Now, or: Never?

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 by ben Alexander

A [serious] limerick

Serious issues in limerick form
to this silly form don't well conform.
Though that being said,
perhaps it's all in my head,
my mindset informed by former norms?

24 thoughts on “Now, or: Never?”

paeansunplugged July 11, 202122:43 Reply

Hear, hear!
1. ben Alexander July 12, 202107:43 Reply
  
  💚 Punam 💚
filipamoreiradacruz July 11, 202121:51 Reply

Now…always! Never is too late.
1. ben Alexander July 12, 202107:28 Reply
  
  💜 Filipa 💜
Deepthy July 11, 202112:22 Reply

That last line resonates so much it’s almost a blanket statement to describe a good majority of people. Clever write!
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202112:24 Reply
  
  Thanks, D. 🙂 I always aspire towards cleverness!
  
  ❤
  David
Suzette Benjamin July 11, 202110:13 Reply

Nicely done! The poet’s best hope, perhaps is to push the boundaries of poetic form in an effort to describe life’s limitless possibilities.👍👍😊
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202111:21 Reply
  
  ✨🧸✨ Suzette ✨🧸✨
  1. Suzette Benjamin July 11, 202112:30 Reply
    
    My pleasure, David😊
Garima Saxena July 11, 202108:25 Reply

There is such prominent assonance in this wonderful poem, sounds almost as a tongue twister!😃
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:26 Reply
  
  🤗 Garima 🤗
lssattitudeofgratitude July 11, 202107:17 Reply

I think I actually followed that. Nice job David.
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:13 Reply
  
  😄 I am certain you did, Lauren 😄
Gabriela Marie Milton July 11, 202104:57 Reply

Excellent David!
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:14 Reply
  
  🥰 Gabriela 🥰
  1. Gabriela Marie Milton July 11, 202108:42 Reply
    
    xoxo
murisopsis July 11, 202104:43 Reply

You have turned the limerick on its head! If all limericks were like this perhaps I’d want to write them… Maybe that’s why I prefer the Spanish Quintain!
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:14 Reply
  
  Yeah, limericks have quite the reputation❣️
Sam July 11, 202104:24 Reply

I love it!
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:15 Reply
  
  Thanks, Sam
  
  ❤️
  David
Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet July 11, 202104:15 Reply

Love this, David. Watch out for those nasty former norms! 🙂
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202108:15 Reply
  
  Right?
M. A. Ratner July 11, 202103:46 Reply

Bloody brilliant.
1. ben Alexander July 11, 202103:48 Reply
  
  💖 Melissa 💖
  
  Thanks!
  David

A [serious] limerick

Share this:

Like this:

Related

24 thoughts on “Now, or: Never?”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply