Acrostic Limericks 4

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Some time ago, I was looking at acrostic poems  — I was interested in rhyming verse where the first letter of each line spells out a word when read from top to bottom. Many examples of these can be found scattered around the web, but I have found very few examples of acrostic Limericks.

That is something we need to address, isn’t it?

And so I have started to look out for prompts that contain five letters (or ten, fifteen or… let’s not get ahead of ourselves, eh?).

This week, I found a couple of five-letter prompts and thought I’d give them a go. I even added one of my own.

Let me know what you think.

TARDY

(for Kristian)

Tomorrow, I’ll get up on time
As soon as I hear the clock chime.
Ready to go?
Don’t really know.
You know what? Let’s do it. Showtime!

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WORRY

(for Kristian)

Why am I always so vexed?
Or fearful, as if I’ve been hexed?
Remember the rain,
Remember the pain.
You never know what will come next!

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FAITH

(an agnostic acrostic)

Forget what it says in the Bible
About wars internecine and tribal
I entertain doubt
That’s what it’s about
How’s that for heretical libel?

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Anyone care to join me?