A-Z Challenge Theme Reveal

Poetry in some form or other, of course.  That goes without saying.  Incapable of thinking beyond poetry for a theme. This year it's going to be Light n Limerick-y.  

The Limerick is a 5-line form with a rhyme scheme of aabba, based on the anapaestic meter. It is widely used for the naughty, downright dirty and/or satirical comment. Puns and wordplay feature often, practically mandatory.

I will however improvise on the form left, right and centre. Which means blithely ignore the rules on syllable counts, meters and feet, and other pestiferous stuff. Not because I don’t know them, (I do! I do! and that anapaest one drives me nuts!)  but because well, rules can be a pain sometimes. This seems important enough to write down here.  Just in case there are strict limericists reading and shaking their heads. 

If it gets tough, be cool, don’t fuss,

bend it just enough, re-purpose.

Otherwise all we’ve got

is a poet tied in knots

not funny, just ridiculous.

That’s it, see you on April 1^st,

with my lines duly rhymed and versed.

Of course, the bawdy count

will never amount

to brows knitted nor lips pursed.

A shout out to Arlee Bird the creator of the A-Z Challenge, and the rest of the co-hosts 

Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Jeremy Hawkins @ Hollywood Nuts
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Heather M. Gardner @ The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Author AJ Lauer
Pam Brown Margolis @ An Unconventional Librarian
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing

Happy A-Zing to all!

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