There’s No Substitute For A Bad Job (Limerick and Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is bad jobs. Why? Because everyone I know has had at least one really awful job. As for me, I’ve had more bad jobs than I’d care to remember. So here’s a pair of poems about two of them. First, my limerick about substitute teaching:
In my twenties I substitute taught.
‘Tis a challenging job and it’s fraught;
All those calls before dawn
To instruct devil’s spawn
Made me anxious, uptight—overwrought.
And now, my haiku about working in a discount department store:
Discount lingerie:
Folded, painstakingly shelved.
Soon to be litter.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write a limerick or haiku (or both) about bad jobs. When you’ve posted your verse, please return here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky.
| 1. paisley 2. Karlana 3. Noah 4. Noah 5. deathsweep |
6. Robert 7. Crafty Green Poet (Alter Ego) 8. lissa 9. Crafty Green Poet 10. The sunin your eye |
11. LittleWing 12. Kat Mulkey 13. USpace |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your bad jobs-themed verse in the Comments.
Technorati Tags: Bad Jobs, Employment Humor, Job Limerick, Substitute Teaching, Department Store, Discount Lingerie, Shoppers, School Humor, Education Limerick
February 15th, 2008 at 10:09 am
morning mad.. thanks again for the inspiration!!!!!
February 15th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
What do you mean by “Mr. Linky?”
I’m confused. Anyway, here’s a limerick with broken rhyme,
Broken registers or broken customers?
and a haiku
Out of stock
Both about the job I still work at; my first job.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Thanks Paisley. I always enjoy your contributions.
And Noah, I’m looking forward to reading them. Re your question, towards the end of my post you should see a rectangular box that contains these words:
“This site is using auto-links. If you are participating in Limerick and Haiku Prompts, enter your name and URL in the form below and press Enter.”
You should see two spaces to fill in your name and the URL of your post. Just fill it out twice, once for each post you wrote in response to this prompt.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
hey you!! i just now saw the badge in your side bar.. i am off to install…
February 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I didn’t see the box, because I have scripts disable unless I choose to enable them. (With noscript on firefox)
Now, I see it, though.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
My first week participating. Thanks for a great place to be prompted for a bit of creative writing!
February 15th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I really enjoy these! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!
February 16th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Thanks Deathsweep and Paisley. Welcome Karlana!
February 16th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
haven’t written mine yet.
but I like your limerick - fun and yes children/teenagers can be consider “devil’s spawn” on occasions as I got to experience as a teenager
February 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Mine aren’t really about “bad” jobs, just about something that happened to me at work almost twenty years ago.
February 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Well the combination of your prompt and my current bad job inspired this one: http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2008/02/haiku-bad-jobs.html
February 18th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Memories of scientific research and a reminder of why I’m not a research scientist: http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-im-not-research-scientist.html
February 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
hi madkane… this is a great prompt… always wanted to participate… thrz some great stories.. hrz mine fishheads
February 21st, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Great idea, lots of fun, thanks!
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warehouse work -
forklifts and high racks
parties behind boxes
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http://uspacehaikusenryutanka.blogspot.com/2008/02/warehouse-work.html
:)
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