T.G.I.F. 10/18/19

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Hello! Welcome to T.G.I.F. 

What this is:  A new prompt will be posted every Friday (or Friday-ish).  Everyone is welcome to participate in this thread at any time, no restrictions apply.  Don't overthink the prompts, just let loose and have a bit of fun.  Also, it might be a fun way to get to know some of our newbies.

How it Works:   
1. Write a poem on the suggested topic using the form described.  (However, the prompt is more like guidelines, not a hard and fast rule.)
2. Each poem should appear as a separate reply to this thread.
3. The goal is to have FUN!!!   Comments, kudos, and questions are welcome responses.

Friday, October 18, 2019

Topic: Any    (though humor is a prevalent theme for this form)

Form: Write a limerick!  (or two or three ... or as many as you like) 

What is a limerick?

  
Definition: “A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines, rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.”

How: To write a limerick, come up with a 5-line poem where the first, second, and fifth line rhyme with each other and the third and fourth line rhyme with each other. Also, make sure the first, second, and fifth line have 8-9 syllables and the third and fourth line have 5-6 syllables.

Examples: 
"There was an Old Man with a beard,
who said, “It is just as I feared!”
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
-- Edward Lear

"There was a young lady of Lynn,
Who was so uncommonly thin
That when she essayed
To drink lemonade
She slipped through the straw and fell in."
--Anonymous 

"There was a young lady named Bright
who traveled much faster than light.
She set out one day
in a relative way,
and came back the previous night."
--based on a poem by Arthur Henry Reginald Buller

"There was a young lady of Niger
who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
with the lady inside,
and the smile on the face of the tiger."
—attributed to Edward Lear and William Cosmo Monkhouse

Line Requirement:  5