Two Original Limericks
There once was a girl who loved trees.
She swung from their limbs with great ease.
When asked to come in,
The girl made a grin,
Then hung upside down by her knees.
My mother once gave me a date.
I snuck the old yuck off my plate.
My mother found out
When she saw the dog’s snout
In a strangely gelatinous state.
Earlier in the summer Michelle Barnes asked me if I’d be willing to send her a poem for Limerick Alley. I was so honored and inspired by her request that I wrote and sent three. She posted one earlier this week with a fabulous illustration by her daughter. Above are the two others written for Michelle.
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Hi, Liz. These are great! Limerick is not my favorite form, but I love your wordplay (gelatinous!) And I *was* that girl in the tree, much to my mother’s horror.
I love your lively limericks, Liz!
What fun! These are great, Liz. 🙂
Ha! Finally visited Poet’s Garage–congrats to you. Daisy’s email used to be treeclimberdaisy, so the first makes my heart smile, but the second made me laugh out loud. Don’t you like dates, Liz? : )
Heidi,
I’ve never understood why dates are considered a food… 🙂
I love limericks and yours have delivered! Very funny! Great job, Liz!
Thanks Everyone,
They were quite fun to write. I recommend them for gray days when you’re dragging and not sure what to write.
Love the dog, and I can picture myself hanging from a tree branch when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing!
Catherine
Fun poems, Liz! Limericks are harder to write than a lot of people think!
I don’t think I would ever see dates in a poem, & there they are. They used to be something my mother ‘filled’ at Christmas, with cream cheese, etc. I do like them, but love your limerick-so many ways to hide the food that is presented to us! I appreciate the first one, too, was a tree climber & am always encouraging my grandchildren to find a good tree & climb! Thanks, Liz!
Lovely limericks, Liz. They sound like they are based on a true story. 🙂
I agree, dates are not food! “Gelatinous” indeed! Both limericks are spot on! Limericks are a fun, but tough form to write. Thanks for the smiles today, Liz!
Both of these made me smile. You have a way with turning a phrase that I greatly admire!
So much fun to read and envision!
I think you know how I feel about these. LOVE!!! I was thinking, though… it’s probably just as well I didn’t ask Miranda to draw that strangely gelatinous state. 😉
Also, I’ve been meaning to tell you, I was at the pediatrician’s office this week. Opened up the Sept issue of High Five… and there you were! (galumph! galumph!) Well done, you! 🙂
Michelle,
Thanks again for asking for a limerick. That’s so fun that you saw my poem in High Five at the doctor’s office. Thanks for mentioning it.
“See you” next Friday.
Liz
You’ve definitely got a knack for limericks! That dog nose is perfect!
Love the limericks, Liz! And I love the word ‘gelatinous.’ So much fun!
You captured the girl’s spirit perfectly!