Why I Write Limericks (Limerick)
Brian over at DVerse Poets asks us why we write:
Why I Write Limericks (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I write cuz I don’t have a choice.
I’m simply compelled to give voice
To distress through my humor:
This angst-ridden boomer
Must in whimsy and lim’ricks rejoice.
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Why ask why? Let words fly!
Writing has rarely been easier
The words get smoother and greasier
and funny bones tickle
from wordings so fickle
and poems don’t ever get sleazier
Thanks for your limerick, Walter!
Why write limericks? Can it be
That they’re simple as X, Y, and Z?
Humor’s best with the flair
That I get from my chair.
It’s the thrill of the chaise, don’t you see?
More than a little pretentious for someone that just wrote a poem called “Three Stooges Poetry”, but here goes…
You might ask why the morning birds sing
Or why rolling cathedral bells ring
It’s a passion that aches
Like the impulse that makes
A kite dance on the end of a string
Swell!
Why write limericks? Why not?
No limit on imagination
Create any situation
Use one for a tool
Deflate a pompous fool
It might your salvation
Hi Madeleine, I love your limerick, can sooo relate!
I was reading a comment on Ryza rice milk over at MRLR today and noted yours. Hadn’t stopped by for a while, glad I did.
I have another blog now, at the link I’m sigining on with. Prompts every Sunday, hope you can join us sometime!
Hugs and Happy Weekend, G
Mad, I totally get what you’ve said.
A mere grain in my oyster-like head
Can produce irritation
That sparks the creation
Of pearls that are limericks instead.
We like snarky limericks…like Mad’s “Whiny” one. I’ve a red circle w/a line drawn thru the word “Whining.” My boss tacked it onto his bulletin board to give colleagues a hint when they entered his office. More scorn, pls. Errol’s pearls! They’re prerequisite ammunition for dealing w/curt, nasty folks. Yep, we plagiarize ‘em.
Thanks so much Bob, Steve, Charley and Errol for you fun limericks. And thanks everyone for you delightful comments!
Hey, that’s a good reason! And because you do them so well I find myself wondering if you talk in limericks as well.
Thanks, Tumblewords. Sometimes it feels like I dream in limericks too. :)