Let's write a Brokeback limerick! (How-to in first post)

[Luvlylittlewing]

But as lotuses grow from the mire
Love rages as from a flaming pyre

[Andrew]

The trials of Jack and Ennis
who were totally without pennies
Each had only the other
Ennis had no mother
They were dogged by privation and menace.

But as lotuses grow from the mire
Love rages as from a flaming pyre
and on all-too-rare trips

[Sason]

The trials of Jack and Ennis
who were totally without pennies
Each had only the other
Ennis had no mother
They were dogged by privation and menace.

But as lotuses grow from the mire
Love rages as from a flaming pyre
and on all-too-rare trips
they kissed each other's lips

[Sason]

Andrew, I love the idea of two complementary limericks!   

[Andrew]

The trials of Jack and Ennis
who were totally without pennies
Each had only the other
Ennis had no mother
They were dogged by privation and menace.

But as lotuses grow from the mire
Love rages as from a flaming pyre
and on all-too-rare trips
they kissed each other's lips
and the dark was dispelled by their fire.

[Andrew]

Yes, it's nice every now and then to follow an idea through more lines than five, especially on a more serious theme like this.  That first limerick by itself really did seem as pinched as their lives, especially Ennis's.   But it was only a half-truth, and the other half needed equal time!

[Sason]

Those two limericks work perfectly together!   

[Luvlylittlewing]

Those two limericks work perfectly together!
Cause our boys were two birds of a feather!

[Sason]

Those two limericks work perfectly together!
Cause our boys were two birds of a feather!
Sadness and joy

[Andrew]

Those two limericks work perfectly together!
Cause our boys were two birds of a feather!
Sadness and joy
Now amuse, now annoy