There was an old man in Plymouth
Who had a set of false teeth
Once when he ate,
A piece of tough meat
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Ths is my second visit to this poem for its fun and humor. Thank you again for sharing here.
Lovely poem. Enjoyed reading it. We need to extract as much humour as possible out of a Limerick. So, I don't think one should be a purist all the time.
Very interesting and fun giving Limerick drafted very wisely is definitely meaningful and this expresses wise humor. False teeth fall on mouth is amazing.10
I liked the idea of this and it was clever but not a true limerick the first two lines should rhyme and the second two as well with the last line rhyming with the first eg There was an old man from Leith Who had a set of false teeth but when when he ate meat he found it a such a feat For a piece always went underneath Not a brilliant example but it gives you the idea. However it was a valiant effort never the lass
Falsehood is bound to perish one day....Nice limerick, As usual.
there once was a WOMAN who drove a Plymouth, she went off the bridge and now she swimeth
subsequently the truth will comes to light even the dark night hide it for some period of time. very great meaning can be discovered in the light of this Limerick, that is what the professional Formalism poet do....10++