Can I Make You Smile?
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
November 27, 2015 4:12pm CST
This old gal attempted some odes
Tried my hand at differing modes,
You don't have to read,
But my heart it will bleed
If you think I should stick to my prose.
There once was an old man called Clyde
Who took to himself a young bride,
He thought he could cope
But that was some hope,
He'd a smile on his face when he died.
Fay was a bit of a floozie,
Met Johnny in a jacuzzi,
She was full of allure
But seemed like a whore,
What the heck - he wasn't that choosy.
There was an old soldier called Flynn,
Dug a pit for his foe to fall in,
But he feared for his life
When along came his wife,
And she was the one that fell in.
Original limericks by Jabo. Photo my own - palm trees in Spain.
Have you ever tried to write any limericks? They are quite easy to do, so why not have a go?
There once was an old man called Clyde
Who took to himself a young bride,
He thought he could cope
But that was some hope,
He'd a smile on his face when he died.
Fay was a bit of a floozie,
Met Johnny in a jacuzzi,
She was full of allure
But seemed like a whore,
What the heck - he wasn't that choosy.
There was an old soldier called Flynn,
Dug a pit for his foe to fall in,
But he feared for his life
When along came his wife,
And she was the one that fell in.
Original limericks by Jabo. Photo my own - palm trees in Spain.
Have you ever tried to write any limericks? They are quite easy to do, so why not have a go?57 people like this
53 responses
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Nov 15
@antonbunot Thanks Julito, I do appreciate you saying that
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
@antonbunot I hope you find your rhymes and put them on here for us all to see.
@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
27 Nov 15
@jaboUK I am trying to locate where I filed the rhymes that I also composed last year . . You are so good in composing rhymes.
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
29 Nov 15
This indeed is a pleasant surprise. I have never seen you doing this here. Well done.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
@allknowing Oh yes Barry ( @Asylum ) is very adept at these, though so far I've only seen him respond like this on other people's posts, (including mine) .
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
29 Nov 15
You are not bad at all
In poetry you stand so tall
I always wait for your poems to read
To satiate that never ending greed
When you pen again give me a call
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
29 Nov 15
@jaboUK I consider you in a different slot a slot that will take you to places. I seriously think you should collect your limericks and put them on Amazon.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
@allknowing I couldn't be bothered, though my daughter said she might do it for me sometime. It seems a lot of hassle.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
@allknowing I know that you are a good poet Grace, as you've demonstrated here. I remember your video of you reading one of your poems, and that was very impressive. Thanks for being kind about my efforts.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50582)
• United States
28 Nov 15
I will leave the limericks to you. You do a great job.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
@Tampa_girl7 Thanks Marie, I wish you'd try them yourself though.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
27 Nov 15
hahah..those were very funny..love them and don't ever expect anything like that from me..i have no talent like that..
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Nov 15
@Rosekitty Honestly they aren't hard, and I had no idea I could do them until less than a couple of years ago. Someone on the other site invited people to try them and I did.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
27 Nov 15
@jaboUK well i think you do them fantastic so you had a hidden talent you were unaware of..
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Nov 15
@Rosekitty I've come to many things late in life - we're never too old to learn something new.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
28 Nov 15
lol Well you did make me laugh this time. Especially the floozie in the jacuzzi, there is a sculpture in Dublin that has that nickname!!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
29 Nov 15
@jaboUK Yup they also call it the Bride in the tide and the Hoor in the Sewer, it is the Anna Livia monument. lol
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
@BelleStarr Oh lor' - I'd honestly never heard of it
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
@BelleStarr What? A sculpture called 'the floozie in the jacuzzi'? I thought I was being original
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
28 Nov 15
Yes I have done a few times. I did a post on here about them. I had a few people that went back and forth on them and it was rather funny. They are simple to write and fun and can make people laugh. Most children't nursery rhymes are limericks.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
24 Jan 17
@jaboUK LOL the Fay one made me laugh so much!
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
24 Jan 17
@VivalaDani13 I thought Clyde one was more hilarious 
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@DaddyEvil (137464)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Uhm... no, hon, I've never tried.
Okay, apparently this is not my forte! I started to answer you with a limerick but it kept turning into another rhyming poem! You win! I can't seem to end mine like that, Dearheart!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
Lovely photo Janet. Sadly I am useless at limericks or poetry but I enjoy your talents!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Nov 15
@garymarsh6 But have you really tried Gary? I didn't know that i could do them till I tried. Anyway, thanks for liking mine.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 May 16
@responsiveme Thank you - I appreciate you coming back to read this.
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