It's National Bad Poetry Day Today!

We all know that poets and poetry

get virtually no respect these days,

either in life . . . 

. . . or in death.

But today on National Bad Poetry Day,

they get even less respect than usual!

So to mark this auspicious occasion,

here are some famous poems turned into bad poetry

simply by being rewritten as limericks,

that lowest of all poetical forms

(courtesy of The Poetry Collection blog) --

The Raven

There once was a girl named Lenore

And a bird and a bust and a door

And a guy with depression

And a whole lot of questions

And the bird always says “Nevermore.”

Footprints in the Sand

There was a man who, at low tide
Would walk with the Lord by his side
Jesus said “Now look back;
You’ll see one set of tracks.
That’s when you got a piggy-back ride.”

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

There once was a horse-riding chap
Who took a trip in a cold snap
He stopped in the snow
But he soon had to go:
He was miles away from a nap.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

There was an old father of Dylan
Who was seriously, mortally illin’
“I want,” Dylan said
“You to bitch till you’re dead.
“I’ll be pissed if you kick it while chillin’.”

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

There once was a poet named Will
Who tramped his way over a hill
And was speechless for hours
Over some stupid flowers
This was years before TV, but still.

And what's this?

A mathematical limerick?

Despite everything that's been said in this post

to commemorate National Bad Poetry Day,

let's end on a positive note and

recognize the true value of poets and poetry!