St Patrick’s Day Special: Limericks By a New Irish Poet -- A.I.
I combined the age-old Irish poetic form with artificial intelligence. (Here's what it spit out in about 5 minutes.)
The limerick is believed to have originated in Ireland.
Its name possibly derived from the Irish city of Limerick in the 1700’s.
Limericks gained popularity in the 19th century and are characterized by their five-line structure of often humorous or nonsensical content, and anapestic meter.
Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day as I write this, I thought it would be fun to mix old and new, so I prompted A.I. to write several limericks.
Here’s literally about 5 minutes worth of un-edited output:
A St Patrick’s Day Limerick by A.I.
In Manhattan on St. Paddy's Day,
The parade brings a colorful display.
But with traffic and noise,
It's not all joys,
As New Yorkers navigate the fray.
A Second St Patrick’s Day Limerick by A.I.
On St. Paddy's, we drink with delight,
Green beer and spirits, oh what a sight.
But as dawn breaks through,
The hangover ensues,
A pounding head, regretting the night.
An A.I. Limerick About Advertising
In the ad world where machines now hold sway,
Creativity seems to be led astray.
With algorithms in charge,
Human touch feels discharged,
But our spark will return, come what may!
An A.I. Limerick About Trump
There once was a man with golden hair,
Trump's lawsuits left him in despair.
His empire of greed,
Crumbled with speed,
In the courtroom, he'll find no repair.
An A.I. Limerick About President Biden
There once was a leader named Joe,
His presidency starting a new flow.
For Americans of every kind,
He works to unify hearts and minds,
In his leadership, hope continues to grow.
An A.I. Limerick About Coaching
Coaching lights a path through the haze,
Empowering hearts in myriad ways.
With challenges faced,
And dreams embraced,
Together we thrive in life's maze.
An A.I. Limerick About Me
There once was a man named Schwartz,
Whose blog was a gold mine of smarts.
With each post he'd share,
Readers everywhere
Found inspiration in his fine arts.
Slainte!
Image: Midjourney
Shelly Palmer, who’s about as knowledgeable and cogent on this subject as anyone in tech might have said it best: “AI is a skills enhancer, not a replacement.” I take that to be a very utilitarian view — it’s a tool with capabilities and limitations, not the least of which relates to the operators themselves. There’s also the job at hand: doing a clever blog post to make a fun point is a terrific illustration of that.
I keep futzing with this:
I say this with all due respect,
In rhyming AI’s quite suspect,
Its meter is flawed,
Its bauds all lack bawd,
And aside from that last,
It’s all dreck.