The Limerick Muse visited me in the night
and I came up with this:
To finish law school would be right
But young Derek's chances were slight
So he went right ahead
And made toothpaste instead
And married Miss Valerie Bright.
Debbie in Massachusetts
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Lilias, in green, would be glad
to visit Old Quinings and her dad.
One day she wore pink,
Said, "I'm Susan and I think
I shall never eat another salad."
Kathy in chilly, snowy Manassas
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There was a young woman named Buncle
Who claimed her cash came from her
uncle
But in truth she'd made money
From a book just so funny
She ended up
doing a bunk(le)
Susan in Toronto
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There was a young woman named Bel
Whose job was a kind of a hell
'Til nice Mr.
Brownlee
Made her feel much less lownlee
He made her feel perfectly swell!
Sulie
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There was a young lady named Holly
Who thought marrying rich would be
jolly
Adam was willing
But hadn't a shilling
So she married 'Dear
Nestor'...what folly!
Debbie in Massachusetts (feeling poetical this
morning)
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A best-selling author named Kate
Bought the dower house on an estate
Though the
Squire pursued her
The Carpenter woo'd her
And won Mistress Kate as his
mate.
Susan in Toronto
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Young Elma, whose father was Green
Grew up, but she seldom was seen.
Then
George brought her out,
Wilfred acted the lout,
And Peter made Elma his
queen.
Susan in Minneapolis
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There once was a woman named Charlotte
Whose lover behaved like a varlet
But
Charlotte held fast,
She reclaimed her past
And Garth saw that she wasn't a
harlot.
Sulie
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Barbie France was engaged to a cad
He was crass, he was mean, he was bad
How to
tell Lady Steyne
Without causing her pain,
Or making the poor woman sad?
Sulie
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The Black Prince, on one fateful night
Evaded a comet in flight
But the
passengers found
When they got to the ground
Not another survivor in
sight.
Susan in Toronto
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A nasty old lady named Crease
Whose gossipping tongue would not cease
Got a
lecture from Hester
And learned not to pester
And now all her neighbours have
peace.
This is fun! I'm thinking of everything in limerick rhythm now.
Debbie
in Massachusetts
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Elfrida got House on the Cliff
With her actor friend she had a tiff.
Life with
Ronnie 'd be sunny
If they had some money
The Stamps fixed it all in a
jif.
Jerri in Arkansas
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A hat-shop assistant named Julia
Took a room in a house most peculiah
She
declined to be wed,
Went to Scotland instead
And her uncle declared,
"Hallelujah!"
Susan in Toronto
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A young lady linguist, Miss Morris,
Sang "Dashing Away with the Smoothing
Iron" in her family Chorus
Her love vanished from sight
In war's endless
night,
Then escaped and reclaimed his Miss Morris.
Kristi
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An actress named Harriet Fane
Met a man who was handsome and sane
Thought he
couldn't resist her
But he loved her sister
So her efforts, they all were in
vain!
Catherine
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A fine army wife, Mrs. Tim,
Took a job as sort of a whim.
Her
daughter, Betty, fit in with Erica's mood,
But son Bryan just found his mum's
boss "oh so rude!"
Hester could not explain her friend's good points
to him.
Deb in Cumberland
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Janetta wrote books so romantic
They sold on both sides of the Atlantic
She
tried to explain
Why she became just plain Jane
But still sister Helen was
frantic!
Debbie in Massachusetts
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A writer of romance, Janetta
Enchanted each reader who met her,
Till a young
pilot, Ash,
Said "Your books are all trash,
But I'm sure you could write
something bettah!"
Susan in Toronto
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When she was young, Minnie Dell had the fever,
For days it would not leave
her.
Minnie would never grow tall,
But her heart wasn't small.
For the
Morrises, Minnie worked like a beaver.
Geraldine
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There was a young lady named Lou
Who thought her young man wouldn't do
His life
was all pleasure
No work but all leisure
Which just wouldn't do for our
Lou
Then came the news of the crash
So she did something terribly rash
She set
off on the train
But it all was in vain
And she felt she had been somewhat
brash
So then it was up to our Bel
And she rushed to see him as well
She begged
and she pleaded
Told him he was needed
All's well. But Bel never did
tell!
Catherine
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There once was a lady named Minnie,
Who the fever left stunted and
skinny.
Though her stature was small,
She had lots on the ball,
And in heart
Minnie Dell was not mini.
Suzanne
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MacAslan had rented his house
So the Heatheringtons came to shoot grouse
And
they brought charming Linda
Iain's heart flamed like tindah
The obstacle was
her vile spouse.
Sulie
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(Mine was a wee too dark and silly at the same time!)
There once was a driver
named Jack
An unfaithful bully off-track
Alive, oh so scary,
Iain and Linda
couldn't marry,
Donald slew the vile villain for his Mac.
Kristi, feeling that
it is a bit disrespectful to refer to MacAslan this way!
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