{"id":277,"date":"2008-08-20T18:42:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T22:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2008\/08\/20\/crafty-verse\/"},"modified":"2016-03-13T18:06:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T22:06:17","slug":"crafty-verse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2008\/08\/20\/crafty-verse\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafty Verse (Limerick &#038; Haiku Prompt)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new limerick, haiku, and senryu prompt (at long last) whose theme is <em>jewelry, crafts, and engagements.<\/em>\u00a0 First, my limerick:<\/p>\n<p>Engagement Bling<br \/>\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m engaged,&#8221; said the gal to her mom.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m in love and I&#8217;m marrying Tom.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;But I don&#8217;t see a ring,&#8221;<br \/>\nSaid her mom.\u00a0 &#8220;Get some bling.<br \/>\nUntil then, I intend to stay calm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And now my haiku (senryu):<\/p>\n<p>Craft show earrings<br \/>\nOnce adorned the riverfront<br \/>\nAnd now grace my lobes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, of course, it\u2019s <strong>your<\/strong> turn. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write some verse about <em>jewelry, crafts, or engagements.<\/em> When you\u2019ve posted your poem(s), please return\u00a0here and add a direct link to your themed poetry, using Mr. Linky.\u00a0There\u2019s no rush, by the way, because you have\u00a0until September 5th to post it.<\/p>\n<p><u><em>Limerick and Haiku Prompts<\/em> Participants<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"blenza-td\" style=\"width: 33%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">1. <a href=\"http:\/\/keepingup-lilibeth.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/ive-been-watching-too-many-news-clips.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lilibeth<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/ramdom-short-stories.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/which-engagement.html\" target=\"_blank\">Random Short Stories<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"blenza-td\" style=\"width: 33%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">3. <a href=\"http:\/\/craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/crafty-re-use.html\" target=\"_blank\">Crafty Green Poet<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/nickersandinkblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/dry-ice-limerick-penned-on-engagements.html\" target=\"_blank\">Linda &#8211; Nickers and Ink<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"blenza-td\" style=\"width: 33%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">5. <a href=\"http:\/\/ibrokeup.wordpress.com\/2008\/08\/29\/butcher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shannon<\/a><br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/phyllisophy.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/jewelry-haiku-and-limerick.html\" target=\"_blank\">Granny Smith<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Mr. Linky is now closed, but you can still add links to your <em>jewelry, crafts, and engagement-related v<\/em>erse in the Comments. And if you\u2019d like to participate in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/category\/limerick-haiku-seeds\/\"><font color=\"#0066cc\">new poetry prompt, you can always find my latest one here.<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaldaycalendar.com\/national-jewel-day-march-13\/\">National Jewel Day<\/a> is March 13th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new limerick, haiku, and senryu prompt (at long last) whose theme is jewelry, crafts, and engagements.\u00a0 First, my limerick: Engagement Bling By Madeleine Begun Kane &#8220;I&#8217;m engaged,&#8221; said the gal to her mom. &#8220;I&#8217;m in love and I&#8217;m marrying Tom.&#8221; &#8220;But I don&#8217;t see a ring,&#8221; Said her mom.\u00a0 &#8220;Get some bling. 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