Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Merlin]

A peal tossed away in the valley
cause a fella to slip – he verbally
expressed his aversion
to such an incursion
but carried on dilly and dally. Rally!

[JustDaniel]

Here's the one I wrote yesterday morning but could not connect with the part of the site that enabled us to post!!

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.

Rehab in the valley repealed,
'cause its line in the budget concealed
the salaries paid
and the moneys mislaid
by the staff. Now it's all been revealed.

[JustDaniel]

A peal tossed away in the valley
cause a fella to slip – he verbally
expressed his aversion
to such an incursion
but carried on dilly and dally. Rally!

You've a dil'ying and dallying bent?
Are you living in great discontent?
Have you been seeking aid?
Could your need soon cascade
to a hole filled with you and cement?

[Merlin]

Revealed by the staff – what a flop!
They jived and they did the hip-hop
but the cymbals were turning
and rubber was burning;
then the smoke cleared and they had to stop.



What she meant was a flop on the hole
even though quite a few had a bole
as they gyrated on
till the coming of Don
who arrived with his wife, Missus Troll.

[Larry]

With his wife, Missus Troll, Don arrived
and in gyrating dance they both dived
but the heat of their friction
exposed Don’s predilection
though some say that the Missus survived.

[JustDaniel]

Both Don and his Missus survived
though each of them swooned then revived
with glasses of water
that their anxious daughter
threw on them. She had just arrived!

[Larry]

She arrived and threw water on them
with some pooled on the floor of the gym
so she slid mom and dad
to a dry wrestling pad
‘cause it looked like they’d gone for a swim.

[JustDaniel]

If they swim on a wrestling pad,
would you say, "That's not my Mom and Dad!"
Would you change your last name
and pretend that you're lame
to be first out the door, feeling sad?

[Larry]

Feelings said at the door are the first
things remembered. A sudden outburst
can cause things to arise
to ones sudden demise
and then you might wind up as re-hearsed.

[Alan]

So if you wind up as re-hearsed
then you discover you have burst
the taboo on death
't'was not your last breath
you live again and again - poet, re-versed !

Alan

[Merlin]

A poet, re-versed, is a teop
and is sure to become one big felop!
The best one can do
is turn left right on thru
and sit on a shelf in some bookshop.

[Larry]

In a bookshop some sit on a shelf
with the hope someone buys for themselves
knowledge you would impart
but their phones are too smart.
You’d have more chance of being an elf.

[Merlin]

An elf took a chance rolling dice,
rolling once, rolling twice, rolling thrice.
He rolled for the gold,
so the story is told,
winning big; now he’s known as Sir Price.

[Larry]

No surprise; winning big he was known
to have strangers call him on the phone
as well as cousin Adam;
didn't know that he had 'im
requesting a low interest loan.

[Merlin]

A low interest loan by request?
A bank will make sure you’re undressed
once you pay all their fees –
they’ll squash you and squeeze
till you’re laid out and all decompressed!

[Larry]

Decompressing and you’re all laid out,
wondering what that is all about.
Scuba diving too deep
causes permanent sleep
or the bends which make you scream and shout.

[Merlin]

Scream and shout, ah! those days of our benders,
wearing shorts that were held by suspenders!
At twenty, in fashion,
no use for K-ration,
we toasted the world and contenders!

[Alan]

Nuclear Option

We toasted the world and contenders
for aught, objections of defenders
one press of our button
and all lamb was mutton
the best of all possible game-enders

Alan

[Larry]

The gay menders are possibly best
when referring to fashion, well dressed;
but the poor transvestite
though they try as they might
can’t wear strapless because of their chest.

[Merlin]

Wearing strapless my chest looks its best
or sometimes I’ll put on a vest,
when off pops a button
while I was out strutton,
and the gals were ah-fully impressed.