NaPoWriMo #19 - Ah Hah!
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Limerick, NaPoMo 2010, Poetry, Tanka, humor, humor noir, joy, photo, rhyme, satire, sculpture, whimsy, wisdom
• one limerick
• one tanka
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it struck me the moment I met you
I just didn’t want to upset you
didn’t know how you’d act
if I acknowledged the fact
but now that you’ve asked guess I’ll have to
I know that we’ve only just met
it’s not something I’ll soon forget
but since you want to know
I’ll deliver the blow
but wait cause I’m not ready yet
I fear I’ll be breaking your heart
perhaps tearing your world apart
dropping this kinda news
is like lighting a fuse
so please give me a running head start
this is not what I’d hoped to discuss
and you must know you’ve got a surplus
but man in those slacks and shirt
you’d make a blind man’s eyes hurt
so, do you hold that thing up with a truss
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…now before anyone judge me too harshly, let it be known that I have more in common with this gentleman than I care to admit, and — I couldn’t help myself, I believe the devil made me write this…
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it’s as clear as day
nothing needed to be said
it’s so obvious
should have seen it right away
suddenly it was – Of Course!
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April 19th, 2010 at 1:17 am
1..How could you be so cruel to that guy. He could have a beautiful tenor voice or make wonderful lasagne for all you know or be surrounded by a bevy of willowy long limbed beauties!
2. Of course!..you have forgotten what it was already…haven’t you?
April 19th, 2010 at 1:26 am
Didn’t you know - portly (to be kind) is the new slim…?
Some things have to be said but discretion and tact need to be applied.
April 19th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Rall - he probably does make wonderful lasagna…
…forgotten what what was? …
April 19th, 2010 at 2:11 am
It’s better to have one than be one. Just sayin.
April 19th, 2010 at 3:11 am
I feel I may have phrased my comment a little awkwardly - in no way was it meant as a reprimand, merely a sympathetic response to your poems ‘I’.
April 19th, 2010 at 4:07 am
Love the Eureka moment
April 19th, 2010 at 9:38 am
Many of us would rather wait than deal with weight. Obesity is a national epidemic in America thanks to the greed of the corporate food culture and their artificial sweeteners, lack of a national physical fitness program in public schools, and a culture of immediate satisfaction. Sorry for the guy in the picture, but we must all take responsibility for our own fitness and health.
Thanks, Rob!
~Mark
April 19th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Your limerick made me laugh, though the pic is a tad sad.
April 19th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
So, socks with sandals is a no-no?
Fun, fun, fun!
April 19th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Yes, Dan–THAT’S the Ah ha! Isn’t it obvious?
April 19th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Hi Rob, I’m the man in the shorts! This is Whacky!!
April 21st, 2010 at 9:05 am
I’ve had many of those “Eureka” moments. That’s the hazard of saying too much. Often.