Miata Mailing List: January 1999, Message #59

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Paul Williamson wrote:
> Neither of these are limericks.  They are cute, but don't fit the bill as a
> limerick.  A limerick is a light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of
> *five anapestic lines* usually with the rhyme scheme *aabba*.
> 

Yeah, like these...

A woman called down with a frown, 
When surprised by a caller from town, 
"In a minute or less,
I'll slip on a dress."
But she slipped on the stairs and came down.


There was a young man from Herne Bay,
Who was making explosives one day.
When he dropped his cigar
In the gun powder jar.
There *was* a young man from Herne Bay.


There was a young man of Devises
Whose ears were of different sizes.
The one that was small
Was of no use at all.
But the larger one won several prizes.


A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, let us flee.
Said the flea, let us fly.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.


Once when I had nothing to do
I thought I'd visit the gnu at the zoo.
But the old gnu was dead,
And the new gnu, they said,
Was too new a new gnu to view.


I wish that my room had a floor.
I don't so much care for a door.
But this walking around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite a bore.


(non-standard meter for a Limerick:)
As I was sitting in my chair,
I knew the bottom wasn't there.
Nor legs nor back.
But I just sat.
Ignoring little things like that.


There was an old lady from Niger
Who smiled as she road on a tiger.
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.


There was a young man so delighted
He never knew when he was slighted.
He went to a party
And ate just as hearty
As if he'd been really invited.


The bottle of perfume that Willie sent
Was highly displeasing to Millicent.
They quarreled 'til old,
Or so I am told,
O'er the silly scent Willie sent Millicent.


There was a young man from Debright
Whose speed was much faster than light.
He set out one day
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.

(He must have had a Flyin' Miata Turbo.)  <-- Whoops! Miata
content!


Have a happy new year.
-- 
Richard Teasdale
'97 White PEP, "Spartacus"
Provo, Utah

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