(limerick) Fun With Re-Writes Poem by Rajnish Manga

[In the spirit of good fun, Rajnish Manga and Wes Vogler
have collaborated in a variety of last stanza re-writes.
The intro will appear once. The two stanzas will then
appear each time with changes only in stanza two
(for convenience of reading the complete limerick) ]

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The original Limerick: Talking To A Girlfriend
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He was arrested for assaulting a policeman;
The magistrate asked him what was his plan;
'Sir, I was in a phone booth,
Talking to my girlfriend Ruth,
This man dragged me out before it began'.

'You got furious and attacked the sepoy? '
The magistrate felt sympathy for that guy;
'Yes, Sir, ' the man gestured,
'My patience was fractured,
Cop also pulled out my girlfriend, that's why'

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re-write ONE

(The charge was assaulting a Sepoy
who was discharging his duty)

'You assaulted an officer crudely.'
The young man replied, rather moodly:
'I was in a phone booth
Conversing with Ruth
When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.'

'Your reaction was violent, extremely
I would side with our officer Breemly.'
'My temper it blew
When he yanked her out, too.
'Twas done in a manner unseemly.'

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next version re-write TWO


'You assaulted an officer crudely.'
The young man replied, rather moodly:
'I was in a phone booth
Conversing with Ruth
When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.'

'You reacted, quite candidly, crassily.
I would side with our officer Vasili.'
'My temper it blew
When he yanked her out, too.
'Twas done in a manner quite brassily.'

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next version re-write THREE

'You assaulted an officer crudely.'
The young man replied, rather moodly:
'I was in a phone booth
Conversing with Ruth
When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.'

'You reacted in manner provokely
I would side with our officer Oakley.'
'My temper it blew
When he yanked her out, too.
'Twas done in a manner 'no jokely'.'

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next version re-write FOUR
(in the event it was pronounced VasEEli)

'You assaulted an officer crudely.'
The young man replied, rather moodly:
'I was in a phone booth
Conversing with Ruth
When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.'

'You attacked like a maddened Swazili
I would side with our Sepoy Vasili.'
'My temper it blew
When he yanked her out, too.
To stand this, no way it was easy.'

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and final version re-write FIVE

'You assaulted an officer crudely.'
The young man replied, rather moodly:
'I was in a phone booth
Conversing with Ruth
When this hooligan pulled me out rudely.'

'You attacked him with vehement anga.
I would side with our officer Manga.'
'My temper it blew
When he yanked her out, too.
Like a silly old Orangatanga.'

(BY NOW, SINCE YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE FIVE REVISED VERSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL POEM, PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR CHOICE ABOUT THE BEST RE-WRITE VERSION FROM ONE TO FIVE PUBLISHED ABOVE)

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