May 14, 2015

Limericks for a Few Friends & Fambly on National Limerick Day


There once was a lady named Heather,
Who liked going out in bad weather.
She danced as it rained
And never complained,
And then flew away like a feather.**

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There once was a lady named Lorie,
whose life had a lot of backstory:
She'd model and hang
with some rockers who sang
of their days of hootch-induced glory.

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There once was a lady named Jenny
Who went to the bank for a twenty
But it seemed that the teller
was an obstinate feller
And refused to give Jenny any.

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There once was a girl named Tamara
who stole the gurl Billiam's tiara
to show she was queen
of the hospital scene
(in Havasu, not Guadalajara).

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There once was a chimp named Unky
who was a spectacular monkey,
and his Uncle William
(a.k.a Billiam)
was a diehard Jethro Tull junkie.

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There once was a boy named Jordan
who was really quite handsome, accordin'
to some; and he drew
lots of pictures, and knew
his Karate. So Don't piss off Jordan!

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There once was a young man named Tirds
who had a great talent with words
that he got from his father
and also his mother
who both were poetry nerds.

^ for my eldest, Jared, who writes villanelles and groks Opeth lyrics. He calls himself Tirds McGee.

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There once was a Mama named Kim
who always went out on a limb
for her babies. Her love was
as pure as that dove was
that Noah saw flying to him.




Most written on National Limerick Day, 3.12.15

**Co-authored by Heather Seip.

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