[db-wg] proposal: haiku object

Robert S. Plaul wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Titley, Nigel wrote:
> 
>> Whilst agreeing that the limerick is possibly restricted in its
>> metrical form, I cannot agree with the statement that it is
>> restricted to humorous subjects, and hence at least one of the
>> objections to its general use is fallacious.
> 
> $ whois -v limerick
> [...]
> The limerick class:
> 
>       The limerick object represents a humorous poem that has five
>       lines and the rhyme scheme "aabba".
> [...]
> text
> 
>    Text of the limerick. Must be humorous, but not malicious or
>    insulting.
> [...]
> 
> Although IMHO the limerick _is_ considered a humorous poem in
> literature, the limerick object is not.
> 
>> My solution to the lack of alternative metrical objects would simply
>> be to redefine all poetry as limericks.
> 
> I think, this is a poor solution. Haikus (and Sonnets, etc.
> respectively) are no limericks and never will be. Do you want the
> whole world to laugh about the RIPE NCC for not knowing what a
> limerick is? 
> 
>> Also it has the merit of offering increased
>> employment opportunities for poets, who would see their services
>> called upon to rewrite all existing poetry in the limerick form.
> 
> Sometimes. Maybe. But not every haiku can be rewritten into a
> limerick. Sometimes a haiku can say more than a thousand words.
> 
>> Nigel
> 
> Robert

Anyone with even a meagre grasp of English should have been able to realise
that my response was intended humorously..... sigh.... no matter

Nigel

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