Write a Limerick

[CoogarXR]

Covid has me trapped in the house
Restless and trapped with my spouse
Then came the dare
To cut my own hair
And now I look more like a louse

 

[harman/kardon]

The Haiku thread seems to be dead
(VinylGirlHifi started way back)
I hope she is fine
Drinking some wine
And soon returning to her thread.

 

[old_tv_nut]

What a silly thing to do,
Referring from limericks to haiku.
If you look at these babbles
And count the syllables
You'll see the haiku has too few.

 

[Jody Thornton]

My absence has been such a crime,
Enduring weeks on end without rhyme.

Doing nothing but contemplate,
All of the while I isolate.

Where went all of the time?

 

[bobsvinyl]

Jody, we thought you were on vacation
but it really just was isolation.
So please don't be rash
grab your TP stash
as the virus sweeps over the nation.

 

[oldgringo]

There was a young man name of @Rome
Who sat down and dreamt up a tome
Yes, he saw and he heard, a game using words
Then 'You Get The Last Word' arrived home!

Cheers, og

 

[old_tv_nut]

There once was a guy from Sahuarita
Who liked to eat gyros on pita,
Or sometimes linguini,
Or beans with a weenie.
Of habit, he wasn't a creature.

 

[toxcrusadr]

There once was a man named Nation
Who worked for a radio station
Although he was tall,
his hands were quite small
Wee paws for station identification.

 

[old_tv_nut]

I bought you a boomerang to say
Many happy returns of the day.
Whether you prize it
Or you despise it
I know you won't throw it away.

 

[Christian B]

There once was a nice little goblin
Who wore a green mask on her noggin
With a loot bag to go
And her sister in tow
Looking for sweets they came knockin'

 

[egellings]

There once was a man with a hernia
Who said to his doctor, "Gol dernia!"
When fixing me middle, be sure not to meddle
with matters that do not concern ya.

 

[MaxxVolume]

There was a young man from Boston
Who loved to drive in his Austin
There was room for his ass, and a gallon of gas
But his balls hung out, and he lost `em

 

[old_tv_nut]

A dowager in a conveyance
Went to a seer for a seance.
"No zombies," he said,
"Want what's in your head!"
Which put all her fears in abeyance.

 

[noogies]

A dowager in a conveyance
Went to a seer for a seance.
"No zombies," he said,
"Want what's in your head!"
Which put all her fears in abeyance.

Beautiful! If you put another syllable in line 2, it'll be perfect. How about, "Went to a seer seeking a seance"? Then you get bonus points for alliteration too!

 

[egellings]

There once was a man with a hernia Who said to his doctor, "Gol Dernia!" When fixing me middle Be sure not to fiddle With matters that do not concern ya.

 

[old_tv_nut]

Beautiful! If you put another syllable in line 2, it'll be perfect. How about, "Went to a seer seeking a seance"? Then you get bonus points for alliteration too!

I'd like to keep the emphasis on "went" (or a replacement word) and "seer," so:

A dowager in a conveyance
Was sent to a seer for a seance.
"No zombies," he said,
"Want what's in your head!"
Which put all her fears in abeyance.

 

[noogies]

I'd like to keep the emphasis on "went" (or a replacement word) and "seer," so:

A dowager in a conveyance
Was sent to a seer for a seance.
"No zombies," he said,
"Want what's in your head!"
Which put all her fears in abeyance.

Now you've got one syllable too many! Sorry to be a nitpicker, but it's such a great limerick that it's worthwhile to get it just right.

 

[old_tv_nut]

Now you've got one syllable too many! Sorry to be a nitpicker, but it's such a great limerick that it's worthwhile to get it just right.

? You proposed adding a syllable. My version does also. Nine syllables in lines 1, 2, and 5.

 

[noogies]

? You proposed adding a syllable. My version does also. Nine syllables in lines 1, 2, and 5.

Yep, you're right -- my bad. I guess it depends on which syllables can be smoothly elided to maintain the right cadence.

It's a great limerick regardless.

 

[old_tv_nut]

OK, so where are the other limerick writers?