What is a Limerick? It is a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.
A Fish Known As June
by Jean Saunders
There once was a fish known as June
Who sang all her songs out of tune.
It seemed very odd
That this musical cod
Could make even shrimp want to swoon.
A Lizard Named Lizzy
by Mary Ann Thurmond
There one was a lizard named Lizzie
Who always ran in a tizzy.
She circled so fast
That her head came in last
And her nickname was Lizzy the Dizzy.
The Mockingbird
by Dale Jones
Last night I saw a mockingbird
On a light pole looking absurd.
He sang so loud
Cuz he was proud
The latest egg was the third.
The Poetry Group meets the first Monday of each month at 10:00 am in the Chapel.