What is a Limerick?

May 12th is National Limerick Day.....so grab a piece of paper, a pencil, and let's write a silly 88558-syllable rhyming poem.  Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and have 8 syllables.  Lines 3 and 4 rhyme and have 5 syllables.

There was a young author from Maine

Whose prose was exceedingly plain.

So he learned how to dance

But tripped on his pants,

And now he must walk with a cane.

~Anonymous

Writing limericks is easy, yet it makes a person think.  Its simple structure lays the foundation, and from there it's just a matter of being silly.  Limericks encourage kids to have fun writing.

There once was a man from ____________(8)
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There once was a man from the Bronx

Who collected seashells and conchs

He goes to the shore

Instead of the store

And when he drives by his car honks.

~Nature Weaver

There, that's mine.  Now it's your turn.....