As part of the Writers’ Platform Building Crusade, we have weekly Crusader Challenges. This week’s a getting to know you exercise. Although we have 300 words to bloviate in, I had a couplet come to me last night, and just knew I had to write a limerick.
Running was not my best gambit.
I’d prefer a fuliguline habit*.
I’m (mostly) kind to others,
and have only brothers,
whom our parents replaced with a rabbit.
Yes, this is why I write prose. Poetry requires such an incisive editorial blade. I’m afraid I’ll just stab it. Erg… (You can see why that line got cut from the poem…)
(Actually, once upon a time, I was the poetry editor of a fairly big site. But I didn’t have to judge or write poetry, so no one was injured.)
Something I mentioned about myself isn’t what you might call . . . “true.” Can you guess what it is?
Monday (I hope) we’ll jump into how to infuse your writing with emotion!
Photo by Graham White
LOVE your poem! I’m still laughing!! Personally, I can’t believe you don’t have volumes of poetry you’ve published 😉 Great piece!! And a big wave from a fellow Crusader!
LOL, thanks. And hello back!
Love the limerick! As for the lie…hmmm, I can actually see parents replacing brothers with a rabbit, if you were the youngest and missed them when they went away, so I won’t guess that one…I’ll guess that you don’t “have only brothers.”
Okay, I’m assuming your parents didn’t really replace your brothers with a rabbit!
Fun poem! My guess is that you don’t have only brothers. welcome to the crusade
Loved the limerick! My guess is that it didn’t come to you in a dream. If it did, I’m really jealous!
Hey there fellow crusader, I’m making the rounds. I’d have to say that of all the challenge posts I’ve read so far, I like yours the best. The lie? your parents didn’t exchange your brothers for a rabbit. I’ll RSS to follow.
Okay, Jordan, here’s my shot. Would it be,
“I’m (mostly) kind to others[?]”
Okay…okay…I’m jostling.
My next guess would be: “Running was not my best gambit…”
only because writers don’t “run” nor do they “gambit”…
There!!!!
I believe the lie is that your brothers were replaced with rabbits. See you in the crusades!
Way to cute. I’m going to say the part about being an editor.
I’m guessing you actually have at least one sister. 😛
I loved your work, very fun read! 😀
Hello from a fellow Crusader!
I don’t think your parents replaced your brothers.
Hi, Fellow Crusader!
My guess is you weren’t an editor.
Hi, Jordan! Nice to meet you, buddy Crusader, and thanks for popping by my blog as part of the crusade! 🙂
Have a great week.
I wish my parents had replaced my brothers with rabbits! Life would have been so much better! but they wouldn’t and I’ll bet yours didn’t either. Just wishful thinking on your part. 🙂
Well done. I’m betting you have a sister and not just brothers.
Hilarious! That made me literally laugh out loud, so bravo! Nice to meet you, fellow Crusader!
(Also, thanks for the tip on my blog about Bluehost—I totally made the mistake you suspected. So glad to have it all sorted out now!)
That was fun! You did a great job. I’d say you don’t only have brothers. Or the rabbit thing isn’t true 😀
LOL! I think you have sisters. Great lymeric.
Challenge well met! Loved your limerick. I think the lie is that you have only brothers. If they were replaced by rabbits, I trust they were grown and out of the house before your parents acquired the four-legged child.
Everyone who guessed I have only brothers was the lie: you’re right! I have only sisters.
And (since I have no brothers) it was just me my parents replaced with a rabbit. VR, you’re right: it was after I went to college that they got a new pet.
Tough dealing with those words, but you managed it quite well. Enjoyed visiting your site.
What a beautiful entry! I already stumbled upon your lie revealed, but I thought this was a sweet little poem. Thanks for the follow. I look forward to crusading with you!
Holy Cow. What a lot of comments!!! Cute job!
Hello fellow crusader! I am a tad bit late, so I just thought I would just say Hi! 😀
and replacing your brothers with a rabbit?? come on! I’ve heard of empty nest syndrome, but sheesh! 😉
Well, it wasn’t too hard for them, since my brothers are nonexistent. My parents (and sisters) got a rabbit when I went to college.
Love the limerick! I’m late to the party, but I probably wouldn’t have guessed your lie.
Good job.
Hi,
I figure your lie has to be that you used to edit poetry, but
even better is that your parents wouldn’t have replaced
your brothers with rabbits, unless they left home.
Good to see a poem. Not sure you covered all the bases though.
Denise:)
Absolutely everything is covered at least once in the post!