The Poetry Of Dating (Limerick & Haiku Prompt — through June 5th)
Today’s limerick and haiku theme is dates and dating. First, my limerick:
The gal was enjoying her date
Till her escort became quite irate.
He assaulted a waiter,
Then said, “See ya later.”
I suppose it was something he ate.
And now my dating-related haiku:
His seeing eye dog
Led the man to her table:
A double blind date.
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 dates and dating. 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 two weeks to post it.
(Note: My limerick was inspired in part by Sunday Scribblings’ “quitting” prompt.)
Limerick and Haiku Prompts Participants
| 1. Sherry 2. sister AE 3. Crafty Green Poet (Over 40 Shades) 4. Linda - Nickers and Ink |
5. Lilibeth 6. lissa 7. Noah the Great 8. Noah the Great |
9. Granny Smith 10. Connie 11. Bevie 12. Felix Morgenstern |
UPDATE: Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your dating verse in the Comments. And if you’d like to participate in a new poetry prompt, you can always find my latest one here.
Technorati Tags: Dating Limerick, Date Haiku, Dining Humor, Food Humor, Waiter Verse, Writing Prompts.
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Love it! It had me chuckling.
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:38 pm
I couldn’t resist this one, and I just hope that the fact that my eyes won’t stay open doesn’t mean my entry is full of typos!
May 24th, 2008 at 5:13 am
I like yours - here’s mine:
http://foundcraftygreenart.blogspot.com/2008/05/dead-kennedys-gig-and-senryu.html
Thanks also for your comment on my review - if you want a new poetic form that suits humour - how about the triolet - it can be an annoying form but it does work well with humour and its nice and short (8 lines)?
May 24th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Thanks everyone! And Crafty Green Poet, thanks for the triolet suggestion. I recently tried triolet in response to a prompt. Unfortunately, my results were so awful, I didn’t even post them. Perhaps I’ll do better the next time … I hope.
May 24th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
I like your haiku, will try to write something though I not much in the writing mood lately
May 24th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Ok. I thought I had done it all correctly this time, but I think I linked to last week’s by mistake. The Real Link is : http://keepingup-lilibeth.blogspot.com/2008/05/limerick-and-haiku-dating.html
May 25th, 2008 at 8:33 am
What can I say? My home is filled with teenagers, on any given weekend . . .
Here’s mine:
DRESSED UP DREGS, at Nickers and Ink
May 25th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
mine’s not quite a haiku but what the heck
May 30th, 2008 at 5:10 am
I loved your haiku and your limerick. They both made me laugh! I even tried my hand at a dating haiku.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Does bad breath make a bad limerick? That is the question.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:41 am
i had to change my domain name to whypaisley.com please change your links and or feed as necessary
all you will have to do is remove the - from between why and paisley,, everything else will remain the same and will redirect you to the correct page…. sorry for the inconvenience…
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:17 am
Again not (quite) a limerick, but a four liner about an unequal date.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Mad, I would just like to comment on your contributions to the dating prompt: the limerick had me laughing, the double blind date haiku is a real masterpiece!