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?My limericks, with commentary, are collected in Original Clean Limericks, available from Amazon. See my book links.

A Sonnet and Limerick Once Met

A sonnet and limerick once met
Romantically in tete-a-tete.
The sonnet had grace,
The limerick, no trace:
Make match of your muses, the net.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Lane Avatar
April 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
lol this was a fun read, Jerrold. And very factual according to my thinking, too. Sonnet... form of romance. Limerick? No chance to be that way with its usual bawdy or fun message.
Lane Avatar
April 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
You're right! I never thought of them that way.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thank you! For symmetry, I then composed "The Sonnet's Lament to the Limerick", which got me started on sonnets. What sonnets and limericks have in common is that, while somewhat stilted, you know when you're done. Which isn't true of more fluid formats.
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