Steve Garbee
A young lady from Dublin was frisky,
But, like mom, she was just a bit "tsky."
He worked through her halt
With a good Irish malt;
Her "tsky" got frisky with whiskey!
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John Suprenant Here’s to the girl with the matching tattoo. |
Claire Selman Conversing once gave me a high, |
Tom Causey Bloom's day, his wife Molly, is spoilin'. |
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Patrick McKeon Ulysses gave Joyce a headache, |
Darrel Wanamaker There once was a day called Blooms. |
Henry Rosen Anniversary dinner sounds nice. |
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Jeff Sklut "Setima" once was the star, |
Steve Garbee Writing lim'ricks is often great fun, |
Samantha Ashley Enjoyin’ a Ginnis at the bar of O’Brien, |
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Darrel Wanamaker This Sunday is the Day for all Mothers. |
Samantha Ashley A proud Floridian I may be, |
John Suprenant A man and a woman went drinking. |
2012 Bloomsday Limerick Championship
The Bloomsday Tampa Bay Limerick Championship is an annual challenge to creative minds who think in five lines. Writing and sharing limericks brings joy to both authors and listeners.
Limericks are short, humorous poems of 5 lines with the rhyme scheme of A-A-B-B-A and a meter that reads da DUM da da DUM da da DUM in the 1st, 2nd and 5th lines, and da DUM da da DUM in the 3rd and 4th lines.
Read the rules, submit your limerick and check the Bloomsday Tampa Bay Facebook page every week to see if your limerick makes the grade. Finalists will be announced at Bloomsday, June 16th, and the Grand Prize Winner of $250 will be chosen.
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There once was a girl who could sing And her voice she did think a fine thing. She hit a high “c,” Which she sang with great glee, ‘Til the ears of her listeners did sting. |
There once was a writer named Joyce Whose consciousness had its own voice. His novel was banned, And oftentimes canned, But seldom read more than twoice. |
There once was a sad dinosaur Who thought his whole life was a bore. No fun would he see, No Books or TV For six hundred million years more. |
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A young psychic midget named Marge Went to jail with the most heinous charge . But despite lock and key , The next day she broke free And the headlines read "Small Medium at Large" |
There was a young lady of Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger. They returned from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger. |
The limerick is furtive and mean You must keep her in close quarantine Or she sneaks to the slums And promptly becomes Disorderly, drunk and obscene. |
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