The Jester Rules
A Limericked Roll on a Day’s Parole
The first of April, time for tools –
Let’s play some pranks and break some rules.
Inpunity may reign today
Tomorrow, we’ll have dues to pay.
For just one day, the jester rules.
Posted for a variety of prompts:
Meme Express (“pranks”)
Poetic Asides (“April P.A.D. Challenge”)
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Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteOh I can use some comic relief. Enjoyed this and thanks for the encouragement. I agree the concept is worth tinkering with.
You did a great job with the flow and rhyme scheme.
ReplyDeleteA fun take. Enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteAnd why not on April Fool's Day? A fun poem.
ReplyDeleteAh nice limerick like structure :D :D
ReplyDeleteloved it!
Jester rules. Very nice and fun one here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever limerick! I wish I'm good enough to write humor in my poetry, but that's hard for me!
ReplyDeleteI totally enjoyed this. Also, thank you for kindly stopping by to leave a comment on my poem! It's most sincerely appreciated! :)
Let it rule!
ReplyDelete:D
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