Limerick, Poetic Form Exercise Options

[Alan]

To have stowed away on Noah's ark
was a singularly desp'rate lark
there can not be a mate
for one in such a state
thus explaining existence of quark

Alan

[JustDaniel]

My existence, you think, is a quirk?
Do you feel that I'm merely a jerk?
Well you aren't the first
and by far not the worst...
but right now I must get back to work.


purely with silliness, Daniel

[Merlin]

Some work is too hard on my back
and my mind often falls from the track.
On these sunshiny days
I go out and amaze
the ducks while they quackery-quack.

[Alan]

QUACK'S QUACK

The psychs and their quackery-quack
are enough for to put up your back
they pon-, tiff- and -icate
at incredible rate
as they always view man as quite cracked

Alan

PS Sorry Daniel, words sort of lent themselves ...

[Larry]

Though psychiatrists deem and construe
men are cracked; that includes me and you.
One should say, "you and I"
but I will not comply
or believe that analysis true.

[Alan]

I believe that analysis true;
to production, t'will be a fine brew
chocolate milk and coke
then for a huge, long soak
and the gases, they blew and they blew

Alan

[Merlin]

It blew and it blew from the west
like a locust or some other pest.
If the truth became known
it was only a crone
who deflated her oversized chest.

[Alan]

Seemed inflated, her oversize chest
as she set about conquering the west
but it was all too real
not a silicon deal
there's no doubt that Mae West was the best

Alan

[JustDaniel]

Yes, I hope there's a West, come this May
after all of the weather-front fray.
Will the earthquakes slow down?
Will tornadoes abound?
Will from Coast all through Texas be gray?

[Alan]

Will the guys all through Texas be gay?
Will Brokeback Mountain still be in play ?
Or will Texas manhood
do right, as it should
or fall flat, like overcooked souflee ?

Alan

[Merlin]

Sue flayed her obstinate mule
whose appearance resembled a ghoul.
This jack knew a jenny,
in fact he knew many;
cuz the mule was a randy old fool.

[JustDaniel]

Merlin says he's a randy old fool,
and I know he could take us to school,
but I won't take a lesson
and hope it won't lessen
our friendship... or give him new fuel.

[Alan]

Our friendship is given new fuel
by circs so decidedly cruel
by doing this challenge
we're in great need of allonge :
time to re-enter metering school

Alan

Allonge : Piece of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to allow space for writing endorsements.

[Larry]

Randy Jack went to meet 'er in school
but he learned it is best not to drool
every time that he sees
a new Ass. Hoof disease
may cause him to seek new teeth of boulle.


Jack and jennies all quivered with fear
when they heard scientists had come near
to perfecting gnu fuel;
"puts out one mega-joule"
from the hoofs of their cousin the deer.

[JustDaniel]

He says that his cousin's a dear,
and his brother's a little bit queer,
but his uncle and aunt
are quite normal; I can't
understand why he drinks so much beer.

[Larry]

When you heard he consumed lots of beer
your perception was skewed, but real near.
Jobs are scarce so he learned
a lost art which was spurned;
If you're dead, he constructs a strong bier.

[Alan]

He's dead, now quite well-preserved in bier
on display too, c'mon, there's nowt to fear
for his last word is breathed
in fat smiles he is wreathed
spirit lives , but his farting 's not here

Alan

[Larry]

Alan, biers hold filled caskets my friend
and though beers fill you up 'till the end;
"beers from biers?"... a mistake
even at a friends wake
would disgust and most likely offend.

[Alan]

Dear Larry,

Don't get you -

bier:

noun: a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
noun: a coffin along with its stand

Are we working with the same definitions ?

Love
Alan

[Larry]

Alan,
Yes we are on the same definition but I've never heard of anyone being preserved "in" a bier; just after being preserved, they rest "on" it, though some heavy drinkers get really pickled on beer and if they happen to fall in a large vat, they will be preserved in beer.

Larry