New Limerick Thread II 2016 (following New Limerick Thread)

Many folks seem to like pickleball
But it's not my fancy at all
Too small and constrained
And no fun since it rained
It is really beginning to pall.

I'm reading a really good book

I'm reading a really good book
All about a murderous crook

I'm reading a really good book
All about a murderous crook
Suspenseful and scary

I'm reading a really good book
All about a murderous crook
Suspenseful and scary
I'd better be wary

I’m reading a really good book
All about a murderous crook
Suspenseful and scary
I’d better be wary
Of those souls with an evil look.

Every family has its black sheep

Every family has its black sheep
The one that we have makes me weep

Every family has its black sheep
The one that we have makes me weep
She really is bad

Every family has its black sheep
The one that we have makes me weep
She really is bad
It makes me so sad

Every family has its black sheep
The one that we have makes me weep
She really is bad
It makes me so sad
I even see her in my sleep

Getting old is surely no fun

Getting old is surely no fun
But I'm in it for the long run

Getting old is surely no fun
But I'm in it for the long run
Only I can't run very far

Getting old is surely no fun
But I'm in it for the long run
I can't run too far
So go in my car

Getting old is surely no fun
But I’m in it for the long run
I can’t run too far
So go in my car
Even better when there is sun.

I pace myself now every day

I pace myself now every day
And from sanity don't often stray

I pace myself now every day
And from sanity don't often stray
It's a bit of a bore

I pace myself now every day
And from sanity don't often stray
It's a bit of a bore
I would ask for more

I pace myself now every day
And from sanity don't often stray
It's a bit of a bore
I would ask for more
But I mustn't get carried away

Shakespeare was right about age

Shakespeare was right about age
And that all the world is a stage

Shakespeare was right about age
And that all the world is a stage
He wrote about life

Shakespeare was right about age
And that all the world is a stage
He wrote about life
Its joys and its strife

Shakespeare was right about age
And that all the world is a stage (very clever hollysteers )
He wrote about life
Its joys and its strife
On page, after page, after page

His plays are relevant today

Shakespeare was right about age
And that all the world is a stage (thanks Magenta👍)
He wrote about life
It’s joys and its strife
On page, after page, after page.

His plays are relevant today
Whatever we find comes our way

In my kitchen I roar and rage
Which is dangerous for one of my age

His plays are relevant today
Whatever we find comes our way
Both comic and sad

His plays are relevant today
Whatever we find comes our way
Both comic and sad
People good and bad