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http://languagehat.com/famous-...ritten-as-limericks/ I sense a new game coming on... Let's not restrict it to poetry though, let's have any literature. An ending in fire or in ice? Or maybe the world can end twice. I've tasted desire And I'd suggest fire Which is good but the ice is as nice (Apologies to Robert Frost) "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | ||
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Absolutely fab idea, Bob! It will take me a while to come up w/one, but meanwhile, here's one from the bunch at one of your link's links - made me laugh! I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD There once was a poet named Will Who tramped his way over a hill And was speechless for hours Over some stupid flowers This was years before TV, but still. | |||
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Well, at times I must ask myself how Do I love thee? (I did take that vow). If I really delve, I come up with twelve For a sonnet-- can't think of them now! (Apologies to EBBrowning)This message has been edited. Last edited by: bethree5, | |||
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There once was a man named Joyce Who finally found his voice Giving earth not a chest But a succulent breast-- And bosoms for trees-- good choice! (Apologies to J Kilmer)This message has been edited. Last edited by: bethree5, | |||
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The Fickle Finger of Fate Bird-flips you. It does not wait: Your gaffe has been outed, Your retreats are routed. Don't cry, brother: it is too late. (Apologies to OKhayyám) | |||
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Keep your head, tell the truth, if you can For Triumph and Disaster - just plan Then gamble and lose Everything but your shoes And then, Rudyard said, you're a man. (Apologies to Mister Kipling who does make exceedingly good cakes) "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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One hundred and twenty eight lines? I'll work within stricter confines. The ploughman is dead. Nothing more need be said. (Though there's more in his headstone's designs.) (Apologies to Thomas Gray) "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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It was winter and snowed with some force, When a fellow came by on a horse He paused in the trees (Dark and deep and mid-freeze) Said nothing and rode on in due course. (Further apologies to Robert Frost) "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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In England? In April? Verse one. In verse two we see May follow on. That's the end, here's the thing He's in love with the Spring And cares not for the months when it's gone. (Apologies to Browning)This message has been edited. Last edited by: BobHale, "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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And one from a book... The ship sank. Now I'm stuck on this isle, So I'll build a new home with a smile. And I'll do it my way, And (at least until Friday) Do it all by myself for a while. (Apologies to Defoe) "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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And it's then, Rudyard said, you're a man. It is then.... Better meter | ||
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Said nothing; rode on in due course.[/quote] | ||
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i- FriDAY? Really, Bob?? | ||
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I think you have mistaken us for the OEDILF, Proof. Feel free to join in. "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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No not really. At LEAST until FRIday "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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LoCILF, maybe? | |||
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Haha, the Elegy was hi on my list, but you say here why I didn't even try. | |||
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Or, should I say... Gray's Elegy was high on my list Of lim'ricky lit for my grist. Line 1: I'm absorbed Line 40: I'm bored Line 128? Now I'm pissed. | |||
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In the British sense? | |||
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These are excellent! | |||
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heh, heh-- works either way. | |||
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They are fun, try one! I especially love Bob Frost's [er, Hale's] laconic horseman. Droll! | |||
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Shu and I talked about these, and it seems that they would be very hard to write. How long did it take you to write one? | |||
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a couple of minutes each... once I had an idea. getting the idea in the first place? That's a different matter "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson. | |||
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Ditto Bob. No longer than a regular limerick. I chased the poems down searching favorite/ most famous/ hackneyed/ cliché poetry. I do love poking fun at pompous poetry! | |||
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Hey where is everybody? Try it, you will like it (can you tell I'm doing Huevos Verdes con Jamón w/ the PreK set?) Forensic Files The Queen's got a case that is terminal: Repeated hand-washings subliminal Done while she's asleep-- But oh will she weep When CSI comes with their Luminol. | |||
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It isn't easy summarizing a poem in a limerick. I have enough trouble writing a limerick for a venue. | |||
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In the future it's easy to see A world where no one will be free. So for now let us smother All thoughts of Big Brother And celebrate this '83. | ||