Macaronic Music (Limerick)
This is my second attempt at macaronic verse — a poem that mixes two languages in a humorous manner. While Latin is often the second language, this macaronic limerick uses musical terms:
Macaronic Music
By Madeleine Begun Kane
If you fiddle around while I speak,
Then I’ll trumpet your lousy technique.
If you flaut me, beware!
Your bass secret will air —
Broken G string and all, horny freak!
(Poets United prompts us to writing something about sound.)
Tags: Macaronic Verse, Music Humor & Verse, Music Limerick, Poetry Forms
LOL “If you fiddle around while I speak,
Then I’ll trumpet your lousy technique.” :D
It must be certainly difficult to write macaronic verse with a rhyme scheme. I don’t know much about it; never tried my hands on it.
And, I will not fiddle around while you speak, I promise. :)
broken g string…hahaha…
Hahaha. Love this one! I’m very much a music lover, so the musical terms gave me an extra chuckle. Your bass secret… :)
haha! i so love music in poetry, and this is concise, humorous and interesting all at once! lovely job. x
Nice!!! G-string…lol!!!
haha, great! hilarious :-D
Best, M.
Good one :-)
Great job!
Mad you are such a clever woman:-) Very fun!
This is brilliant, Mad.
Very funny, Madeleine! k.
Thanks so much for your kind and enthusiastic words!
Witty n’ and so fun to read! Very clever…I love the play on words!
Thanks very much, Ella!