Eight-line Poems

Herbs

Herbs

Peppermint’s a funny thing
it has a certain zing
not hot and spicy
and not all that icy
yet it makes all your senses go ping!

Lavender’s nice if you smell it
but KN is not how you spell it
it’s how cayenne sounds when you tell it.


Line count: 8
Form: Sorta augmented limerick
For Express It In Eight, 12.11.22
Prompts: Lavender, peppermint, cayenne pepper.