by Quivering_Quill
this could have been penned by my good friend Erectus , ur style , words , penmanship seem eerily so familiar of Erectus's touch !!
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'..
check rules for limericks on wiki --I
quote
"It's actually a tad more complex than many poem structures.
Here are the basics:
5 lines.
Rhyme structure is AABBA (lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme, and 3 & 4 rhyme with each other. Their "beat" is di di dum di di dum di di dum
Lines 1, 2, and 5 generally have seven to ten syllables, while lines 3 and 4 have only five to seven syllables. Their beat is di di dum di di di dum.[First published in 1845]
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Ideally, it should be about a humorous or clever story/observation/statement, with the last line carrying the real "zinger" that makes it truly funny. "
Let me off you this example--
There once was a man from Nantucket
Whose mission in life was to fuck it
When he courted a girl
He'd reach for her curls
And if he can't fuck it
He sucks it"
What my dear friend Ashesh refers to is a poem about missionaries knocking at the door, I think it was called "Constant Banging"
best regards, keep scribbling!