Tom Cunningham Poet Limerick

Luimneach X 5

O'Dowd

An old hunter by the name of O'Dowd
Shooting tigers for fun made him feel proud
Had trouble with his gun
There was no time to run
Now lies covered on a slab with a shroud..


Jed

There was a frisky old man known as Jed
Took red pills so he wouldn't end up dead
But his notes were misread
He got blue ones instead 
Now no longer does he fall out of bed... 


Meat Pie

You ever thought what goes in a meat pie
 I'll tell you and its no word of a lie
See the finest of meat
Is stray cats off the street
So give it serious thought 'fore you buy... 


The Milkmaid
 
A milkmaid worked on a farm on Dartmoor
Had long blonde hair and her skin was so pure
Late for work she did hurry 
Failed to see some fresh slurry 
She skidded and went face down in manure... 


Surfing

Some young lads went for a surf in the dark
To them it was a just a bit of a lark
But in the moonlight 
They had a great fright 
When they spotted the giant fin of a shark... 




Written 23 August 2020

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Andrea Dietrich October 6, 2020 at 2:14 PM I finally found some lims of yours I had let get past me!! the meat pie one, yeah, I can believe it. Some of the meats in processed foods looks like dog meat! Tom Cunningham October 7, 2020 at 12:55 AM Thank you Andrea, its quite scary to think what goes in those pies, I shudder to think. Tom

Paul Callus August 29, 2020 at 11:50 PM I look forward to your Limericks, Tom, and these are as entertaining as ever:) Regards // paul Tom Cunningham August 30, 2020 at 12:56 AM Thank you Paul, im happy that you enjoyed them, hope alls well. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos August 29, 2020 at 7:53 AM Enjoyed Jed and Meat Pies, had a laugh, look forward to your Limericks Tom, my good friend. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.f Tom Cunningham August 29, 2020 at 8:09 AM Thank you Jennifer, I'm pleased you enjoyed them, hope you're well, and enjoy your weekend. Tom

Krish Radhakrishna August 28, 2020 at 8:39 AM Great limericks about tigers and blue pills! Decent good fun!! Tom Cunningham August 28, 2020 at 9:19 AM Thank you Krish, im glad you enjoyed them. Tom

Timothy Mcguire August 27, 2020 at 6:54 PM very nice Tom FAVS for me! Tom Cunningham August 28, 2020 at 12:27 AM Thank you Timothy, im pleased you liked them, greetings from Wales. Tom

Janice Canerdy August 26, 2020 at 5:39 AM And I say--five amusing pieces, Tom! Janice Tom Cunningham August 26, 2020 at 6:37 AM Thank you Janice. I'm happy you liked them. Tom

Michael Tor August 25, 2020 at 6:49 PM Tom you made me smile, thank you... Enjoyed. Tom Cunningham August 25, 2020 at 11:33 PM Thank you very much Michael, im happy they gave you a laugh Tom

John Watt August 25, 2020 at 8:07 AM Tom, you are 5 for 5 in making me laugh today. Thanks for the giggles. O'Dowd reminded me vaguely of Bungalow Bill from the old Beatles days. Not sure what a Luimneach is, I'd better look that one up. Applause; No Pause ~ John Tom Cunningham August 25, 2020 at 8:57 AM Thank you very much John, you're the first to ask, its Gaelic for Limerick a county and city in Ireland, a place I've been many times. Tom

Gershon Wolf August 23, 2020 at 6:57 PM Always enjoy these, Tom. Thank you so much for the chuckles. Especially liked 'Jed' and Meat Pie.' All Cheers; No Jeers, Gershon Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 1:08 AM Thank you very much Gershon, Im glad you enjoyed the humour Tom

Lindsay Laurie August 23, 2020 at 5:54 PM G'day Tom ... another batch of smiley limericks, and of course inviting Tiddles for dinner dressed in pastry will have a few cat lovers nervous - thanks again Tom - Lindsay Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 1:06 AM Thank you Lindsay, I know some cultures would find that a delicacy. Yuck Tom

Arturo Michael August 23, 2020 at 4:43 PM I like the meat pie...Well done Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 12:55 AM Thank you Arturo, may not be to far from the truth lol Tom

Vijay Pandit August 23, 2020 at 3:34 PM You are a master of these hilarious poems--well done indeed, Tom. Every poem as good as ever. Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 12:54 AM Thank you very much Vijay, im happy I gave you a laugh. Tom

Panagiota Romios August 23, 2020 at 3:28 PM Carming as always Tom. Got a bang out of these. Pangie xx Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 12:51 AM Thank you Panagiota, glad you enjoyed them Tom

Jan Allison August 23, 2020 at 3:27 PM ha ha ha awesome limericks I love the jed one lol:-) hugs jan xx Tom Cunningham August 24, 2020 at 12:49 AM Thank you very much Jan, Hope you had a nice weekend Tom

Bobby May August 23, 2020 at 3:17 PM This was great Tom!!! never put down your pen my friend, I have learned many things from you reading your poetry! Tom Cunningham August 23, 2020 at 3:26 PM Thank you very much Bobby, im pleased that you enjoyed them. Tom

Ilene Bauer August 23, 2020 at 2:23 PM i'll bet you had as much fun writing these as we had reading them, tom! Tom Cunningham August 23, 2020 at 2:35 PM Thank you Ilene, I did, glad you enjoyed them. Tom

Jenna Logan August 23, 2020 at 1:47 PM Good ones, Tom. I would've thrown O'Dowd's carcass out and let buzzards pull his flesh apart. Oh, that sounds so mean! Tom Cunningham August 23, 2020 at 2:01 PM Thanks Jenna, I've got no time for those that kill beautiful animals for fun and put pictures on facebook. Nothing brave about it at all, any idiot can kill something from a mile away with a high powered gun. Tom