We know that a poem with legs is a Lim(b)erick;
But do you want to Laugh-out-Louderick?
What's a poem about the NCAA Final Four? - An Above-the-Rimerick
And a poem about a monster? -- A Chimerick
A write that's dull? -- A Dimerick
A pirate's ditty? -- A Fee-fi-fo-fum-Fimerick
Then there's a tricky one -- That's a Gimmerick
A church composition? -- A Hymnerick
An illegal poem? -- An Illegitimaterick
A poem by James Earl Carter? - A Jimerick
A poem by a monster from North Korea? - A Kim Jong-unerick
One that's copied? - A Mimicerick
The Name Game? - A Nymerick
Razzamatazz and all that Jazz? -- A Pizzazerimerick
A poem for a doctor between patients? - A Rinsemofferick
A poem for slender people? -- A Slimerick
A funny three-line pem? -- A Tri-merick
A poem by Dr. Zeus? - A Vipper of Vipperick
One that literally chirps? -- A Whippoorwillerick
A poem that sounds like chimes? -- A Xylophonerick
One about tuna that's not packed in oil? - A Yellowfineric
And a poem that goes back and forth? - A Zigzagerick
And all this is, of course, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocierick!
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