Victoria is hostess this week at
Meet the Bar, and challenges us
to write a lai ... aab with first two
lines 5 syllables, last line two syllables,
and 3 stanzas. Two came to mind ....
Submitted to dVerse Meet the Bar
June 8, 2017
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George was a farmer
A well-known charmer
Plenty rich
May was a looker
Hard-working hooker
Greedy bitch
Both perceived their catch
A natural match
For which?
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A lady was Mabel
Seemed to be able
Fred thought
She revealed on their dates
She’d all the good traits
He sought
And so they were wed
A bad day for Fred
He’s caught
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Teehee. Poor Fred. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of Edgar Lee Masters 'Spoon River Anthology' So clever!
ReplyDeletePerfection--kicked booty on the prompt--you seem made for this form, & like me you did two of them; which I dig. You made it look effortless; nice work.
ReplyDeleteSo fun, Beverly. I agree with Glenn--this form is yours! You aced the meter, it was humorous and you doubled the fun. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh, laughed out loud!
ReplyDeleteThese are sad, sad stories! Lots of fun. :)
ReplyDeleteTwo tales of romance. I like Fred. The perect woman, made to order
ReplyDeleteHa! So fun! Like a limerick but not so dirty.
ReplyDeleteVery clever lai(s), Bev!
ReplyDeleteNicely done with humor.
ReplyDeleteThis was such fun to read. I found myself chuckling.
ReplyDeletelove the fun in this... limericky
ReplyDeleteO my! That was fun Bev. You always ace the rhymes. I simply have to love them.
ReplyDeleteSo very well done! Chuckling I am...love them both! You really had fun with the form :)
ReplyDeleteYes...a delight to read on this cloudy morn.;)
ReplyDeleteBoth got caught, smiles ~ Love the two tales Bev ~
ReplyDelete😱😁 you had me laughing hard.
ReplyDelete-imelda
That second stanza made me laugh :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this delight.
ReplyDeleteAlways love the humor in your poems.
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