There once was a manfrom Peru — whose limericksturned into haiku
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There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haiku@inthehands
That's the cleverest
wordplay I've seen in yonks.
Thanks for cheering me. -
There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haiku@inthehands My favorite part is the garden path repronunciation of "limericks" from 2 to 3 syllables only after I reread the poem.
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There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haiku@inthehands thank you! I can appreciate this haiku, even though it’s technically not haiku, but it f*kin rhymes. As someone who writes poetry (for myself, not for sharing;) - I can’t stand “white poetry” (don’t know how it’s in English;) - poetry that doesn’t rhyme:
we can all write words
in separate lines
this, however -
does not make it a poem,
i think.
And hailu is math, not poetry IMHO. With a single exception- this!;) 🫶 -
There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haikuRoses are red, Vio-
-lets are blue, cunningly ren-
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There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haikuBrilliant!
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@tychotithonus @inthehands And don't get me started on the one about the man from Montero.
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@inthehands There was a young man from Dhargee
Who was stung on the neck by a wasp
When asked "Did it hurt?"
He said no not a bit
It can do it again if it likesI believe this may have been Spike Milligan but not 100% sure.
@artnacrea @inthehands I've always heard this (or something very like it) attributed to W S Gilbert, as in Gilbert and Sullivan.
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@artnacrea @inthehands I've always heard this (or something very like it) attributed to W S Gilbert, as in Gilbert and Sullivan.
You are probably right. Not sure where I got the idea that it was Spike.
Either way I'm very fond of it.
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@inthehands thank you! I can appreciate this haiku, even though it’s technically not haiku, but it f*kin rhymes. As someone who writes poetry (for myself, not for sharing;) - I can’t stand “white poetry” (don’t know how it’s in English;) - poetry that doesn’t rhyme:
we can all write words
in separate lines
this, however -
does not make it a poem,
i think.
And hailu is math, not poetry IMHO. With a single exception- this!;) 🫶For me, a poem is not about separate lines
nor perfect rhymes.
It's about capturing truth in metaphor that can't be captured in a net of facts.But that's me, I'm guessing there are thousands of ways of seeing this.
(and in English "white" verse is "blank verse")
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@inthehands There was a young man from Dhargee
Who was stung on the neck by a wasp
When asked "Did it hurt?"
He said no not a bit
It can do it again if it likesI believe this may have been Spike Milligan but not 100% sure.
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There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haikua poet from Peru has once declared:
"my limericks, i see, have grown quite stale"
to breathe life in, he changed parameters,
they're now in iambic pentameters -
Nice!
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There once was a man
from Peru — whose limericks
turned into haiku@inthehands
He said with a laugh,
"I cut them in half, for it's
much more fun with two." -
@tychotithonus
didn't get this one
(I mean, I know Verdun is where one of the biggest battles of WWI was fought, but...)
@inthehands -
@tychotithonus
didn't get this one
(I mean, I know Verdun is where one of the biggest battles of WWI was fought, but...)
@inthehands"... whose limerick stopped at line 1" (but one can't say that)
@waltertross -
"... whose limerick stopped at line 1" (but one can't say that)
@waltertross@tychotithonus
Oh, because in English "Verdun" rhymes with "one", I presume, but to me that's awfully wrong
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@tychotithonus
Oh, because in English "Verdun" rhymes with "one", I presume, but to me that's awfully wrong
¯\_(ツ)_/¯@tychotithonus
I'd at least move the man to Lausanne -
@tychotithonus @inthehands
There once was a man from Peru
whose limericks stopped at line two
But he carried on
so the humour was gone
and also it didn't rhyme or scan properly either.@DamonWakes @tychotithonus @inthehands
Sometimes in a bit of a hurry
With tweets coming out in a flurry
I think I've a plan
But it doesn't quite scan
Or rhyme, but I put it out anyway -
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