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Re: Congratulations - Mary Ann
Hey, very cool, Denny and NoStar. I'd like to see that awarded limerick, if you don't mind tipping me off when it's presented. Congratulations from my end also, MaryAnn. I just looked up NoStar's limericks on the OEDILF...at least the ones deemed worthy of a general audience! Hmm... wr ()()
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 16, 2009
Why not respect MA's alleged wishes?
Because I think she underestimates herself as a potential poet for no good reason. Let me give you an analogy. There are a lot of pretty decent musicians out there (my late mother having been one of them) who are ''tone deaf'', requiring the backup of an instrument to stay on pitch. I don't have that problem; I'm my own pitch pipe. It's other ...
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 15, 2009
Re: RE: Pepsi Challenge
Hi MaryAnn, Don't let NoStar fool you. Good limericks are as hard to write as is any other good example of light verse. This one is not at all bad (only an extension of the thought into more stanzas could improve it). Maybe you've found your niche as an original poet, and only need to exercise it through practice? wr ()()
Posted to Poems by White_Rabbit on July 15, 2009