A Walk in the Lark

Graphic courtesy of Kids Front

Sunday Scribblings has a new prompt today.  They want to see poems about 'a walk in the park.'  That is, they're looking for work about things that are easy - or maybe some literal walks and parks.

Regardless, I decided that this called for a poetic form - but one that I'd never attempted before, to make it a challenge for me, and therefore, uh - easier.

So...I went over to The Poets Garret (a wonderful source for poetic form, by the way) and chose an Irish form called Ae freslighe: (ay fresh lee) which involves just a few rules that are anything but a walk in the park.  And this particular form is one of the easier ones!

Anyway, here's the result.

A Walk in the Lark

Whereby, I write humorous,

quirky, offbeat and funny.

My poems are numerous

but don’t make me much money.

Still, I write such laughable

poetry because witty

work makes me feel affable.

(but broke, so more’s the pity.)

Some say this stuff’s easier

than if I had to rely

on real jobs, but cheesier

just plain works for me, whereby.

###