A Sonnet and Limerick Once Met

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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.

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Lin Lane

Date: 4/19/2025 1:24:00 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.

Lin Lane
Date: 4/20/2025 4:05:00 AM

You're right! I never thought of them that way.

Jerrold Prothero
Date: 4/19/2025 12:12:00 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.