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There was an old person of Stroud

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There was an old person of Stroud by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Stroud,Who was horribly jammed in a crowd;Some she slew with a kick, some she scrunched with a stick,That impulsive old person of Stroud.

Form: Limerick

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