Saturday, June 6, 2009

eight out of the gate




a terrapin named tiberius
took nothing very serious
his nasty pranks
got little thanks
and made his fellow creatures delirious


a zoologist named zane
stayed out in the pouring rain
to earn the tentative trust
of a curious creature named cust
whose existence he could not explain


an octopus named ole
dwelled in the ole swimmin hole
tom and huck and jim
dreamed of catching him
but never achieved their goal


a winged steed named peggy
sailed through the air long and leggy
a human being named bess
was filled with enviousness
and decided to eat her veggies


a divinity student named mope
spent his days smoking dope
his concerned next door neighbor
an angel with a flaming saber
sent a sorrowful letter to the pope


a pterodactyl named pete
was pretty smooth on his feet
whenever he got up to dance
all the winged locusts and fire ants
rushed shouting out into the street


a tyrannosaurus named tex
sailed a pirate ship with well-scrubbed decks
chasing through endless galaxies
because he wasn't hard to please
he loved all special effects


a brontosaurus named bill
left a curious will
his favorite niece, an australopith
was found convicted of running with
humans and hyenas, and got nil


6 comments:

Harlequin said...

well...this was just marvelous; my favourite was the angel with the flaming saber...
playful and ingenious

Mariana Soffer said...

You excelled yourself here, this is amazing

human being said...

i know a poet... no! an alchemist
who knows humans better than a psychologist
he believes we're not a monotonous bulk stone
but a wall of bricks - each one of a different tone
and he helps us to know each one of our traits through his humorous limmericks

:D

timmy said...

thanks so much, hb, that must be the nicest compliment i have ever received anywhere

thanks again to all 3 of you for the kind words here and elsewhere

human being said...

oh i was inspired by your wisdom and insight...


and now i notice that i made a mistake... the last line should rhyme with the first two... sorry! it was my first limericks... let's correct it to this:


i know a poet... no! an alchemist
who knows humans better than a psychologist
he believes we're not a monotonous bulk stone
but a wall of bricks - each one of a different tone
and through his limericks, he helps us understand the languages of our traits like a linguist


:)

timmy said...

hb, thanks again, congratulations on your first limerick!