Blog Post Happy National Limerick Day! May 12, 2014
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Happy National Limerick Day!
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Today we honor the birthday of Edward Lear, the author and illustrator of Book of Nonsense, a nonsensical book of limericks and merriment!
It is free to download the Kindle version from Amazon!
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I share one of my favorite with you…
The Rules for Writing a Limerick:
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□ A traditional limerick often starts out with, “There once was a …”
□ The ending of the first line is usually the name of a place, town, or country.
□ A Limerick is a 5 lined poem.
□ Lines 1,2 & 5 rhyme with each other.
□ Lines 3 & 4 rhyme with each other.
□ The first, second and fifth lines should have eight or nine syllables.
□ The third and fourth lines should have five or six.
□ Lines 1, 2 & 5 have 3 feet.
□ Lines 3 & 4 have 2 feet.
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So, download The Book of Nonsense,
read some limericks,
write some limericks
and share a limerick with a friend!
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Angie Karcher 
Happy National Limerick Day! Here’s one of my limericks from RhyPiBoMo:
There once was a donut named Duncan
Who savored the flavor of pumpkin.
But alas! In the fall
Came his last curtain call
As the breakfast of some country bumpkin.
Hahaha! This is great. Poor Duncan, but who doesn’t love pumpkin flavored donuts?
Ha! 🙂
HAHA! I love that last limerick!
Angie, that last limerick is so me. Oh that was so funny!
I’ll be tuning in to the webinar tonight, Angie…thanks for the reminder. 🙂
And Happy National Limerick Day.
There is a young lady who bakes
She starts as soon as she wakes
She makes lots of pies
And apple crisp fries
And tops them with ten layer cakes.
Just had to join in the silliness, Angie!
I officially nominate your blog for the One Lovely Blog Award!
Please go my blog to accept this award, and to grab the image and find out how to participate further.
http://www.peggyarcher.com/blog.htm
Hi Peggy! I just saw this. Thank you so much! Let me blow the dust off this mess and get my blog back in order and I will gladly check out the details! I appreciate the nod!!