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The Poodle

The Poodle is known for its smarts For excelling at music and arts But an owner was telling Me after the smelling They also blow nuclear farts

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I Am Anaya

Date: 3/1/2023 9:22:00 AM

The rhythm is more like a sea shanty, but terribly funny! (I noticed you make your own syllable count rule for the Limerick). SOUPMAIL

Ralph Protsik
Date: 3/1/2023 12:54:00 PM

Everything you want to know (or not) about limericks: “A limerick is a form of verse, usually meter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme. In other words: A tutor who tooted a flute Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to their tutor, “Is it harder to toot Or to tutor two tooters to toot?"