Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Merlin]

A wild, slathered sloth in Seville
decided to visit Brazil
where the jungle is green
and he’d stay with Irene
who lived in a lavish gin mill.

[JustDaniel]

Irene was a slave at the mill
that ground at the base of the hill.
She was lavished in gin;
didn't know where she'd been...
but his name's rumored C B DeMille.

[Alan]

There was once a certain C B De Mille
who liked to take ladies for a thrill
they would further their art
while as for his part
he never knew, he was over the hill

Alan

[JustDaniel]

Didn't know he was over the hill,
so he suddenly felt a great thrill
when the car started down
after reaching the crown
'til a lamppost went right through his grille.

[Merlin]

De Mill made excellent gin,
potatoes and lemons went in,
and juniper, too,
went into the brew
before they made the vat spin!

[Larry]

The vat spun with Cecil and the wheel.
Shut the door so the contents won't spill
into other gin brews
or the brew master's shoes
ruining all that are run of De Mill.

[JustDaniel]

The bruin could ruin the mule
'cause asses don't win in that duel;
the claws on a bear
could leave the beast bare
and lying alone with a drool.

[Merlin]

Alone lion roared loud with a drool,
“can’t bear it, I’m going to school
to become a great feline
and then I shall reline
the peasantry – yes, I shall rule!”

[JustDaniel]

The Pheasantry said, We will rule
by flaunting our feathers; we're cool!
The ruling old cocks
thought inside the box
and everyone deemed each a fool.

[Merlin]

When every fool deemed each a one
they forgot to include Gatlin Gunn
so he wound up and shot
the whole bunch on the spot
except those that could and did run!

[JustDaniel]

Accept that you can, and just run
if a terrorist's pointing a gun
and there's somewhere to hide
whether in- or outside
and be ready to have not much fun.

[Merlin]

Be ready but don’t have much fun
with who should come out but no-one!
The cause may be lost
like old Robert de Frost,
whose path ended where it begun.

[JustDaniel]

If your path circles back to your start,
and you're feeling that you're not so smart,
settle down and breathe deeply.
You've gotten off cheaply;
besides, you're not far from WalMart.

[Larry]

If beside a WalMart, you are not
to go in because no matter what
you may want or may need
you will help them succeed
in an economic Chinese plot.

[JustDaniel]

For economy, purchased a plot
off in China? Perhaps you forgot
all your friends then must fly
through the unfriendly sky
to bury you. That costs a lot!

[Larry]

Costs to bury cause lots of concern
but expense may make some want to spurn
a bronze casket that keeps
someone safe while he sleeps.
Think I'll just spend that time in an urn.

[JustDaniel]

If you've urned where you're spending your time
then you're not reading this there supine,
but I won't say a word
that the wee little bird
whispered covertly there on the line.

[Merlin]

I covertly whithpered my line
to a damthel who thought it wath fine
and protheeded forthwith
to give me a kith,
what came nektht ith a thtory – all mine!

[Merlin]

What came next is a Miss Terry deal
since Miss Judge has her hammer and seal
and a hyper der mick
for a good, supple kick –
then it’s head over heel with a squeal , I feel!

[Larry]

When you head over hills with a squeal
is it due to adrenaline’s feel
when caressing her curves
that excitement deserves
or perhaps it’s her valley’s appeal.