Erubescence
A Limerick Poem
Rayna was obsessed with the colour Red
Tristan badly wanted to lock her in wed
He took a knife to his heart
She stopped to admire the art
He asked "Would you love me if I was dead?"
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Author's Notes:
This Limerick was written for:
- Prompt #6 of Writing Prompts for October by Chloe Rose Violet
- Limerick Challenge by Mother Combs
- Colours Writing Prompts by Poppy
A limerick is a humorous five-line poem with just one stanza. Limericks have an AABBA rhyme scheme and a bouncy rhythm. The subject matter of a limerick is often whimsical and funny.
Limericks all follow the same structure and pattern which sets them apart from other poetic forms and makes them easily identifiable.
- A limerick consists of five lines arranged in one stanza.
- The first, second and fifth lines must rhyme and have 7 to 10 syllables.
- The third and fourth lines must rhyme and only have 5 to 7 syllables.
- The rhythm of a limerick is anapestic, which means two unstressed syllables are followed by a third stressed syllable.
- The first, second, and final line each have three anapests—da dum da da dum da da dum.
- The third and fourth lines have two anapests-—da dum da da dum.
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i LOVE this! ❤️
and the redness radiates from her
Wow, Dharr. This one's intense in all the best ways. Loved your limerick. 👏🏻☠️❤️
I liked this a lot! I really enjoyed the rhythm and pace. Very dark, surreal a great piece of poetry. 🤗
very great poem i enjoyed reading it
Your inventiveness and command of the form are evident in the way your limerick conveys a sinister and captivating story.
So well written! You are a joy to read!
I enjoy how eloquently you described toxic passion!!
Good poem, he was truly desperate.
What a heart-stopping poem—literally! I’ve never seen such a dark limerick before, and I absolutely love it. I also love that you taught me a new word.
What a great little ditty to capture an essence of erubesence. Plus, I got to learn a new word!
I can see why this was a top story. Congratulations!! I love your play on words and the tone of this poem. Well done!
well done friend!
Unusual and I like it.
well-written, enjoyed reading!
I appreciate the dark tone of this. Why did it make me giggle? LOL.
A bit of horror cut in to your lovely limerick- lol. 😊❤️
Congratulations on top story, very cleverly written! 
Congratulations on Top Story with this piece. It was an awesome limerick!
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That is wild and wonderful. A wild, wonderful, and engaging limerick indeed. Well done. Your Top Story record is super impressive.
Dark and deep—nice!
Wicked and wonderful Limerick and thanks for the helpful explanation of the rhyme scheme. Congrats on the TS
Brings to mind that saying, "you don't know what you have until it's gone"... maybe she did love him more dead?? LOL
This is amazing! I also really appreciate that you include all the authors notes so allow everyone to fully grasp the nuances in your writing regardless of our familiarity.