Hello, murphyco

I'm offering you this review in celebration of Earth Day, which is marked on the 22^nd April every year, and on behalf of "The Earth Day Challenge" 

Thank you for being aware of our planet and the environment.

What I liked

Awesome alliterative title. Love it!

What a fantastic theme, and I learned about S'well from this poem.

If you can get the rhythm right, the Limerick is very appropriate to the tone of what you're writing.

What might need work

Note that in the contest/challenge rules it states that a Word Count MUST be provided, so I've posted both a line count and a word count with mine!

Compare:
There ONCE was a YOUNG man named MICHael
On reUSing from MAINE to Lake BAIkal.
Note that the metrical pattern you used in the first two lines is different to the last line, which contains an extra unstessed syllable in the first foot, making the initial foot an anapest rather than an iamb. Traditionally, the metre in lines 1, 2 & 5 should match, as should 3 with 4.
Consider something like, "On GREEN plans from MAINE to Lake BAIkal." or maybe "On action from Maine to Lake Baikal."

Compare
When SHOPping for GROC/er/ies he’d PLEAD,
“There are alTERnate OPtions inDEED!

https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/alternate
https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/option
https://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/indeed

Sorry, but the metre on these two lines is all over the place. Not only do they not match, but you also have three unstressed syllables together in the first line, and a central iamb in "anapestic metre" in the second.
Maybe something like:
When shopping for goodies he pleaded
alternative methods are needed
Offered plastic? Refuse!
They sell bags to reuse
and fish then will not be impeded

Thank you for sharing!

Best wishes,

Bob






My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .