Limerick Trio

There once was a woman called Eve,
who kept many things up her sleeve.
But the best of them all,
which made poor Adam fall,
was kept... where you’d never believe!

There was once a woman of merit,
who kept for a lark, a pet ferret:
It made her squawk,
and made folks gawk,
when it dived in her bra should they scare it!

The Queen said she gave a full pardon,
to a criminal old and hardened:
but ere his sentence was stopped,
he’d already been topped:
and pushing up crops in the garden!

Rhymer.  August 26th, 2016

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 8/27/2016 5:53:00 PM
Dear Denis, first time I've seen you write limericks. these were excellent! Will have to go back and research some more ASAP! Betty
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Denis Barter
Date: 8/28/2016 6:08:00 AM
Hi Betty and thanks for your comments. There's a lot of 'facets' to my poetic writings. Limericks were a phase I went through - back and forth with friends - and return to practice when I get really stymied in a writer's block. I find, it often helps kick-star my muse. Busy keeping my garden alive these days. Scorching hot and humidity saps my strength by mid day. Catch you later. Regards. Ciao Denis.
Date: 8/26/2016 7:28:00 AM
Excellent Denis...Keep an eye out for Jack Ellison and Jan below. They are both great at the limerick an humour in general.
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Date: 8/28/2016 6:01:00 AM
Thanks Tim. There was a time when I wrote limericks almost non-stop. They're addictive! Lol. I have hundreds in my poetry vaults someplace. Will see what I can find - only the clean ones of course! Ha ha. Ciao Denis.
Date: 8/26/2016 7:20:00 AM
Fabulous humour Denis - each of the poems is brilliantly funny. I love writing this form. Its a shame you didn't pen a poem for my 'at the footbridge' poem which snowballed and turned into a limerick fest with about 17 other poets joining in the fun:-) hugs Jan xx
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