A limerick is a short poem, usually humorous in content, consisting of just five lines and which follows the formula AABBA. (Lines B have fewer syllables than lines A.)
They were popularized by the English poet Edward Lear, who wrote a whole bunch of them in the 1800s. This is a typical limerick (not by him, though):
There was an old sailor from Lyme
Who married three wives at one time
When asked “Why the third?”
He replied “One’s absurd,
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.”
Anyway, here are a few I came up with:
Custard donuts are shaped like a ball
If you're down they're good for the soul
A sweet little thing
Can be shaped like a ring
I have tried but you can't eat the hole
In a previous life I must've been bad
My employment is boring and sad
It feels like a curse
But it could've been worse
That I'm not an accountant I'm glad
My motto in life is quite plain
Just be kind and try using you brain
But whatever you do
Don't sniff too much glue
And don't wear any kind of gold chain
What I’d do to a cute Asian nurse
I can’t tell you, it’s rather perverse
What’s under that shirt
I love more than dessert
I know I’m a perv, it’s a curse
Chinese, Korean or Thai
When I see them my spirit flies high
The black, silky hair
I try not to stare
They’re so pretty I just want to cry
