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.**
*
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.
*
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.
*
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).
*
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.
*
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!
*
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.
*
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.
