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Hasty Acrostic Limerick

Help! I can’t stop writing acrostic limericks! Here’s my latest:

Hasty Acrostic Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane

He who rushes ain’t likely to rate
And he’ll probably err and be late.
So take enough time —
To be careful is prime.
Easy does it. Perfection can wait.

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24 Responses to “Hasty Acrostic Limerick”

  1. Crafty Green Poet says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:17 am

    I like the acrostic limerick idea, works well. And this one is entertianing and good advice!

  2. Tilly Bud says:
    June 21, 2011 at 4:58 am

    Very good :) Written in haste, enjoy at leisure.

  3. Pat Hatt says:
    June 21, 2011 at 8:51 am

    Perfection one will never obtain
    So why rush down the lane
    As there will always be more to do
    Continually driving you
    So why go popping a vein

  4. Jesse Levy says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Good doesn’t describe this attempt
    Really it’s got me ferklempt
    Each rhyme that you do
    At worst makes me blue
    To think that my mind’s all unkempt.

    (these add an extra layer of tricky, don’t they?)

  5. dustus says:
    June 21, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    Nice combo of form with advice included :)

  6. brian says:
    June 21, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    ha. this is one i need tattoed on my arm as a reminder…smiles.

  7. Vijaya Prakash says:
    June 22, 2011 at 2:23 am

    Beautiful… !
    Can I hire your Muse to do part time for me? ;-) ;-)

  8. Elizabeth Young says:
    June 22, 2011 at 5:57 am

    Many an ex-husband should read this one!

  9. Mama Zen says:
    June 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Now there’s some wisdom I can use!

  10. pamelasayers says:
    June 22, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Sound advice, indeed. Good one, Madeleine.

    Pamela

  11. Kavita says:
    June 22, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    hahahah… AWESOME!! I think that’s my mantra too.. :)
    Late has its own charm anyway.. no? ;-)

  12. Mike Patrick says:
    June 22, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    BEST WISHES FROM THE NIGHT SHIFT

    While your coffee is getting hot,
    I’m at work, likely as not.
    You’re stuck in commute,
    to me it’s all moot.
    My day is over, thanks a lot.

  13. madkane says:
    June 23, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Thanks so much to all of you for your kind comments and verse!

  14. gautami tripathy says:
    June 23, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Yay, yay for that!

    a statement

  15. Jeanne Aguilar says:
    June 23, 2011 at 9:57 am

    I like that last line, so comforting. Here’s my reply for a day I refuse to take that good advice:

    Sluggardly slow, easy to miss
    Handiwork of perfection’s kiss
    I can’t get it right
    I give up the fight
    To sit in vinegar and piss

    Oops…I just realized even though it’s not an acrostic…it almost says sh*t! haha…that was unintentional!

  16. Pat Cegan says:
    June 23, 2011 at 11:01 am

    What a combination: good advice, lemmerick, and acrostic. I bow to a master, your kindergarden student, Pat

  17. kaykuala says:
    June 23, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    A limerick, I hope to emulate in my writings but haven’t done so. It is short and sweet. Now a twist, an acrostic at that. How nice! Beautiful!

  18. madkane says:
    June 26, 2011 at 4:37 am

    LOL! Fun one, Jeanne! Thanks everyone for your lovely comments!

  19. Daily Journey says:
    September 5, 2011 at 11:44 am

    Love it! So perfectly stated!
    Blessings

  20. Nanka says:
    September 6, 2011 at 5:05 am

    Hurry makes you worry!!

  21. Amanda says:
    September 6, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    this is perfection, now I am inspired! = )

  22. madkane says:
    September 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm

    Thanks so much, Daily Journey, Nanka, and Amanda!

  23. Lisa says:
    September 8, 2011 at 4:31 am

    Nicely done.

    InspiredbyLisa

  24. Yamini Meduri says:
    September 8, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    nice limerick…and a good advice..!!

    welldone dear :)