Life Stages (Limerick and Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is age and/or life stages. First, my limerick:
“Let’s begin at the top of the page,”
Said the coach to the gals on the stage.
“You’re supposed to be teens.
You should know what that means.
So I’m begging you—please—act your age.”
And here’s my haiku:
Cranky digestion
Recalcitrant intestines
Aging wastefully.
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 age and/or life stages. 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.)
| 1. paisley 2. Tumblewords 3. Linda N. - Haiku 4. Linda N. - Limerick |
5. Noah the Great 6. Noah the Great 7. Robert 8. Crafty Green Poet |
9. Rachel Green 10. The Sun In Your Eye |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your age-themed verse in the Comments.
Technorati Tags: Age Humor, Digestion Humor, Teens, Acting Limerick, Theater Humor, Theatre Verse, Writing Prompts,
March 7th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Nice ones Mad !!
March 7th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
that haiku is a scream!!!!
one of my favorite bitching subjects… excellent prompt..
March 7th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
hi mad… another great week of poetry… start at the top of the page.. now that’s a great start!!… aging, it’s all about digestion… thanks so much… im working on limericks.. it’s kinda hard…
March 7th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Having fun with this. Hope I did the LINKY right this time.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Thanks everyone. Glad you’re having fun with this one. And Linda, by jove I think you’ve got it.
March 9th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Your limerick is great fun and I enjoyed your haiku too, ageing is so wasteful somehow isn’t it?
March 9th, 2008 at 8:04 am
I loved the haiku