Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[JustDaniel]

If she likes eating dates she could marry
the owner of dates: Dromedary.
To not lose her wits
he'll take out the pits
with hopes that she won't be contrary.

[Larry]

She had hoped that with country, her wants
in forgetting the ways of old haunts
but she sits there and cries
coming to realize
human nature won’t change and that daunts.

[JustDaniel]

Human nature creates don'ts and do's
but maintains there is still right to choose
whether you do or don't;
the confusion could haunt
you until you're addicted to booze.

[Larry]

If addicted to booze, you run stills
to allay the expense of your thrills
but the highs you attain
will soon rot out your brain
and your funeral will be “no frills”.

[JustDaniel]

If you want a no-frills funeral
your children need your rationale
or you'll turn in your grave -
won't now how to behave -
when they schedule it at carnival.

[Larry]

Schedule at carnival was when they
lined the streets and just wanted to play
while the floats rolled along
the crowd sang the same song.
“Throw me something, mister” they would say.

[JustDaniel]

He threw it and missed 'er they say
'cause she turned her head the wrong way;
she threw back a punch
so he had his lunch
and drank it, while she had to pay.

[Larry]

If she pays for your drink with a smile
thinking you will stay with her awhile
for refreshments and drinks
you’re as dumb as she thinks
and a gigolo on her speed dial.

[JustDaniel]

When she jiggles her speed in a vial
it is clear that there'll be no denial
that she uses the stuff;
there will be no bluff.
But that won't work when she is on trial.

[Larry]

She’s on trial for not wanting to work
at a club but she had one small quirk;
she had kept on her pants
while the other girls dance
nearly nude; she just knew how to twerk.

[JustDaniel]

If she twerked in the nude, she just knew
that her customers would drink the brew,
but she bit off too much,
and they wanted to touch
everything that she had; made her spew.

[Larry]

Make her spew everything that she had
when you take her out fishing with shad
and some worms for your bait,
it will be your last date
so you won’t take her home to your pad.

[JustDaniel]

Oh, she left her IPad at her home
so it wasn't long ere she was gloam;
boy, she can be a grump,
so I felt like a chump...
and before long she started to foam!

[Larry]

If she started to foam long before
you were picking her up at her door
then just stay away please
for she must have rabies
and she'll have to get shots 'ere you score.

[Merlin]

error

[JustDaniel]

Merlin! I was so disappointed. I rushed here to read your limerick. But alas...


So you give a girl shots at the bar?
so you'll score? Now you're going too far!
Spend some time with your wife
and you'll have a good life...
and those booze halls just view from afar.

[Merlin]

Lo siento. I posted one but when it came out, it was really outa sync so I deleted. Most likely I was on an old page by clicking onto a link here.

Ok - following JD >>>


When viewed from afar she was nice
and it didn't take long to look twice.
I sauntered on over;
my luck – four leaf clover!
I sewed some delightful wild rice.

[Larry]

Hi Merlin,

Welcome back to the writing club. When I saw your "Error" message, I, like Daniel was disappointed. So much
so that I thought I'd have a bit of fun with it. Thus:

Even though I’ve not been here to post;
running through forums filled with old ghosts,
reach me at any time
or just email a rhyme;
read at breakfast with my tea and toast.



Now to follow your real limerick from Daniel: Note: I didn't know if you were "sewing or sowing"!


When you’re sewing wild rice with delight
you had best hold that needle real tight
for unless it is done
you’ll just slip off each one
and that finger you pierced hurts a mite.

[JustDaniel]

If that finger you pierced hurts a mite
how'd the parasite come into sight?
Did you magnify it
there along with a nit?
How'd the nit and the mite reunite?

[Larry]

Knitting might reunite you with how
you made blankets which you would endow
to grandkids as a gift
but they always seemed miffed
because they thought you were a cash cow.