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Limericks with very strict rules ..... 88558

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MissTree Sun 02-Aug-20 10:31:18

Some of the limericks on the Gransnet threads are really good and worthy of publication I think .
Some don’t keep to the rules. I know games are for enjoyment and it’s all about the taking part but I wondered if anyone else would feel like me ? Could we have a thread of limericks which stick to the 88558 syllable rules ?
I hope it’s not out of order to suggest this. What do gamesters think? AIBU ?

Squiffy Mon 03-Aug-20 16:19:41

My Michaelmas daisies look sad
I'll take some advice from Grandad
He's so old and wise

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 16:16:13

My Michaelmas daisies look sad
I'll take some advice from Grandad

lovebeigecardigans1955 Mon 03-Aug-20 16:03:38

My sweet peas are climbing so well
They have such a beautiful smell
Cost me 10p a pack
And when they die back
I'll replace with Canterbury Bell.

My Michaelmas daisies look sad

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 15:38:51

My sweetpeas are climbing so well
They have such a beautiful smell
Cost me 10p a pack
And when they die back

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 14:56:14

My sweetpeas are climbing so well
They have such a beautiful smell
Cost me 10p a pack

May7 Mon 03-Aug-20 12:48:31

Back on track smile

My sweetpeas are climbing so well
They have such a beautiful smell

Juliet27 Mon 03-Aug-20 12:11:48

Well it sounds so strict here I thought I’d better behave ??

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 12:03:05

Hoist by my own petard ?????

Juliet you are much more refined. ☺️

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 12:02:00

But I’m just a land girl at heart
Up early to make a good start
I weed and I hoe
My face is aglow

(When I bend I take care I don’t **)
Sorry. Lowering the tone. Getting silly now.
You did that on purpose Jangran, didn’t you ?

My veggies I take to the mart .

Young Henry works on the veg stall

Juliet27 Mon 03-Aug-20 11:57:33

But I’m just a land girl at heart
Up early to make a good start
I weed and I hoe
My face is aglow
My garden is looking so smart

My sweetpeas are climbing so well

Squiffy Mon 03-Aug-20 11:49:43

Keep up the good work MissTree! Some of us need to be kept in order! wink grin

Squiffy Mon 03-Aug-20 11:48:35

But I’m just a land girl at heart
Up early to make a good start
I weed and I hoe
My face is aglow

Annum Mon 03-Aug-20 10:11:28

But I’m just a land girl at heart
Up early to make a good start
I weed and I hoe

henetha Mon 03-Aug-20 09:17:10

When I forget the rythym I say this one to myself...(I didn't write it).

There was a young man from Darjeeling
Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing,
It said on the door
Do not spit on the floor
So he lay down and spat on the ceiling.

But I’m just a land girl at heart
Up early to make a good start

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 09:08:20

I'd like to be able to surf
Where I live we only have turf
It's just not the same
As I might go lame
Or get a bad case of the scurf

But I’m just a land girl at heart

crazyH Mon 03-Aug-20 09:01:10

I'd like to be able to surf
Where I live we only have turf
It's just not the same
I might go lame

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 08:47:09

All taken in good part MissTree ,keep us toeing the line!
Some of us have been fighting the battle forever over on the other threads

lovebeigecardigans1955 Mon 03-Aug-20 08:44:59

I'd like to be able to surf
Where I live we only have turf
It's just not the same

Annum Mon 03-Aug-20 08:31:02

Smurf????
Sorry all, it was a challenge (not).
Blimey MissTree I live in terror of getting it wrong and being hauled off to jail!???

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 08:30:00

My messages are meant to be light hearted. I just read them again and thought I sound like a right old bossy boots. If the cap fits ...☺️

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 08:26:39

I’d like to be able to surf
Where I live we only have turf

Awful I know but I blame Annum. SURF ? What rhymes with surf Annum.

MissTree Mon 03-Aug-20 08:23:11

Hello . This is the Limerick police ..

Jangran .. On the ipad I sometimes ( if I can be bothered ) open 2 Gn tabs so I can see if someone has posted before me or not.

Bathsheba ... you are living on the edge ??? But, as you very well know this is permissible.

Annum Mon 03-Aug-20 08:21:14

My laundry was finished today
And I should be ironing, but hey...
It’s too hot for chores
And staying indoors
I fancy a swim in the bay

I’d like to be able to surf

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 08:16:34

Ooops againgrin

My laundry was finished today
And I should be ironing, but hey...
It’s too hot for chores
And staying indoors

Jangran99 Mon 03-Aug-20 08:12:41

Ooopsblush

My laundry was finished today
And I should be ironing, but hey...
It’s too hot for chores
I can't stay indoors

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