To me, a Limerick's rhythm and syllable counts are almost as important as its dirtiness, so if I'm going to write a clean one (or four), then by golly they'll be clean in both ways!
There once was an old Swedish bard
Whose poems would catch him off guard
When they came to visit
He'd shrug and say "Is it
Just me, or is writing too hard?"
The poetry wouldn't give in
But lodged itself under his skin
Till a friend said one day
"Take a trip to the bay,
And there you'll eventually win!"
"By golly," he said "what a joke:
I'm only a regular bloke.
I'm never a poet!"
Said she: "You don't know it
But they are just regular folk
Who like to use words just for fun!
Just try, and you'll know when you're done."
So he did, and you know
He was welcomed! And so
His writing career has begun!
Poetry by TonyD
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Written on 2009-03-02 at 21:00
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A Real, Clean Limerick
There once was an old Swedish bard
Whose poems would catch him off guard
When they came to visit
He'd shrug and say "Is it
Just me, or is writing too hard?"
The poetry wouldn't give in
But lodged itself under his skin
Till a friend said one day
"Take a trip to the bay,
And there you'll eventually win!"
"By golly," he said "what a joke:
I'm only a regular bloke.
I'm never a poet!"
Said she: "You don't know it
But they are just regular folk
Who like to use words just for fun!
Just try, and you'll know when you're done."
So he did, and you know
He was welcomed! And so
His writing career has begun!
Poetry by TonyD
Read 946 times
Written on 2009-03-02 at 21:00
Tags Limerick Fun
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