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Limericks 1

These limericks made me smile.

Rhyme

Limericks will be published in sets of ten. This is the first one.

There once was a fly on the wall.
I wonder why didn’t it fall.
Because its feet stuck,
Or was it just luck,
Or does gravity miss things so small?

A wonderful bird is the pelican;
His beak can hold more than his belican.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week,
Though I’m damned if I know how the helican!

The incredible Wizard of Oz
Retired from his business becoz,
Due to up-to-date s...

There Was A Young Lady Called Mia

There was a young lady called Mia
Who drank 10 pints of beer.
A passing monk
Said “your drunk,
And beer it is so dear”!

Light and Shade

Walking upon grass
I pass
Through light and shade
No maid
To accompany me,
Just the shade
Of the final tree
To engulf me

Anyone Can Write Like Shakespeare

Often do I sigh
On hearing the old lie
That anyone can write like Shakespeare.
Sensible people know it isn’t true
Yet through fear
Of being labelled with that dread
Word “elitist”, which cuts debate dead,
All but the brave withdraw into their shell
For they know full well
That the roof
Frequently does fall
On he who has the gall
To tell the unvarnished truth.

Wood in the Rain

Many thanks to “Rhyme” for publishing my poem, “Wood in the Rain”.

Rhyme

My hair is barely wet
At all
And yet
The rain did fall
As I stood
In yonder wood.

The yammer
Of a hammer
Reached my ear,
While the birds free
Sang to me
As I touched the flowers
That know not hours.

Kevin Morris opens our section Modern Poet. The poem is copyright and has been reproduced with the author’s permission.

Kevin Morris was born in Liverpool (UK) in 1969. He lost the majority of his eyesight at 18-months-old du...

Wisteria

Wandering around Hampton Court
In late May, a thought,
Prompted by Wisteria hanging on a wall.
A few purple flowers, their scent
Already spent
And ready to fall,
Did to me call.

—

The flowering time for Wisteria is April to June. I visited Hampton Court with my friend, Brian yesterday (20 May).

A blog dedicated to rhyming poetry

I recently came across “Rhyme”, https://rhymepoetry.wordpress.com/about/. The blog aims to promote a love of rhyming poetry and it’s owner invites readers to recommend poems for possible inclusion on her site.
For anyone who enjoys rhyming poetry, I recommend checking out this blog.

There Was A Young Lady Called Lou

There was a young lady called Lou
Who lost her party shoe
While dallying in the park
In the sultry dark.
She lost her stockings to!

There Was A Young Lady Called Lin

There was a young lady called Lin
Who asked “how many angels can dance on a pin?”
An angel named Guy
Said “I really would try
But ‘Tis painful to dance on a pin!”

Polythene

A sheen
Of perspiration
Is seen
On polythene
Anticipation
Rises.
Comprises:
Coin,
Join,
Sweat
And regret.