Ode to the West Wind

The wind from the west may just seem a
wild wrecker; in fact, there’s a gleam o’
some hope in the seeds,
cries Shelley, who bleeds,
in sonnets with Dantean rima.

Ozymandias

You may think you’re supreme, with no peer,
carving statues and words to cause fear.
You’ll feel pretty humbled
when your statue has crumbled
and all that is left is your sneer.

(Just tinkering with this last one to try to make the comparison less embarrassing with Roger's directly below.)




[This message has been edited by Gregory Dowling (edited May 22, 2006).]

OZZIE REDUX

On a pedestal huge and Ionic
stood a emperor’s statue, iconic.
... His carved words said “I’m
... gonna last for all time,”
but the statue was broken. Ironic.

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I am no good at this sort of thing, so I am a spectator. Many funny turns, but RS in particular really has some brilliant pieces here. The Ozzie Redux, Light Brigade, and Shakespeare ones are stunning.

RS -- I think you should consider putting together a "polished" series of these.

David

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Thanks, David. I didn't really mean to pop this thread back up, but, after I found the thread in a site search, it was the only way I could determine its URL (at least the only one I could figure out). I thought people might like to be able to find their old limericks for possible posting in the "playoff" thread in General Talk.

Haha. I didn't even look at the dates. Oh well. I stand by my remarks, you should do something with this stuff. Ionic/Icocnic/Ironic killed me.

David

Canterbury Tales

Some tales were bettere, some worse,
but the Miller's, though verily coarse,
was the beste. For my part
when he came to the fart,
I laughed till I felle off my horse.

Plot Summary

I wondered, “to be or to not?”
when I learned that my mother was hot
for Dad’s murderous brother -
and no one was bothered
- so I butchered the whole traitorous lot!


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The Wife of Bath's Tale

The knight-rapist, the witch claimed, and said,
"I'll be cute--day or night--when we've wed."
But she's cute during day
And at night, too. We play
With her 24-7 in bed.

just re-read the instructions, and the challenge was for a famous POEM, not a story, to be re-done in limerick form. Sorry.



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