Pedestrian Poems (Limerick and Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is walking. First, my limerick:
Ode To A New York City Walk Signal
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Oh WALK light, you change way too fast.
Your pedestrian green doesn’t last.
You force me to run
Cross the street, which ain’t fun.
So thanks for this cumbersome cast.
And now, my walking-related haiku:
Solitary stroll
To escape the telephone.
Cell phone outsmarts me.
Now, of course, it’s your turn. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write a limerick or haiku (or both) about walking. When you’ve posted your verse, please return here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky.
(If you need some tips on limerick or haiku writing, I link to some helpful sites here.)
NOTE: My Ode To A New York City Walk Signal limerick is an apostrophe. And no, I’m not referring to a punctuation mark. Miss Rumphius tells us that an “apostrophe is a poem which directly addresses a person or thing that is generally absent.” So I thought I’d address one to a walk signal that’s tormented my husband and me for years.
| 1. paisley 2. LittleWing 3. Linda N. Haiku 4. Noah the Great 5. Noah the Great |
6. Robert 7. lissa 8. Tumblewords 9. Linda N. Limerick 10. Crafty Green Poet |
11. Spin a Song of Sixpence 12. sister AE 13. Quotesqueen 14. UL |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your walking-themed verse in the Comments.
Technorati Tags: Walking Humor, Pedestrians, Traffic Lights, Poetry Prompts, Cell Phones, Solitude, Traffic Signals, Poetry Forms, Apostrophe
February 29th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
your limerick is perfect!!!!! you are always so quick on the twist!!!!
February 29th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
ok…no limerick but i gotta few haiku…this is fun MK…thanks for the prompt!!
February 29th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I love it - so very true!!
February 29th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Here’s my LIMERICK:
http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/stroll-thats-droll.html
And my HAIKU:
http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/walk-with-me.html
Thanks for the prompt!
I haven’t figured out how to put both links in the MR LINKY thingy. (?)
February 29th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Thanks everyone! And Linda, just do one at a time. Fill out the rectangular box with one post and hit enter. Then after your link appears, do it again with your other post.
I just removed your Mr. Linky link to your home page and replaced it with your haiku post. Why don’t you try doing it for your limerick post.
March 1st, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Finally learning Mr. Linky,
How to use that little blinky.
A little dense,
without much sense,
Guess I’ll have to sit and thinky.
Thanks for the info. Now I get it.
Linda
http://nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com
March 1st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Ooops. Didn’t leave the permalink. When I clever up, I’ll write a poem about that error.
March 1st, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I can understand that limerick - I live in NY and sometimes it’s best to run to cross the street.
March 1st, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Wow! You people are fast responders this week!
Tumblewords I deleted your permalink and posted your post link in Mr. Linky.
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:43 am
I found a more than one limerick in me this week. I’ve posted the one for your prompt with Mr. Linky. You’ll find my poem with limerick stanzas here (my entry for Read Write Poem this week):
http://havingwrit.blogspot.com/2008/03/vacation-repeats.html
March 3rd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Not only a limerick and a haiku, but a poem, too!
http://quotesqueen.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/walking-in-the-world/