5 Course Quintains
Served on a silly platter
There was a drunken punter
who was a lousy hunter
He set faulty bait
with a wobbly gait
and tumbled down the gutter.
She was a member of the House Feline
The rat slayer in our family line
She went on a visit nearby
and defected without a bye
Hence “Breaker of Trust” became her tagline.
Limerick and Haiku had a diss battle
Each checked their meters to prattle
Limerick flops, with retorts
Haiku plops, two line short
Free verse chimes in, KOs them with its rattle.
I had a hard day with typos
They almost turned me into a psycho
I wrote, "List of things..."
It became, "Lust of thongs..."
Thankfully my eyes were quick to follow.
I had a chance meeting with silence
I sought for its divine guidance
It stood quiet as a clam
I called out its sham
It didn't say anything in defiance.
©Rumi
P.S- The above quintains are loosely based on the structure of Limerick and its rhyming pattern AABBA.
Thank you Laura Sheridan and Joe Váradi for your guidance.
