Animal Limerick Poems

There once was a man who found sleep
Through enumeration of sheep.
Not those in his head,
But roaming instead,
He’d census the sheep in his keep.
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The reason the rooster will crow,
Is not just to offily show.
The sun hits its beak,
Which it thinks unique,
And proudly lets all the world know.
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The octopus sometimes forgets
Its suckers when gerbils it pets.
It sticks to its arm,
Then falls, to some harm,
Which both of them deeply regrets.
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The hunting of Boojumous Snark,
It ain't but no kind of a lark.
It's best to wear lead,
From toes to the head,
And aim 'twixt the eyes with...

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A dog, with a wag and a bark,
Tried to play with a cat in the dark.
The cat, with a hiss,
Said, "You're missing the bliss,
Of a...

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The camel, when drinking of tea,
Takes sugar proportionately.
For each of its humps
It drops twenty lumps;
But more, if it’s sailing by sea.
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A mouse, quite the agile small chap,
Played hide-and-seek, right in cat's lap.
The cat, with a yawn,
Said, "This game's gone on,
I'm napping, you rodent, perhaps?"

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A K9, with nose to the ground,
Found a bone, where no bone should be found.
"This mission's a bust!"
He thought, filled with disgust,
"My treat's in that...

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we had a cat named Fluffy
who always acted arrogant and stuffy
one day it was said
she was found dead
those tooth marks aren’t mine dear Sophy
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A dinosaur, two tons or three,
Heard tell from a mammal quite wee:
“Why, one day your tar
Shall burn in a car
That’s driven by creatures like me!”
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A dragonfly, zipping so fast,
Tried to land on a toupee that passed.
It mistook it for hair,
Then got quite a scare,
When the toupee blew off in...

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A Komodo, quite lazy and stout,
Tried to order a smoothie, no doubt.
"With mango and kale,"
He said with a wail,
"But they're out! Now I'm throwing a...

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A firefly, named Phil, quite the spark,
Tried to signal a plane in the dark.
He flashed with his light,
Caused the pilot such fright,
"Is that runway a...

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A hornet, named Horace, so grand,
Tried to join a brass marching band.
He buzzed a low note,
Made the tuba man choke,
"That's not music," he yelled, "understand?"

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A giraffe, named Gertrude, so tall,
Tried to join a small basketball brawl.
She dunked with her head,
The ref turned quite red,
"That's a foul! You're too high...

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