Limericks

What is a Limerick?

A limerick is a short and fun five-line poem with a distinctive rhythm. The first, second and fifth lines are longer than the third and fourth lines. The rhyming pattern is AABBA. The longer A lines rhyme with each other and the shorter B lines rhyme with each other.

Line 1: 7-10 syllables A
Line 2: 7-10 syllables A
Line 3: 5-7 syllables B
Line 4: 5-7 syllables B
Line 5: 7-10 syllables A

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When I'm Old
- By Michael Holding
- Published: July 2015
When I'm old and mankey,
I'll never use a hanky.
I'll wee on plants
and soil my pants

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Homework Limerick
- By Alyssa Tyler Ashely Lily Skylar Emily
- Published: May 2015
Limerick About Too Much Homework

Why do we have homework after school?
This is so uncool.
I so want to cry
I want to deny

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This is very funny and true. Nice poem. Keep it up!
A Fish Who Could Talk
- By Elizabeth Trang
- Published: May 2014
There once was a fish who could talk.
He wanted to learn how to walk.
He got out from the sea,
Fell right onto me,

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My Foolish Dog
- By Kathlene Bouzek
- Published: January 2009
My dog is quite hip
Except when he takes a dip.
He looks like a fool
when he jumps in the pool

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I thought the same about the poem. The dog in the pool is very cool.
Limericks By Edward Lear
- By Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,

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Those birds will just nest anywhere! Of course they need to build a home for their young-uns. Our dad told us a story that when he was young he would help gather the clothes off the clothes...

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Candy Tree Shops
- By Beryl L Edmonds
- Published: August 14, 2019
Limericks Poems For Kids About Sweets

If ice cream could be grown on the tree top,
Tiny tummies would be liking it lots.
Any fruit flavour
For all to savour.

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Thank you for the congratulations on my winning the Summer Poetry Contest, Brother John. Winning was an unexpected surprise. To my mind, all of the entries were worthy winners. Yours I...

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Happy Mother's Day Limerick
- By Neil
- Published: May 2014
There's a lady in each of our lives
Who endured all the lows and the highs
That her children went through
Like the mumps or the flu

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A Wonderful Bird Is The Pelican
- By Dixon Lanier Merritt
A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican,
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week

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The Man From Greece
- By Skull
- Published: July 2010
There once was a man from Greece
He was incredibly obese
He rolled round the world
crushing all boys and girls

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Tribute To Lou Costello
- By Neil
- Published: May 2014
There once was a man called Costello
A silly Vaudevillian fellow
He expired this day
So this tribute we pay

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