This Is A Warning (Limerick & Haiku Prompt)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is warnings and/or caution. First, my limerick:
Please be careful when closing that door.
If it hits you, you’re bound to be sore.
My hand is still numb
From its catching my thumb,
And I’m thinking of suing this store.
And now my warning-related haiku:
Storm clouds fill the sky
as walkers heed their warning
while birds cheer them on.
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 warnings and/or caution. When you’ve posted your verse, please return here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky. There’s no rush, by the way, because you have a whole week to post it.
(Note: My limerick was inspired in part by Sunday Scribblings’ “sore” prompt and Inspire Me Thursday’s “door” prompt.)
| 1. Crafty Green Poet 2. Connie 3. Felix Morgenstern 4. gautami tripathy |
5. Noah the Great 6. Lilibeth 7. Moe Lauher 8. Noah the Great |
9. Granny Smith 10. Alan Summers |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your warnings and/or caution verse in the Comments. And if you’d like to participate in a new poetry prompt, you can always find my latest one here.
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May 16th, 2008 at 3:04 am
I particularly like your haiku here - it partly inspired the one I wrote!
May 16th, 2008 at 5:14 am
The limerick style of yours is very nice. I tried to write myself by couldn’t get much luck. Still I will try for this week and see if I can come up with something.
May 16th, 2008 at 10:18 am
These are very clever! I’ll have to give it some thought and see if I can arise to your challenge.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
A siren screamed loud in her ear
And wrapped in the tension of fear
She saw the lights flashing
Their reds and blues clashing
They sounded unusually near
One long loud honking
Sturdy steps lead under ground
That tornado gone?
May 16th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Thanks very much Crafty Green Poet, Navtej Kohli and Texasblu.
I enjoyed yours too Crafty Green. And I look forward to your verse, Navtej Kohli and Texasblu. Welcome to my prompts!
Amd Lilibeth, I like your two poems. Are they posted on your site? I wanted to modify your Mr. Linky link so it pointed to your themed post, but I couldn’t find these lovely poems there. In any event, thanks for participating in my latest prompt.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
No. Actually, I just wrote them for your comments, and because they are fun to do, but I’m rather afraid to post them without a lot of explaining, because my mom, daughter, sister, mother in law etc. faithfully read my blog, and they would immediately worry that I was in trouble with the police or had just been sitting through a tornado. Ha ha. Audiences, gotta love them.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Lilibeth, I certainly understand. But that’s a shame, because they are really good. Have you considered doing a reverse-Dave Barry and introducing your post with a simple: “I am making this up.”
May 17th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Missed the formal point again by presenting neither limerick nor haiku. At least it rhymes. Contentwise, however, I’m on target, I think.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Ok. I decided to post them, but post dated them so they will appear in the older posts, and they are labeled. That way they will find them only if they decide to explore old posts. I changed my link to reflect that.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:19 am
I liked the limerick. I have been there, done that!
ah, the anticipation
May 17th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
I reached back to February to respond to your warning prompt. Just found you and enjoying my visit.
May 21st, 2008 at 10:53 am
Here’s a storm warning haiku!
channel-billed cuckoo
beneath the dying fruit tree
I hear its storm cry
(Queensland, Australia)
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May 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
oh im going to try!! how fun.