LIMERICKS (April 2025 contd August 2026)

She disliked the neighbours cat
Who was I admit quite a brat
Living side by side
Was no easy ride
As she loved a good old spat.

So she went to the vet who said

So she went to the vet who said
"Get that quarreling out of your head!"

So she went to the vet who said
Get that quarrelling out of your head
A dog you are not

So she went to the vet who said
"Get that quarrelling out of your head!"
"You're no dog - you're a girl!"

So she went to the vet who said
"Get that quarrelling out of your head!"
"A dog you are not
So stop all this rot"

So she went to the vet who said
"Get that quarrelling out of your head!"
"A dog you are not
So stop all this rot
Try being a hamster instead"

It was peaceful at home for a while

It was peaceful at home for a while
After scenes so shocking and vile

It was peaceful at home for a while
After scenes so shocking and vile
It started again

It was peaceful at home for a while
After scenes so shocking and vile
It started again
When she brought home a hen

It was peaceful at home for an while
After scenes so shocking and vile
It started again
When she brought home an hen
And managed the family to rile.

I know a bookseller in Crewe

I know a bookseller in Crewe
I loved him with a love so true

I know a bookseller in Crewe
I loved him with a love so true
He gave me free books

I know a book seller in Crewe
I loved him with a love so true
He gave me free books
And long sexy looks

I know a book seller in Crewe
I loved him with a love so true
He gave me free books
And long sexy looks
But reading is all that we do

Grasshoppers really love leaping

Grasshoppers really love leaping
They’re surely not meant for keeping

Grasshoppers really love leaping
They’re surely not meant for keeping
They give me the creeps

Grasshoppers really love leaping
They’re surely not meant for keeping
They give me the creeps
And jump onto heaps

Grasshoppers really love leaping
They’re surely not meant for keeping
They give me the creeps
And jump onto heaps
And sometimes they seem to be peeping

Slugs in the garden are worse

Slugs in the garden are worse
The slimy trail they leave is a curse

Slugs in the garden are worse
The slimy trail they leave is a curse
With salt on their tails

Hi I am new here in this forum

Hi luna and welcome. Limericks here, two lines of eight syllables, two of five then one of eight. 8 8, 5 5, 8.

Slugs in the garden are worse
The slimy trail they leave is a curse
With salt on their tails
They climb up my pails

Slugs in the garden are worse
The slimy trail they leave is a curse
With salt on their tails
They taste better than snails

Hi luna00

Slugs in the garden are worse
The slimy trail they leave is a curse
With salt on their tails
They taste better than snails
Oh! I don't like this yucky verse

The remnants of summer fade fast