This Is A Warning (Limerick & Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is warnings and/or caution. First, my limerick:
Please be careful when closing that door.
If it hits you, you’re bound to be sore.
My hand is still numb
From its catching my thumb,
And I’m thinking of suing this store.
And now my warning-related haiku:
Storm clouds fill the sky
as walkers heed their warning
while birds cheer them on.
Now, of course, it’s your turn. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write a limerick or haiku (or both) about warnings and/or caution. When you’ve posted your verse, please return here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky. There’s no rush, by the way, because you have a whole week to post it.
(Note: My limerick was inspired in part by Sunday Scribblings’ “sore” prompt and Inspire Me Thursday’s “door” prompt.)
| 1. Crafty Green Poet 2. Connie 3. Felix Morgenstern 4. gautami tripathy |
5. Noah the Great 6. Lilibeth 7. Moe Lauher 8. Noah the Great |
9. Granny Smith 10. Alan Summers |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your warnings and/or caution verse in the Comments. And if you’d like to participate in a new poetry prompt, you can always find my latest one here.
Tags: Cautionary Verse, Health Poetry, Injury Poem, Legal Limerick, Litigation Poem, Nature Haiku, Shopping Accident, Warning Humor, Writing Prompts
I particularly like your haiku here – it partly inspired the one I wrote!
The limerick style of yours is very nice. I tried to write myself by couldn’t get much luck. Still I will try for this week and see if I can come up with something.
These are very clever! I’ll have to give it some thought and see if I can arise to your challenge. ;)
A siren screamed loud in her ear
And wrapped in the tension of fear
She saw the lights flashing
Their reds and blues clashing
They sounded unusually near
One long loud honking
Sturdy steps lead under ground
That tornado gone?
Thanks very much Crafty Green Poet, Navtej Kohli and Texasblu.
I enjoyed yours too Crafty Green. And I look forward to your verse, Navtej Kohli and Texasblu. Welcome to my prompts!
Amd Lilibeth, I like your two poems. Are they posted on your site? I wanted to modify your Mr. Linky link so it pointed to your themed post, but I couldn’t find these lovely poems there. In any event, thanks for participating in my latest prompt.
No. Actually, I just wrote them for your comments, and because they are fun to do, but I’m rather afraid to post them without a lot of explaining, because my mom, daughter, sister, mother in law etc. faithfully read my blog, and they would immediately worry that I was in trouble with the police or had just been sitting through a tornado. Ha ha. Audiences, gotta love them.
Lilibeth, I certainly understand. But that’s a shame, because they are really good. Have you considered doing a reverse-Dave Barry and introducing your post with a simple: “I am making this up.”
Missed the formal point again by presenting neither limerick nor haiku. At least it rhymes. Contentwise, however, I’m on target, I think.
Ok. I decided to post them, but post dated them so they will appear in the older posts, and they are labeled. That way they will find them only if they decide to explore old posts. I changed my link to reflect that.
I liked the limerick. I have been there, done that!
ah, the anticipation
I reached back to February to respond to your warning prompt. Just found you and enjoying my visit.
Here’s a storm warning haiku! ;-)
channel-billed cuckoo
beneath the dying fruit tree
I hear its storm cry
(Queensland, Australia)
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oh im going to try!! how fun. :)
This one just seems to fit here:
THE PUNK MUNK, at NICKERS AND INK
OK. I wish I had not had to give this warning…but since I suffer, I’d might as well look on the bright side instead of whining. It does fit.