There once was a fellow named Lear
Who brought lots of laughter and cheer
With poems full of cheese
And bad rhymes like these
And to us he became rather dear.
The best limerick I remember was written by a friend, John Woolley. From memory, it goes something like this:
A pretentious young poet named Tennyson
Called every blessing a benison.
A lake was a mere;
When dry it is was sere;
He referred to his wife as "my venison."
What are your favorite clever limericks?
