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Rhyme

A bee’s firmly under my bonnet
I detest each Shakespearean sonnet
And any forced rhyme 
To me is a crime
I’ve read them and I want to ‘vomet’

I truly don’t like triolet
The laziest form you can bet
Repeat one line thrice
Another line twice
They’re boring, and not an asset!

Some twaddle is written in rhyme
I’ve witnessed a poetic crime
I don’t get it one bit  -
(Add a letter to hit)
Though the poet thinks its sublime

The limerick’s my chosen form
Strict syllable count, I’ll conform
Some themes are not pretty
I think they are witty
And humour for me is the norm

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2023

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Brian Sambourne Date: 8/5/2023 6:56:00 PM So true, Jan. The triolet is dreadful poetry as the line repetitions bore + seldom add impact to the poem. Congratulations for stirring the pot. Best wishes, Brian Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/5/2023 12:15:00 PM I have to disagree on sonnets, but yes, when they force the rhyme, it is a crime. Triolets are nice and easy and some can read like really smooth gems. I can't believe that starting out with triolets around 2002, it would take me an entire hour to do one. Practice makes them easier and easier. Of the really short forms with rhyme, I agree with you. Limericks done right really rock!! Login to Reply

Terry Miller Date: 8/5/2023 12:28:00 AM Brilliant! Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/4/2023 2:30:00 PM - Congratulations, Jan ... without a doubt a winning poem :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 8/4/2023 2:08:00 AM Creative lines in this poetic creation. You do have the limericks down pat. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my Triolet. Sara Login to Reply

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/3/2023 7:50:00 PM Aw, poor Willy Shakespeare. After your review, that cat'll never get his poetry to a publisher. Maybe he'll take on a new name. ~ Roger Bacon Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/3/2023 12:46:00 PM - Your Limericks are always the best, even if the theme can be a bit brown and wet - Best wishes in the contest, Jan :) - hugs Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 8/3/2023 7:18:00 AM The trick to a triolet is having good refrains. Many rhymes drive me crazy…they are not well thought out. Adding -ness does not make a fun read. Many rhymes do not make sense but still people will compliment the writer…as I scratch my head. I also hate long lines. Great write, Jan! Glad you’re back and with gusto…rhymes with disgusto LOL Login to Reply

John Lawless Date: 8/3/2023 5:15:00 AM WELL!!! You've certainly "said a cheek full" Jan. Go spit in the bowl and rinse... Login to Reply

Paul Bell Date: 8/3/2023 2:40:00 AM Must admit I quite agree. Poetry ain't maths. So don't let it be. Just put the bloody words down. Don't be a clown. This could be a rap. Deserves a clap. Login to Reply

David Kavanagh Date: 8/3/2023 2:26:00 AM You may just have woken a hornet nest here Jan, with a fine funny string of Limericks, tongue in cheek perhaps, but I’m guessing sticking your tongue firmly out here, I’ve got to admit I also find certain forms of poetry boring, so for your penance and taking all mitigation circumstances into consideration I decree you right 7 crowns of sonnets for your sins, all by this afternoon, lol, loved this send up, cheers David Login to Reply

Daisy Meadows Date: 8/2/2023 11:54:00 PM This is funny. Well done. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2023 12:17:00 AM thanks Jeanette:-) hugs Jan xx

Beryl Edmonds Date: 8/2/2023 3:59:00 PM I do love poems that rhyme, I write in rhyme all the time. But then I enjoy limericks too, the reason I guess is because most are a *hit… Belle Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 8/4/2023 12:17:00 AM I love rhyme but do try other forms, but sonnets leave me cold and i find triolet 'lazy' poetry, but that's just my opinion:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 8/2/2023 3:40:00 PM This is so you... 'add a letter to hit.' Just can't help yourself, can you? Your tongue in cheek can be nice or it can reek... you know what I mean. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 8/2/2023 4:07:00 PM Clever Jan Allison Date: 8/2/2023 3:46:00 PM ha ha ha well i couldn't put the real word could I lol and seriously i am not as sonnet fan and triolet is lazy poetry - 3 lines repeated 2 lines repeated oh and its french - enough said lol hugs jan xx