Limerick writing Mark 4 (animal, vegetable and mineral)

Meanwhile, at the Elephant and Castle

And put diamonds in a round wreath.

Searched for some gold seed

(Still too long PO)

Went in search of some gold seed (I hope!)

( PapaO too long for line 4!! )

Went in search of some gold-coloured sea-seed

A silver shark in some weed.

Who went snorkelling in the barrier reef.

(hope a reef can be accepted as a vegetable

There once was a dame who had gold teeth

Put her in a diamond-shaped pie!

With my gold topper

He said 'I'll cop her'

(I think the template was from Elegran - and I got the cryptic mineral!)

(No apology needed NanK!!! Oh, if only I were really knowledgeable Serves me right for trying to be too cryptic! It did look like a predictive text substitute!)

So, to recap:

The wise owl fluorite up to the sky
And peered down to the fat juicy fly

(Revised)

Then thought, Stone the crows!

Apologies Mini you were just too knowledgeable for me and I thought your computer had put in the word they thought you wanted.

Thanks for the Pom Di Pom info I need to update myself.

(NanK fluorite as in mineral - play on words! - or were you being sarky? As if I'd touch alcohol - drunk in charge of a limerick??!! )

(Think we're losing the pom-di-poms again, so here's AlieO's template:

Di pom di di pom di di pom di
Di pom di di pom di di pom di

Di pom di di pom
Di pom di di pom

Di pom di di pom di di pom di

The black syllables are emphasised, the not-black ones are not.

Then thought, Stone the crows, he must die!

Mini have you been on the sherry again?

First line - the wise owl flew right up to the sky

Second line - and peered far down to the fat juicy fly

The wise owl fluorite up to the sky

(Yes? G'night for now though.)

(It's very well hidden AlieO! The Naughty Step's going to be very crowded tonight! Shall we start a new limerick to unmuddle ourselves?)

(I just found you, but I'm lost! Is there a limerick here?)

The owl twitter wooed.

(glad you have found us PapaO)

The bats joined him at night