Humour - It's not easy

By Ray Schaufeld

Wed, 19 Feb 2014
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I once had a bee in my bonnet
About writing a Petrarchan sonnet
I tried time after time
To create the perfect rhyme
And then I realised that the composition of limericks also presented me with certain difficulties.
Certificate U
Poem
Lost and found
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

ha ha!

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Cheers, this is a 'lived experience' poem. smiley   Elsie

Submitted by celticman on

yeh, I'm the same. Can't work between the lines.

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Yeh that's it,no word of a line..smiley  Elsie
 

Submitted by Bee on

Hi Elsie.

You brought a smile. Thank you.

Bee

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Thank you for reading, Bee smiley    Elsie

Submitted by Tipp Hex on

(smile)

Tipp Hex

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Photon, Bbanyardsmiley. Now I will have to write one, simply to mind my changes     Elsie

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Enjoyed! 
Rhiannon
(I had to look up Petrachan sonnet and its different rhyme scheme, but it seemed to indicate there was an extra 'r' ie 'Petrarchan'. I learnt something anyway!

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Yes Rhiannon, I will need to adjust this with my metaphorical spanner. Petrarch was one of these ancient stalkers he could not stay away from Laura. I have not yet got round to reading any of his poetry

Elsie

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Elsie

I enjoyed reading this, and learning about Petrarch and all.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Cheers. The sonnet are tricky, they are a box of eight intertwined rhymes then a box of six. Alternatively you can have eight, six and close with a rhyming couplet (you maybe know this) . They can be effective as a containment for bursting emotions or wild stories for example, holding it all tight together in a strictly structured box      Elsie

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

Nice one Elsie.  Sonnets are indeed tricky little fellas, like eating a mango - can get a bit messy but worth it in the end.

Linda

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Yes Linda, like eating a mango is right, quirky and also sweet. smiley          Elsie