Unrequited Love
The monster wanted love from the maiden
And gold that the townspeople paid him
When it came time to collect
Him the maiden did reject
To contain his wrath none could persuade him
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© 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved
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Poetry notes:
11/5/2018
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Poetry form: Free-range Limerick
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Photo credit: the maiden and the monster | LotusMoon Photography | via flickr
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