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Kirk T Walker Member
since 2000-01-13
Posts 357Liberty, MO |
Limerick No. 1 by Kirk T Walker I went to a friends house Who owned a monkey, But either he or his pet Could not hit the toilet, So man did his bathroom smell funky! |
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Joanna T. Lopez Junior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 33El Paso, Texas |
Helllloooo Kirk! Who potty trained who? just wondering! Personally, I would make sure I drained everything before visiting this friend at his casa! This kind of john is tooo stinky for me! See Ya! Joanna T. [This message has been edited by Joanna T. Lopez (edited 02-26-2000).] |
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Poertree Senior Member
since 1999-11-05
Posts 1359UK |
Here's another ..lol At a party one year up in town, I came outta the john with a frown, I'll fix them I said, Penned a note then which read "Would men who can't aim please sit down!" Kirk .. you've titled your poem "Limerick No 1" and as this is CA I'm bound to say that I don't think it quite fits E Lear's commonly used format. Having said that, .. I'm no expert .. maybe someone who knows could comment ... Philip PS Why do I have the feeling I'm missing something? [This message has been edited by Poertree (edited 02-26-2000).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Kirk: First, thanks for the laugh. But as Philip mentioned, this is CA and this is not in the common rhyme meter format of a limerick. Limericks typically five lines rhyming AABBA written in anapestic meter (da-da-DUM/da-da-DUM/da-da-DUM). Not all limericks are perfectly anapestic I've written one that went: John O'Boyle was a pious young priest Whose piety sharply decreased When he met a fine lass Tossed his robes in the grass And regretted it not in the least. The rollicking meter is very important to good limerick. I like your subject and with just a little tweaking I think you could bring it closer to the common limerick format. But even without the format being perfect this was good for a laugh. Thanks. Jim |
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Kirk T Walker Member
since 2000-01-13
Posts 357Liberty, MO |
Thanks for the comments. I was wondering about the limerick format. I haven't had any formal schooling on poetry. I actually went by the dictionary definition which defines a limerick as a humorous ryhyme of five lines (it didn't get specific on the form, so neither did I). It is very helpful to know the usual format. |
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