Theravadin limerick challenge
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:10 am
Okay, this is ridiculous. We need some forum games around here.
This might be a complete flop , but does anyone out there like to write limericks? Give it a shot here -- with a Theravada twist. It works like this:
A poster will propose a Buddhist Pali term as a challenge, and the next poster will write a limerick about that term, then suggest another term.
Obviously, no limerick is going to be the only possible limerick to illustrate a certain Pali word, so the words can be repeated. If someone wrote a limerick earlier about samvega, for example, it can still be suggested again as a challenge. There are no limits.
An important point: Please, please remember that METER is crucial. Here is the correct meter for limericks:
iamb anapest anapest
iamb anapest anapest
anapest anapest
anapest anapest
anapest anapest anapest
If you deviate from that, you'll be forced to read the unabridged works of Julia A. Moore.
I'll start things off with the ever-popular:
Anicca
Fred wondered what happened to Fred.
Did he go on a trip? Was he dead?
He looked in the mirror
(cuz no one is dearer)
but saw a complete stranger's head.
Next up (hope there's a taker out there):
Anatta
This might be a complete flop , but does anyone out there like to write limericks? Give it a shot here -- with a Theravada twist. It works like this:
A poster will propose a Buddhist Pali term as a challenge, and the next poster will write a limerick about that term, then suggest another term.
Obviously, no limerick is going to be the only possible limerick to illustrate a certain Pali word, so the words can be repeated. If someone wrote a limerick earlier about samvega, for example, it can still be suggested again as a challenge. There are no limits.
An important point: Please, please remember that METER is crucial. Here is the correct meter for limericks:
iamb anapest anapest
iamb anapest anapest
anapest anapest
anapest anapest
anapest anapest anapest
If you deviate from that, you'll be forced to read the unabridged works of Julia A. Moore.
I'll start things off with the ever-popular:
Anicca
Fred wondered what happened to Fred.
Did he go on a trip? Was he dead?
He looked in the mirror
(cuz no one is dearer)
but saw a complete stranger's head.
Next up (hope there's a taker out there):
Anatta