Haiku V Limericks

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Having presented daily Haiku for a while I now see other poets here writing limericks which I rarely write, so which are best. I thought they ought to fight it out, and you can see it all word for word. A mylotter called Arthur wrote Haiku When everyone else chose to do Limericks instead He went off his head “Why 5 lines when just 3 will do?” Your limericks rhyme My Haiku manage without Short and to the point. You’re too lazy to write two lines more Even paired couplet stanzas have four I’m not trying to be funny We give better value for money Your efforts are exceedingly poor, If measuring words Write sonnets or villanelle Concise is enough. The haiku wins, the bard declares Limerick insulted my rhyming pairs For which points have been deducted If only the contest had been better conducted. Arthur Chappell