There once was an eater of custard,
who one day became quite flustered.
He cleaned off his plate,
but realised too late –
he’d mistakenly eaten some mustard.
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Custard (Limerick) by Graham Seal
Leave a commentCategory Archives: Limerick
Loopy Limericks by James Aitchison
Leave a commentThere once was a girl named Ludmilla
who lived on a hill in Manila.
She got rid of her cat,
which was scared by a rat,
and bought herself a gorilla.
There was a young man from Cuba
who tried to play the tuba.
He puckered his lips,
pushed hard with his hips,
and blew himself to Bermuda.
There was a young poet called Lear,
whose rhymes were a treat to the ear.
After eating some turmeric
he composed a limerick
and fell asleep for a year.
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Polly-wally-doodle-doo by Jeanette Swan
Leave a commentThere once was a chicken called ‘Polly’,
whose name sounded happy and jolly,
‘til one morning at two,
she crowed, “cock-a-doo,”
now our chook is a rooster called Wally.
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Limerick by Pat Simmons
Leave a commentAn impressive, aggressive iguana
while eating his breakfast banana
slipped on the skin
went into a spin
and ended up flying to Ghana
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Mid-Month Poetry Prompt
Leave a commentLIMERICK
This five-line rhyming poem is often silly, funny or bawdy. Limericks have a waltzing rhythm (anapestic) and a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The third and fourth lines are shorter with 5 or 6 syllables, while all other lines are around 8 or 9 syllables (but sometime up to 12).
Limericks were made popular by Nonsense Poet Edward Lear back in the 1870’s. The word Limerick is the name of a town and a county in Ireland, but there is no record to say that this poetic style originated there.
Limericks are traditionally about people or places, but there are plenty of ways to break the rules and still have a Limerick style.
Loony Limericks by James Aitchison
Leave a commentThere was a young man from Crete,
Who walked on his hands not his feet,
What a fun affair
To have your knees in the air,
And shake toes with the people you meet.
There was a young man from Peru,
Who swallowed a mouthful of glue.
His lips were sealed,
His nose was congealed,
And his face turned a bright shade of blue.
Loony Limericks by James Aitchison
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“There once was a girl who ate chips” by Dannielle Viera
Leave a commentThere once was a girl who ate chips
and anything else near her lips.
She soon grew so wide
from the junk food inside
that she caused a full solar eclipse!
Limerick by Sioban Timmer
Leave a commentThere once was a postie called Progge
Who had a most wonderful dog
It could carry more letters
Than fifteen red setters
And he never got lost in the fog!
Sioban Timmer
Sioban says: I wrote this in primary school after we learnt about limericks – and for some reason I have always remembered it!
Limerick by Doug MacLeod
Leave a commentLimerick
The glorious lady Godiva,
Of fame we would never deprive her,
A nude horseback dash
Might seem crude, even brash,
But my gran has done worse for a fiver.
© Doug MacLeod
Australian Children’s Poetry 