[carol m]

Rhyming couplets are quite easy
Too much though can make you queasy
My strongest pull is from the limerick
Which also makes me kind’a sick
Once they strike and take a hold
Bid farewell to winning gold.

Rhyming schemes which also scan
Is what I strive for if I can
a, b, c, and then a, b,
Is something that can set you free
But takes a little bit of training
Maybe even extra straining
Of the brain-box and the mind
If that gem you want to find.

Sometimes though, we reach the stars
(Anyone can get to Mars)
We find that word that’s just the ticket
(Our cricket team just took a wicket)
A bit like that guy Wilson Pickett
Alas, he found he couldn’t stick it
Took his bow a mite too early
Went to find those gates so Pearly……
It seems I’ve somehow lost the plot
But right now, folks, that’s all I got!