Best Famous Limerick Poems

Here is a collection of the all-time best famous Limerick poems. This is a select list of the best famous Limerick poetry. Reading, writing, and enjoying famous Limerick poetry (as well as classical and contemporary poems) is a great past time. These top poems are the best examples of limerick poems.

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Written by Muhammad Ali | There live a great man named Joe There live a great man named Joe who was belittled by a loudmouth foe. While his rival would taunt and tease Joe silently bore the stings. And then fought like gladiator in the ring.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person of Fife There was an old person of Fife, Who was greatly disgusted with life; They sang him a ballad, and fed him on salad, Which cured that old person of Fife.

Written by Eavan Boland | My Country in Darkness After the wolves and before the elms the bardic order ended in Ireland. Only a few remained to continue a dead art in a dying land: This is a man on the road from Youghal to Cahirmoyle. He has no comfort, no food and no future. He has no fire to recite his friendless measures by. His riddles and flatteries will have no reward. His patrons sheath their swords in Flanders and Madrid. Reader of poems, lover of poetry— in case you thought this was a gentle art follow this man on a moonless night to the wretched bed he will have to make: The Gaelic world stretches out under a hawthorn tree and burns in the rain. This is its home, its last frail shelter. All of it— Limerick, the Wild Geese and what went before— falters into cadence before he sleeps: He shuts his eyes. Darkness falls on it.

Written by Edward Lear | There Was an Old Man in a Tree There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a bee. When they said "Does it buzz?" He replied "Yes, it does! It's a regular brute of a bee!"

Written by Edward Lear | There Was an Old Man with a Beard There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! -- Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an Old Man of New York THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF NEW YORK, WHO MURDERED HIMSELF WITH A FORK; BUT NOBODY CRIED THOUGH HE VERY SOON DIED, -- FOR THAT SILLY OLD MAN OF NEW YORK.

Written by Edward Lear | There was a Young Lady Whose Eyes There was a young lady whose eyes, were unique as to colour and size; When she opened them wide, people all turned aside, and started away in surprise.

Written by Edward Lear | There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly There was an Old Lady whose folly Induced her to sit in a holly: Whereupon by a thorn Her dress being torn, She quickly became melancholy.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old Man in a Garden There was an old Man in a Garden, Who always begged every one's pardon; When they asked him, "What for?" he replied, "You're a bore! And I trust you'll go out of my garden. "

Written by Edward Lear | There was a young lady in blue There was a young lady in blue, Who said, "Is it you? Is it you?" When they said, "Yes, it is," she replied only, "Whizz!" That ungracious young lady in blue.