on the saucy side. Write a positive limerick for the glorious beverage that was XenErgy!

The following example is a limerick of unknown origin:

The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

Feinberg, Leonard. The Secret of Humor. Rodopi, 1978. ISBN 9789062033706. p102

Grading

Submission will be graded by this limerick rubric
Ties will be resolved by earliest submission time.

Rules

This is a limerick, so you must follow the AABBA rhyme scheme.
Submissions must be either a .doc, .docx file, .pdf or in the text box.
No Google Drive Links Will Be Accepted
Do Not Plagiarize! Plagiarism will be reported to the Justicar.
All work must be your own in its entirety. This means no AI for this competition.

Competition Information

Parent Competition: XenErgy 2: Re-Domination
Organized by: Battlelord Nefarious "NeMo" Moniker
Running time: 2024-11-03 until 2024-11-09 (7 days)
Target Unit: Clan Scholae Palatinae
Competition Type: Poetry
Awards: Third Level Crescents
Participants: 5 subscribers, of which 5 have participated.

Results

1st place

Imperial Kah’ri Marru

Member: Imperial Kah’ri Marru
Textual submission: There once was a man named Xen
Who once ruled the Empire when
Facing slanderous threats
He bottled his sweat
To strengthen his subjects and men
Placement: 1st place

2nd place

Warlord Vincent Brujah

Member: Warlord Vincent Brujah
Textual submission: There once was a drink for the ages
But lost into time were its pages
A new Empress was crowned
Said the drink must be found
Or else she'd defer all of our wages
Placement: 2nd place

3rd place

Seer J'Kast

Member: Seer J'Kast
Textual submission: There once was a substance called XenErgy,
Whose drinking would make one quite jittery.
It'll jolt you so violent
That your mind will go silent,
And send you sprinting across the whole Galaxy.
Placement: 3rd place

Hand of the Emperor Korvyn

Member: Hand of the Emperor Korvyn
Textual submission: Your heart is pounding out of your chest
You're so tired and you need a rest
You lack so much energy
So drink an ice-cold XenErgy
Soon you will be back to your best
Placement: Participation only

Empress Rayne Palpatine

Member: Empress Rayne Palpatine
Textual submission: In a can there’s a Sithly delight,
An energy boost takes to flight.
With a sugar-infused buzz,
And caffeine just because,
Fueling dreams throughout the long sleepless night!
Placement: Participation only