WESTPORT — Call them Bards of the Buses.

Winners have been announced in the limerick contest to promote the Wheels2U Wesport shuttle service to and from the town’s railroad stations.

“I was completely overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of the entries,” Peter Gold, the director of the Westport Transit District, said in a statement announcing the winners.

“Once again, the Westport community demonstrated its talent, and great sense of humor. We had over 75 wonderful limericks to choose from.”

Gold selected the winners.

Jonathan Prager was awarded first place for this limerick:

Wheels 2 Me, Wheels 2 U, Wheels 2 Us 

Transportation to the station by bus 

There and back in a jiffy 

In wheels super spiffy 

Convenience that’s a plus with no fuss.

Two second-place prizes were presented to Dorian Barth and Paul Delano for these limericks:

The station is not very far. 

I wish I could just leave the car, 

and be picked up at home 

from an app on my phone. 

Well, you can! Wheels2U — there you are!   

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In some places they commute in their trucks.
Here in Westport we travel deluxe.
Wheels2U comes right swift,
With a door to door lift.

And sets you back a measly two bucks!

Four limericks, by Marc Frankel, Alan Zipkin, Nicole Goldstein and Scott Weiner, were award third-place prizes:

There once was a Westport commuter, 

With a gym bag and laptop computer, 

Sick of walking up hills, 

He tried the bus for two bills, 

And said, “This is warmer than taking my scooter.”

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If you need to go down to the station,  

Going to work or on a vacation. 

Are you driving? What for? 

You can go door-to-door

When you’re part of the Wheels2U nation.

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A new family with only one car 

A commute that is suddenly far 

Wheels2U saves the day 

Just a phone tap away 

A swift ride to and from where you are. 

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Want a green way to get to the train? 

Costly parking and taxis a pain? 

Choose Wheels2U Westport 

For a $2 escort 

From your home to the platform. (Insane!)

And honorable mention went to Jonathan Prager (for a second limerick), Emily Fair Weber, Dan Kail, Rich Hochman and Jeff Wieser:

No car to park, or drive home in the dark 

Or navigate through the rain like an ark 

Much less pollution 

A commuting solution 

Wheels 2 U door to door service hits the mark. 

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A Westporter owned a fine Subaru 

And left home each day with a toodle-oo

But when she parked at the train

She had to wade through the rain

Why didn’t she call Wheels 2U?

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Folks without a car 

Can’t get very far. 

By funding Wheels2U

Giving rides will do.

Good neighbors are who we are.

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There’s a little blue bus in our town,
That gets you to your train by the Sound,
It’s cheap to ride,

And comfy inside,
The greenest way to go I’ve found!

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Taking a bus can never grow old.
It’s a great way to stay out of the cold.
So change your commute;
The bus is a beaut.
And if there’s a problem, then call Peter Gold!