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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)?
Bob The Mime Who Was Ever Silent
Categories:
6th grade, fun, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Noah's Ark
Noah loaded great beasts on an ark
and cleaned messes from morning til dark
But a man's gotta eat,
so he feasted on meat
an at least he had less to dis-bark!...
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Categories:
animal, boat, care, god,
Form: Limerick
Two Limericks For Saint Patrick's DayI.
I strolled through a field of clovers
Looking each one of them over
When I found that fourth leaf
All my joy turned to grief
When my prize was snatched by a gopher.
II.
Last night...
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Categories:
hilarious, humor, humorous, march,
Form: Limerick
LuciferTrump is the devil in disguise
His followers believe his lies
I beg every woman and man
Keep us out of the frying pan
Before we become sizzling fries...
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Categories:
political,
Form: Limerick
A Real Irish CatIn County Cork prowls a cat, David Kavanagh
Bellies up to the bar with Gilbey's glass in paw
Drown the shamrock, sound the alarms
Lassies abound, his lucky charms
Blaring cheery shout outs of Erin Go Bragh! ...
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Categories:
celebration, silly,
Form: Limerick
A New Friend from Botswana
I just made a new friend from Botswana
Who invites me to smoke marijuana
I don’t speak his language
So I’m in real anguish
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Categories:
drug, friend, silly,
Form: Limerick
A Favour Is A Favour
When doing a favour, it needn't be returned
A favour is a favour, a show of friendship confirmed
No need to be repaid
So this gesture evade
It's sure not necessary where friendships are concerned
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Categories:
feelings,
Form: Limerick
A Limerick for Saint Patrick's Day, 2024A young newlywed colleen from Clones*
Surprised her husband with freshly baked scones.
Said the hubby, named Keith,
"Dear, I don't mean to beef,
But my teeth are more suited to biscuits than stones."
*A small town in Western County...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
Her P is Not FreeThere once was a girl from Charlotte
Rumors spread that she is a harlot
She was loose in her ways
And perhaps her suitors did pay
Would it be better if free tomorrow Scarlet...
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Categories:
america, integrity, poetry,
Form: Limerick
avoiding a drain nightmareAbout toilet paper guests swipe
The staff at hotels have a gripe
They say steal it not
And buy one-ply Scott
Which won’t clot your home’s sewage pipe...
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Categories:
environment, humor, integrity, judgement,
Form: Limerick
Clancy and His Fish
There once was a Cat who made a wish.
It had to do with Clancy's pet fish.
If its bowl would break,
one swoop would it take
to proclaim Clancy's fish quite delish!...
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Categories:
cat, fish, food, fun,
Form: Limerick
pie is not exactly rightWhile circular area's moot
3/14 math groupies salute
Approximate pi
Which helps us get by
Since squares within rounds don't compute
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Categories:
cute, march, math,
Form: Limerick
In the Village of Blarney~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Blarney there’s one magic stone.
When you kiss it, you’re put in ‘the zone.’
You’ll soon gab with words so glib.
Matters not if truth or fib.
With a stout Guinness, one must atone.
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Categories:
humorous,
Form: Limerick
Dad Limericks - See Notes
Dad went to work on an egg each day
Til one day the egg cracked on the way
Pants covered in yolk
It was not a joke
That his colleagues egged him on, all day.
Dad had an egg...
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Categories:
dad, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Posey And ShirleyPosey and Shirley two bad men I once knew
Bar room brawlers and stinkers these two
might had made a millionaire
had I told about this pair
Because this was way before boy named Sue...
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Categories:
humorous, people, song,
Form: Limerick
Specific Types of Limerick Poems
Read wonderful limerick poetry on the following sub-topics:
birthday, christmas, dirty, dog, family, food, friends, funny, irish, kids, leprechaun, life, love, music, nature, rhyme, rude, saint patricks day, school, sports, war
and more.
Definition | What is Limerick in Poetry?