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)?
BakeryThere once was a baker who loved to boast
about his bakery down by the coast.
But the bakery burned down
and he exclaimed with a frown,
Now all of my business is toast!...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
Teens Know It All
Teens Know It All
Miracle Man
4/26/2024
When I was a young lad hurrying to grow,
My intelligence hadn’t yet started to show.
But today I’m alive,
passed eighty-five,
and amazed at things that I didn’t know.
...
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Categories:
age, teenage, truth,
Form: Limerick
Rapids AheadThere once was a man from Mozambique
Who went canoeing most every week
In a white water battle
Lost safety vest and paddle
Now he's really up the freakin' creek...
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Categories:
boat, water,
Form: Limerick
Lost in Translation?I know a translator named Randy,
whose skill with dialects is dandy.
But I have the advantage
of knowing sign language,
and it really is quite handy.
...
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Categories:
language,
Form: Limerick
Huckle BearerAnxious to be my Huckle bearer
Of my last breath wishful ensnarer
Anxious for my ultimate demise
So to my earthly trappings burglarize
Dishonest wife stealing philanderer
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Categories:
betrayal,
Form: Limerick
Basket CaseA waste paper basket, a trash can, a bin
Whatever you call it, some things won’t stay in
The things that you write
Long into the night
May make, when discarded… one hell of a din
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Don’t write by moonlight...
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Categories:
horror, writing,
Form: Limerick
The High School Two StepAnother boy at the high school dance
Seeking love and a little romance
The cutest girl smiled
I bowed quite beguiled
And it ripped out the seat of my pants...
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Categories:
boy, girl, romance,
Form: Limerick
Liberal Snowflake
I am a liberal snowflake.
I’m threatened by words that you make.
If you don’t agree,
Don’t dare let me see
Because I am WOKE not awake.
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Categories:
anxiety, discrimination, humanity, society,
Form: Limerick
Win Some, Lose Some,
“Win Some, Lose Some,
And Some Get Rained Out”
Miracle Man
4/24/2024
Sometimes my investments cause me to gloat,
but not those times when I’ve missed the boat.
Some days I cruise,
On other days I lose.
It’s then I feel as...
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Categories:
how i feel, money,
Form: Limerick
Confronting MortalityWhen thinking of writing your will,
Though you may not be over the hill,
You are forced to confront,
If I may be so blunt,
That some goals you may never fulfill.
For a will means you cannot pretend
That your...
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Categories:
death, life,
Form: Limerick
Kick Ass
I led the stubborn horse to water
Couldn't make him drink as he oughta
I swore and I cursed
When he died of thirst
Shoulda traded him for one smarter
I buried the horse and bought a mule
Again, I played...
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Categories:
animal, humor,
Form: Limerick
GOUT
GOUT
Miracle Man
4/22/2024
Once, prescribed Med’s Tom had ran without,
The ensuing pain caused him to near shout,
Driving him insane,
Was endless foot pain,
Brought on by a painful condition called Gout.
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Categories:
health, pain,
Form: Limerick
Keep It Legal
Keep It Legal
Miracle Man
4/22/2024
Illegal Immigrants are taking our land,
because our president won’t take a stand.
We need a changer,
to end this danger,
but instead he insists on lending a hand.
...
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Categories:
immigration,
Form: Limerick
Burning Brain CellsOne day I tried to write a sonnet
For hours and hours I thought upon it
I swear I'm not joking
My head started smoking
And firemen turned their hoses on it...
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Categories:
poetry, writing,
Form: Limerick
Count The Knots
Count The Knots
Miracle Man
4/21/2024
I once had a friend with a rotten attitude,
each time I dissed him, I got some platitude.
So I with much dread
put knots on his head
His mindset has since changed to gratitude.
“It Doesn’t...
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Categories:
how i feel, sweet
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?