Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Alan]

it lies there, staring back, does the fish
doing nothing to make meal you wish
to summarily consume
resign self to your doom
and microwave something more delish

Alan

[Larry]

If you microwave something delish
please make sure that it's not a knish;
you might get a rebuke
because if you should nuke
it will be just as hard as the dish.

[JustDaniel]

If your food is as hard as the plate
that you put in the microwave, wait...
did you put on the food
that you know is so good
or forget it? Smack fist on your pate!

[Alan]

smack two pieces of toast on your plate
then smother them with fine Brussels pate
forgetting the accent acute
perhaps best not go down that route
your pronounciation is in quite a state

Alan

[JustDaniel]

If you cannot pronounce your home state
your teacher will not let you skate.
You must stay after school
'til you learn the rules
of syllables, getting them straight.

[Larry]

getting syllables straight's not what counts
for enunciations you pronounce
can be clear and precise
and your speaking voice nice
pro per emp ha sis makes lan gau ge bounce

[Alan]

if you would make his sister to bounce
hev en eccent too snotty to preu-nounce
you hev to mind yer Ps
and Qs too must please
and buy her gifts by the troy eunce

Alan

[JustDaniel]

If you're having your gifts sent from Troy
hope you know the delivery boy
'cause the shipping ain't cheap;
you could be in so deep
that you'll have no more funds to enjoy.

[Larry]

To enjoy the funds you have more
buy an island with white sandy shore;
self sustained with no need
of supply lines to feed
and then fence it to keep out the poor.

[JustDaniel]

If you're fencing to keep out the poor
they could still beat a path to your door;
if back gate has no lock
they will walk 'round the block
to admire your front hall's fine décor.

[Larry]

Decorate your front hall to admire
and each visitor you will require
to clean off dirty feet
just to keep the place neat
and your hermitage soon will transpire.

[Alan]

in the Hermitage soon you'll expire
after traipsing miles to admire
the world's greatest art
displayed a la carte
I've been there, done that, now I'll retire

Alan

[Larry]

To retire after I've done it all
would arrest learning and would appall.
Do it once or twice more,
find new things to explore
and this time do it at a slow crawl.

[JustDaniel]

I'm crawling to get to the door
so that I can go out and explore
my front yard or back;
it's hard to attack
when you cannot walk as before.

[Alan]

if you can't walk as fast as before
perhaps you should abolish the door
don't puncture your pride
hell, just stay inside
and give all your wives damn what for

Alan

[JustDaniel]

I give my good wife what she needs
to live with me well; she concedes
that we are as one
and neither's outdone
the other in thoughtless misdeeds.

[Larry]

All the others thought less of Miss Deeds
and it matters not how each one pleads
or gifts which they bring her
she says her third finger
needs a ring on before she concedes.

[JustDaniel]

With a ring in her nose, she counts seeds
at a factory; she simply needs
the money she gets
for packed onion sets
and tubers you'll grow from her deeds.

[Alan]

the tubers you'll grow 'mongst her weeds
are a widow's mite, enough for her needs
a humble potato
so she spurns to-may-to
you will never know where such a thing leads

Alan

[JustDaniel]

If you don't know where something will go
take a look down the road; it will show
some direction so you
to go forward. Don't stew
over future events' status quo.