Working Class

I had fun writing my Pleiades poems in November, so I thought I’d try my hand at playing with Limericks. This style of poetry consists of a single stanza of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines are supposed to rhyme. Also, the third and fourth lines should rhyme with each other. These short poems should have an AABBA structure. The limerick is a folk style of poetry. It can be humorous and, at times, bawdy. I’m not certain if I can achieve witty or bawdy, but hopefully, I can stick with the rhyme pattern. Therefore, I wrote this short poem about a lady who belonged to the working class.

Working Class

There was once a gal who belonged to the working class

Whose words and manners management found crass

So she worked everyday

For a low rate of pay

Only to discover her dreams were all made of glass

I don’t think I’ve captured the true essence of the Limerick poetic style yet. My offerings seem to be more historic and sad. Thus, my current offering Working Class. I guess the place where I live right now is sad dispair. Somehow I thought this would be easier when I started the project.

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