Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Larry]

Of your last breath the tax men don’t care.
It’s what’s not in your coffin they’ll share.
Rates will climb to the sky
after you’ve said, “Bye-Bye”;
leaving naught but a very thin heir.

[JustDaniel]

But your very thin hair then may grow.
We'll dig up your body and show
after merely two years
it will cover your ears;
you'll no longer need a chapeau.

[Alan]

LET US EAT CAKE

You'll no longer need any chapeau
said Marie Antoinette to her beau
all that needs to be said
now is "Off with her head"
then eat cake, just a tiny morceau !

Alan

[JustDaniel]

"I bet you can't eat your chapeau"
said the patron to Marcel Marceau
With his hands to his head
he mime-ate it instead
and that was the end of the show.

[Larry]

Marcel mime-munched male millinery;
tried a tie for dessert just to see
if his style had good taste
or was Epicure’s waste;
worn and eaten un-seasonably.

[Alan]

Dear Daniel,

This is a classic - well worth putting up outside our chatter-rhymes here ! Matches the best limericks from anywhere !

Love
Alan

[Alan]

WE'LL MEAT AGAIN

Cooked, though first beaten, worn, and eaten
not a veggie, nor even wheaten
but, for which I'd purloin
a delicious surloin
than which for taste all are beaten !

Alan

[JustDaniel]

Slipped out of a fine marinade
and onto the grill with the aid
of fine stainless steel tongs
the meat met chef's songs
which sounded as though he had brayed.

[Larry]

When you're grilling a fine piece of meat
a chef's task will remain incomplete
'till it's done; well or rare
but you need to take care
it won't moo, cluck, bray or even bleat.

[JustDaniel]

If you're grilling up meat that's that raw
you had better be sure that your squaw
is well-armed and spry
or you're likely to die
or be stunned by hoof, teeth, beak or claw!

[Larry]

There's a Cajun down south, Beak R. Claus,
who would grill a whole 'gator then pause
to divide up the beast
for his families' feast
but don't reach for that tail; it is Maw's.

[JustDaniel]

If your gator is cooked in a croc
please be sure that you're wearing a jock
'cause its tail could swing out
and there's little doubt
that your groin would be feeling the shock.

[Larry]

Croc a gator? Do they come that large?
Why, it must be as big as a barge!
Add some crawfish and shrimp,
oysters too; please don’t skimp
when you’re making a big seafood porridge.

[JustDaniel]

If you forage for seafood, be sure
that you only select what's mature;
always throw back the young
so that they can become
engaged to new children procure.

[Larry]

If you catch some big fish, might as well
ascertain that the fish are all male.
Make sure gender's correct.
You must closely inspect,
'cause some Ichthyologists can't tell.

[JustDaniel]

Ichthyologists never can tell
a short story; their fish tales are... well...
given fishing-line strength
with a net increase length
so applause from the hearers will swell.

[Alan]

ANOTHER 'OLOGY'

Ichthyology spins a fine line
about patience, pursuit, endless time;
thus such gullible fools
so busy, sit on stools.
Say, it's the ideal victimless crime !

Alan

[JustDaniel]

So now lying's a victim-less crime?
Has Alan been hanging with slime?
Will he next tell us that
we can maim with a bat
anyone who won't give us a dime?

[Larry]

If someone were to give me ten cents
when I asked for spare change, I’d convince
him that he was in need
of it more, and proceed
to call him philanthropically dense

[JustDaniel]

Requesting the change in your pants
doesn't warrant that kind of a rant;
if he is so poor,
go knock on the door
and ask for what he really wants!