LIMERICK
Alimerickisafivelineversewiththerhymeschemeofaabba.
Thea-linesshouldhavefivefeet,whiletheb-lineshaveonlythreefeet.
Itisnormally,butnotalwayslightorhumorous.
ADayChallenge
Youtakeupthechallengetowrite,
thenstayupalldayandallnight.
Tothinkofaverse
canbearealcurse.
Youwantallthewordstoberight.
Don'tworryifyourwordssounddaft.
Rememberit'sonlyadraft
andthenifyou'rewise
nextmonthyou'llrevise
andwonderifothershavelaughed.
Youmighthaveenoughforabook.
Ifyouhaven't,don'tcryorsook.
Sitdownandwritemore
thanyoudidbefore.
Whenit'spublishedI'llhavealook.
Iwishyousuccesswithyourdreams.
It'seasyifweworkinteams
soallinduecourse
letsgiveitmoresauce.
Itisn'tastoughasitseems.
KitchenCapers
There’scapersafootinthekitchen.
Thecatisquitedrunkandit’stwitchin’,
Itdranktwopintsofale,
Thenlappedupacocktail,
Dancedajigthensaid,“It’sbewitchin’.”
Why?
Twotowerscrasheddownfromthesky
Causinginnocentpeopletodie
Terrorandwar
Whatisitfor?
Ineverwillunderstandwhy
ALimerickforPaul
AmiddleagedmancalledPaul
Said'No'whenhisangeldidcall
Pleasegoaway
Iwanttostay
I'mlivingandhavingaball
IknowthatI'llmeetyouoneday
Butfornowjustpleasegoaway
I'mwritingabook
Ifyouwantyoucanlook
Justgoandletmehavemysay
I'mgoodyoucancheckwithmywife
ButsometimewsIfindI'minstrife
Don'tpinchmycar
Oryouwon'tgetfar
AndI'llmakeyoupaywithyourlife
Idon'twanttomeettheGrimReaper
Butheseemstothinkhe'smykeeper
Now'snotmytime
I'mbusywithrhyme
He'lljusthavetodigthatgravedeeper
Christine
ThereoncewasagirlcalledChristine
Shesmokedfartoomuchnicotine
Shecoughedandshespluttered
TheDoccameandmuttered
Shehastogoinquarantine
Monique
ThereoncewasagirlcalledMonique
Shehadsuchaperfectphysique
Herbustissoround
Butminecan'tbefound
BesideherIfeelquiteafreak
BertieandGertie
AcouplecalledBertieandGertie
Saidlifewillbeginwhenyou'rethirty
Youloseinhibition
Tryanyposition
Enjoygettingflirtyanddirty
Ask
Don'treadyourteenagersdiary
Lifeathomecouldbecomefiery
It'saneasiertask
Morerespectfultoask
Justmakeadiscreetenquiry