[Allen Tice]

Martin (and others),

thinking that limericks are under-rated as works of art, and that they all too easily escape their author's control, I was about to make a change in my little example (and also to ask some moderators whether a "serious" limerick oughtn't be placed -- or moved to -- the protective umbrella of Non-Metrical verse), when WHAMBO, you laid out a clever sequence of fifteen in a row on a single subject !!

I am humbled.

Just the same, I wonder if you wouldn't want yours in Non-Metrical or some other sheltered place, since you almost certainly will want to publish them somewhere (and you might not know where yet).

This entire page is secure since I put this in Drills and Amusements with a "{noindex}{/noindex}" code out of fear of being jumped on again by one of our nice moderators, and since I probably didn't pay enough attention to a relevant discussion or statement of policy; but where do efforts at "serious" limericks go? Could they be posted in Metrical? Could this thread be moved there, or split into two threads: one for Martin, and one for me? What's the current consensus on limericks?

- Allen Tice