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Fancy writing a group limerick ?

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NanKate Thu 27-Mar-14 20:29:25

Basic Rules

5 lines
Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme.
Lines 3 and 4 rhyme
Distinctive rhythm
Usually funny

There was a Gransnetter called Polly
.......

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 09:19:31

(No the third)

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 09:20:50

All our wishes and hopes to Mo Farrah
May he not cross the line in a barrah
With Tiranesh Debaba

(I do like that name)

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 09:47:13

(but you're just being difficult!)

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 09:52:59

(YES!)

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 09:57:54

Sporting a djellaba

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 10:00:40

To keep to the straight and the narra....

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 10:02:08

(We made it to the finish of the limerick, at least)

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 10:11:53

grin

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petallus Sun 13-Apr-14 10:24:08

What happened to papaoscar's previous one at end of previous page:

I don't think I'll be winning a gong
But papa let's hope that you're wrong

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 10:55:27

The grandmother runners

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NanKate Sun 13-Apr-14 11:30:03

Elegran I agree with you that you improved my first line - thanks for your help.

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 11:38:17

Are all such stunners

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NanKate Sun 13-Apr-14 11:39:29

Their Lycra is clingy

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 11:46:44

Glad you liked it, Nankate I was a bit hesitant to alter it.

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 11:47:13

Their running is zingy

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 12:00:31

(...do we have an extended rhyme scheme here?)

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Ana Sun 13-Apr-14 12:01:30

(Surely this is another pome, not a limerick...)

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Elegran Sun 13-Apr-14 12:27:56

(We got lost again. Let's finish PapaOscar's one first)

I don't think I'll be winning a gong
But papa let's hope that you're wrong
The grandmother runners
Are all such stunners

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Mishap Sun 13-Apr-14 12:38:34

And sweat like pigs till they pong!

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AlieOxon Sun 13-Apr-14 13:29:05

Phoo!

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Ana Sun 13-Apr-14 13:32:56

confused

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papaoscar Sun 13-Apr-14 13:33:34

Wey-hey!

The marathon is so good for Grannies

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Ana Sun 13-Apr-14 13:35:33

(groan)

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Mishap Sun 13-Apr-14 14:26:42

There was a young man from Diss

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JoyBloggs Sun 13-Apr-14 14:39:50

The girls all wanted to kiss

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