Limerick Poems | Limerick Examples

Limerick Poems. Examples of Limericks and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Limerick poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Limerick.

A limerick is a fun five-line form of poetry with a distinct AABBA rhyme scheme. Limerick poems are often funny or silly and have a strict meter, but there is more to a limerick. What is limerick in poetry (complete definition)?

Rapper at the Summer Games

The summer Olympics in France Send athletes to take their best chance Snoop Dogg carried the torch So games could be set forth And rap make a global advance....Read the rest...

Beach babe - a little bawdy

Aunt Ethel loves sunbathing nude Her wizened breasts clearly are viewed Ethel’s aged ninety-nine She says, “My boobs are fine But plastic boobies look so crude”...Read the rest...

Climate Range

Global warming’s at its full speed - Bikini line seems to recede, The trendy touch speaks Volumes of bare cheeks - The climate gets hotter indeed!...Read the rest...

Look At What I Found

This summer sure is real hot Look I just found the jackpot Lots of cool water I could be an otter This pool is a big blue pot...Read the rest...

Wee Willy Billy

My itty bitty brother Billy Was sometimes funny sometimes silly Tried to stand on his head But got racked up instead So now he has to ice his willy...Read the rest...

Head Boy

Live head-lice thrive on Peter's crown Head's itchy it's making him frown But young Peter's no fool Dunks his head in the pool He's hoping all the critters drown! ...Read the rest...

Can-be Beach, Fourth of July

Dear, get me a cocktail, ... those fruity ones, Me with no glasses, ... No miss, errs or runs, saluting sounds of conscience smoking fumes are obnoxious he strayed, two sunbathed girls, "Dears, it's the guns."...Read the rest...

Pool Fool

A witless young man named Abdul one day dropped his phone in the pool. With his face in the wet, he could TikTok still get, no need to dive in; he’s no fool!...Read the rest...

Lazy James

Young James always appears to be lazy. Due to inertness, his mind gets hazy. To the pool, he makes a tread. Into it, he dips his head. Losing his grip, he topples. How crazy! ...Read the rest...

For My Eyes Only

In summer, I drag old bones to the beach. High surf and bikini clad women teach that, shining in the sun, there are some kinds of fun  that are for me, not my eyes, out of reach....Read the rest...

Open Mouth Seas

A whale’s open mouth, and its wide. Young man’s open mouth; almost cried. For seeing the risk, Away, he does whisk. The job,...Read the rest...

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Definition | What is Limerick in Poetry?

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