LIMMERICKS, 2 and 3

Michael Edwards

LIMERICKS  2and3 

 

There was an old man from Brigg

who wore, on his head, a fried egg.

When asked for the reason

he replied ‘They’re in season

and raw ones run all down my leg’.

 

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There was an old man from Bahrain

who went for a walk in the rain.

He said ‘I’m quite wet

and I’ll get wetter yet’.

and to prove it he jumped down the drain.

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 22nd, 2017 01:05
  • Comment from author about the poem: To my surprise there are so many poems about 'woe is me' on this site but I haven't seen any limericks as yet (or at least not since I've been posting and they don't even appear to be included in the categories) so to set the record straight here are a couple and I've plenty more in the back catalogue. Plus, of course, one of my watercolours.
  • Category: Humor
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  • m4y4_bee

    Made me tremendously happy. Thank you thank you!

    • Michael Edwards

      So pleased m4y4 - thanks for commenting.

    • Michael Edwards

      Actually Edward Lear is usually regarded as the gold standard when it comes to limericks but in my humble opinion he cheated. In the first and last lines he almost invariably used the same place name - talk about making it easy! Well I've not fallen into that trap - yet!.

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      Thanks MICHAEL ~ I love art and LIMERICKS ~ o you have made my day !
      There was a young poet called MICHAEL ~ Whose poems went round in a cycle ~ One day a Sonnet about a Girl in her bonnet ~ Amd the next about GOALKEEPER SCHMEIKEL ! Yours BRIAN

      • Michael Edwards

        Thanks Brian - I do sometimes think the site needs a smile or two.

      • WriteBeLight

        I love them, in particular, those written by Ogden Nash! Great post on your part Michael. Great watercolor!

        • Michael Edwards

          Thanks WBL - yes Ogden Nash wrote some super examples.

        • Tony36

          Made me laugh. Great write

          • Michael Edwards

            Cheers Tony - glad they hit the funny bone.

            • Tony36

              Welcome

            • Augustus

              Thanks for the giggle.

              • Michael Edwards

                Thanks Augustus - more to post in the future.

              • yellowbee

                I love limericks! they are what got me into reading poetry

                • Michael Edwards

                  I just love them - have you written any - if do have you posted them? I've quite a lot written over a number of years and will be posting them from time to time.

                  • yellowbee

                    I've never tried no, maybe that's something I can work on :)) I'm new to poetry



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