Limerick

Those lengthly epics know nothing
Point for point, they are lost.
This condensed sonnet, no,
This limerick is
Quick and timid.

And just a little fierce
(It's in the biting!)

Oh, to be an epic..
Slender with a swell
Up and down of a pentient climax
And enticing in that
(Though details are lost)
There is room to move a thought process..

Are we to be laughed at?

Author notes

A wee jab in my general direction about my height, for those that can't muddle through my horrible writing/metaphors. I know haikus are shorter, but I found it charming that limericks are 5 lines and I'm basically 5 feet tall. It could stand more development, but as this idea popped in my head while on the bus and I couldn't grab a pen (as I was standing and holding on to a bar for dear life) I had little time to play with it. Suggestions on where to go next are appreciated.. etc. etc.

Thanks! Love, SS
Written October 9th, 2006