Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Oeuvre: Ink and Pennings: LIMERICK AND QUATRAIN: Poems composed on 27th April 1999"

 

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limerick n. humorous five-line verse with a rhyme-scheme aabba. [origin uncertain]
quatrain n. four-line stanza. [French quatre four]

LIMERICK-“THE DU-ROSE”!

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Dancing to the melody of the whispering zephyr,

In the vacuity of May Air,

With tears of heaven, rolling like pearls,

in sepals mackintosh,

Stands vacuously Red- THE SUMMER ROSE!

LIMERICK-“BLOOD-CUT”!

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The knife brushed through the white skin,

The cut was deep,

The cut was mean.

And seconds later did it flood,

The dark crimson blood!

QUATRAIN-THE OFFICE MAN!

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After a hard tough day at job(To aggrandize his boss),

He pulled his tie,

And gave a heavy sigh,

Crouched and slept off!!

4 comments:

  1. Dude,
    Nice first stanzas... but you know they all (all three of them) are very short.. I'd love to read a more detailed story on each of them... Why don't you complete these - weave a nice story, I think they all have that potential.

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  2. Or maybe they're meant to be this way (probably what "Limerick" and "Quatrain" mean)...

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  3. Hi Rahul,

    quatrain n. four-line stanza. [French quatre four]

    limerick n. humorous five-line verse with a rhyme-scheme aabba. [origin uncertain]

    œuvre n. works of a creative artist regarded collectively. [French, = work, from Latin opera]

    Your second comment answers the first question. It isn't a humorous limerick but yes, if you find it funny, then I will consider that these were successful attempts.

    Thanks and keep commenting! Looks like you are the only one "liking" the OEUVRE!!

    :)

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  4. thanks sash.. I'm sure a lot more people are reading and liking, maybe they just don't know what to write :) Now that you've explained the meaning of "Limerick" and "Quatrain" (which I think you should've done in the post itself), the future readers will be able to identify and understand better... so hopefully, that should get you more responses! :)

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