Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Larry]

With deep thought, one may turn a fine phrase.
Flippant words merely leave a malaise
in the mind and the gut
or the memory; but
good locutions live well past our days.

[Alan]

ELECTRONIC MEDIA ?

electrocutions live well past their days
to coin a rather jolly apt phrase
that's when some bright spark
turns into a quark
imprinting on us, in so many ways

Alan

[JustDaniel]

Come sprinting at us; come in waves,
and we'll see who's afraid, who is brave!
Will your lines fade away?
Will your strong flee, or stay
to do battle with us? ..... BURMA-SHAVE

[Larry]

Due to stubble, we used Burma-Shave.
Both the hirsute and balding would lave
head or face with that cream.
Razors slid like a dream
'cross the surface, convex or concave.

[JustDaniel]

Crises serve but to vex you; you cave
in, collapse in a heap? Oh, be brave!
Let the waves of pain roll
o'er your body and soul;
you'll have grown with the grace that He gave.

[Alan]

you may well groan at the grace that he said
while looking at fishes and mouldy bread
but it's all in the mind
amongst great kin and kind
the company, and food, went to your head

Alan

[Larry]

Food and drink always goes to your head,
at least first; through the hole where you're fed.
Thus, we grow by His grace
then we're gone without trace
leaving naught but our deeds when we're dead.

[Larry]

When we're dead, we care not for the deed
or possessions and things which we cede
to those we leave behind.
They'll have axes to grind;
while our eternal fate we must plead.

[Alan]

If for eternal fate we must plead
best start early, acquire a lead
for life's deeds take the blame
so stay out of the frame
from all effects of conscience be freed

Alan

[Larry]

Freed from conscience has adverse effects.
The decisions we make may perplex
those who would complicate
other's lives; obfuscate
the true reasons for yokes on our necks

[Alan]

the true reasons for jokes re our necks
is your longing for giraffe-like sex
for lacking a gross voice
we purr, like Rolls-Royce
unlike that tyrannosaurus rex

Alan

[JustDaniel]

I'm not sure what your T-Rex is like,
but I hope you're not riding a bike
when you've left your giraffe
and he throws you a gaff
with his claws. You'll be taking some hike!!

[Larry]

Take a hike and you'll likely be 'et
by the tyrannosaurus you've met
while out viewing giraffes
who can throw fishing gaffs.
Tell me, is Lewis Carroll here yet?

[Alan]

Lewis Carroll would never hear, and yet
he was partial to girlies, you bet,
he treated dear alice
with absence of malice
and with his mind on "higher things" set ....

Alan

[Larry]

Higher things on his mind? Why the hole?
Alice should have used more self control
than to chase a white hare
or to follow it there.
What did Lewis smoke in his pipe bowl?

[Merlin]

Lewis Carroll is with Alice, below >>>
what they're doing I really don't know.
His giraffe is now limp,
if it changes, I thimp
before long, we may see something show!

[Alan]

Before long, we may see a great show
how I know that I really don't know
but some witches are here
Mrs McBeth says "Dear,
a crown on your head won't just grow !"

Alan

[Merlin]

Those witches were doing a dance,
stepping lively with strut-swagger-prance
while their pot boiled and bubbled
and their chins, slightly stubbled,
wagged to music imported from France.

[Larry]

Heads which grew their own crowns would be sweet
for none would be compelled to compete
to be best. Each would be
treated as royalty
and their egos would then be replete.

[Alan]

At last, ego's completely replete,
in my head, I now stand on my feet
the whole world's upside down
regards me with a frown
which on the whole I think is quite sweet !

Alan