Arthur Rimbaud is really a pain –
for when asked to read my work, again
he did not even look
up from reading his book!
He just said, “When I’ve done with Verlaine!”
Author notes
And we all come up, come up, come up to Limerick...
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Arthur_Rimbaud
A contest entry
- Limericks New from Old by Old Poetry.
700 points, ended April 10, 2008, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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An enjoyable journey! Not only for your entered Limerick but also for the to and fro of the Limericks in the comments. Well Done to you both.
thanks for your entry,
Von - Oldpoetry -
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That was half the fun.
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Though I enjoyed reading this entry and applaud your choice of target/subject I must confess I enjoyed reading the limericks within the comments section even more
I would never have dreamed of rhyming Francophone with - pog mo thoin!
Thank you for sharing both verse and verses.
Good work and Good Luck.
Jim
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I always knew my smattering of Gaelic would come in handy some time.
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Fin de siècle
I'm too young to get this.
Love,
Amera♥
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Well dash it all, Sis - I wasn't around then either!
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Snazzy.
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I think that's the first time I have had that adjective used about a poem of mine. Thank you.
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A literary limerick, no less.
I like it, I have to confess.
French poets are fine
(if less than divine),
But Rimbaud's life was a mess!
Nice one,
Bill
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Myself I am part Francophone,
and in that I think I'm not alone.
But I'm sure there's no way
to these two I would say:
"Rimbaud and Verlaine - pog mo thoin!"
(I'll bet it's the first time you've seen THAT in a Limmo!)
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OUCH! lol KC, I will come and slap him...where is my passport??? Love, Lane (KC2)
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I think I should enter this show
Let all my rhyming take flow
But get this real quick
I'm not going to pick
A bore like Arthur Rimbaud
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When my brother the bright-waistcoat dude
took a walk on the prom down at Bude,
Rimbaud and Verlaine
were seen at it again -
on a towel, on the beach, in the nude! -
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A terrible shock, it was that!
He was wearing his socks and a hat!
And as for Verlaine
Just baring the strain
But why were they holding a cat? -
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(Because it was easier than holding a porcupine, under the circumstances. Or under anywhere, for that matter.)
Well it shows that Verlaine wasn't fussy,
and was fond of both Rimbaud and pussy.
And the funny thing is
that the cat wasn't his,
but the moggy of Alfred de Musset! -
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I was under a circumstance once....
Verlaine always wanted to play
And loved any cat, any way
Verlaine kept on stroking
Rimbaud did some stoking
And I hurried off on my way!
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A smart move was that one, old son!
'Coz to be a gooseberry's no fun,
and it would have been sin
to stay there and join in.
(But enough of all this - I must run!)
See you tomorrow.
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Very nicely done...to read this limerick was fun. I wish you good luck, may you win the top buck, and take the gold when its done.
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Why... thank you, Kelli M.
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