Yes, I know this is supposed to be a humor blog. But this “misspent youth” poetry prompt inspired me to write a serious limerick:
Misspent Youth?
By Madeleine Begun Kane
We tend to be charmed and beguiled
By a talented prodigy child—
One who labors all day
With his gifts on display,
Stifling youth, which is meant to be wild.
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November 24th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Excellent limerick. You have to empathy with young prodigies, or children whose parents push them into the entertainment industry at much too young an age. Our youth is such a short period of our lives. It should be spent being young and carefree.
November 24th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
nope… i’ll take the one with the long hair and tattoos……
November 24th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Love your limericks!
November 25th, 2007 at 12:42 am
I love it.
November 25th, 2007 at 3:04 am
Thanks for your comments!
November 25th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Bravo!!!
November 25th, 2007 at 11:50 am
excellent, very true
November 25th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Very good indeed Madeleine……….I see this all the time at my kids’ school, parents who push the life out of their kids, for why?
November 25th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Ranks right up there with Nantucket.
November 29th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Ah… nice.
December 8th, 2007 at 3:49 am
Thanks everyone!
January 6th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Thanks so much for participating in this week’s Carnival of Family Life hosted at Pajama Mommy Community! Be sure to drop by and check out some of the other wonderful entries this week!