There Once Was a Limerick

It's poetry time! Excited? No? Scared? Me too.


If you're familiar with this blog you know that I bang my head up against this particular wall monthly. Some friends and I get together, pick a theme and all post poetry based on the theme. The theme for this month is National Poetry Month.

In honor of National Poetry Month, I've decided to challenge myself with writing a type of poetry (OK, I'm admittedly using the term loosely here) I've not tried before. And in the spirit of the month that starts with a day called April Fools, I'm trying my hand at limericks. Lord help us all.

Now I know that limericks are a sillier form of poetry, but they're not really as simple to write as you'd think. They have a rhythm, a formula to follow. Generally they are 5 lines long. The first two lines and the last line rhyme with each other. They are also longer than the middle two lines. The middle two lines are shorter, rhyme with each other but not the other three lines. Confused? Good. Mission accomplished. Lets just say they go something like this:
 

There once was a man from Nantucket,

No? OK, how about this one:

There once was a boy at Purdue,
When he left his mama cried "boo hoo."
He then broke his leg,
(nothing to do with a keg),
Now they both feel like a pile of poo.

There was a young man, moved back in,
His mama knew this was no win.
Out late, lost his key,
TV loud at a.m. three,
Mama's heading for the loony bin.


There once was a girl from Cancun,
Whose mama said "you be home soon".
It was too big a feat,
trying every bakery treat,
she didn't come back home til June.

Spiked Caramel Pie

There once was a mama who bakes,
happy kids love whatever she makes.
But about their dinner, 
they claim she's no winner,
saying "can't you just let them eat cakes?"

There once was a limerick writer,
who thought of funny prose as lighter.
Her readers said "ewwww"
her kids said "p.u."
Drowning my sorrows in spiked apple cider.

There once was a man from Nantucket,

Who went clamming with a big bucket,

Wife angrily said,

these are oysters instead.

"Well then, honey, I think you should suck it."

Sorry, that Nantucket thing was just too big a challenge to pass up.

Well, I can check "writing limericks" off my bucket list!

Before you go, click on these links to more poetry by some of my friends:


Dawn of Spatulas on Parade shares There Once Was a Poet. 


Candice of Measurements of Merriment shares April Showers Bring May Flowers. 


Jules of The Bergham Chronicles shares National Poetry Month. 


Sarah of Not That Sarah Michelle shares National Poetry Month: Exhale. 

Steena of The Angrivated Mom shares Baby of Mine.

Spiked Caramel Pie

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Printable Recipe
 
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 TBSP brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp Amaretto

1 cup heavy cream
2 TBSP powdered sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
2 TBSP flour
1/3 cup caramel topping
3 TBSP White Chocolate Liqueur
1 TBSP Amaretto

OPT: Additional caramel topping

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
*Mix the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, 3 TBSP brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp Amaretto. Pat into the bottom and just barely up the sides of a springform pan.
*Beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks hole.'Place in fridge.
*Beat the softened cream cheese, 1/4 cup brown sugar and eggs until smooth. Beat in the flour, caramel topping and liqueurs. Remove the whipped cream from the fridge and fold into the cream cheese mixture.
*Pour evenly into the prepared crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is set. It will puff up, then sink.
*Remove from oven and allow to sit until cooled. Place in fridge for 2 hours.
*Gently run a knife around the edge of the pan before removing. OPT: Drizzle with additional caramel topping.
*Store in fridge.