A Polite Limerick
The latest prompt from Three Words Wednesday asks us to use these three words in any sort of poem: Differ, Halt, and Imagine. And somehow I coaxed them all into a limerick:
A Polite Limerick
By Madeleine Begun Kane
When planning a verbal assault,
It can sometimes be useful to halt
And imagine your view
With a more polite skew:
Beg to differ‘s a handy default.
Tags: Advice Limerick, Argument Verse, Communication Humor, Etiquette Poetry, Manners Humor, Politeness, Verbal Assaults, Writing Prompts
A person I just could not fault
When angry he just couldn’t halt
With his wife he did differ
Hit her hard with a swiffer
Imagine the messy result.
clever well done
Great to have a default. Something I’ll keep tucked up my sleeve the next time I have a tete a tete with my 16 year old daughter.
Beautiful limerick MADam.
Polite and Political- so close yet so far away.
Mad, not only is this indeed a “tight little limerick,” but it’s truly good advice. One of my favorites you’ve come up with for a prompt, ever! Beg to differ, that’s one of my favorite phrases (of course, right?).
I posted Number 500! Love, Amy
Twofer
Excellent advice. It’s all about perspective …
;-)
Fine limerick, and a good principle too.
This is fun!
Thanks everyone for your kind words, and thanks Diane for your fun verse.