LIMERICKS (April 2025 contd August 2026)

Samhain is nearly upon us
But some souls just don’t like the fuss

Samhain is nearly upon us
But some souls just don't like the fuss
They don't want to dress up

Samhain is nearly upon us
But some souls just don't like the fuss
They don't want to dress up
Rather stay home and sup

Samhain is nearly upon us
But some souls just don't like the fuss
They don't want to dress up
Rather stay home and sup
For some Celts it's really a must

My great aunt was a Druid Bard (It was my great great aunt but that didn't scan)

My great aunt was a Druid Bard
At the Eisteddfod her poetry starred

My great aunt was a Druid Bard
At the Eisteddfod her poetry starred
How well she declaimed!

My great aunt was a Druid Bard
At the Eisteddfod her poetry starred
How well she declaimed!
Her prose was acclaimed

My great aunt was a Druid Bard
At the Eisteddfod her poetry starred
How well she declaimed!
Her prose was acclaimed
At her art she worked very hard.

She came from valleys of Wales

She came from valleys of Wales
Whose contours I so love to gaze

She came from the valleys of Wales
Whose contours I so love to gaze
She wore Bardic dress

She came from the valleys of Wales
Whose contours I so love to gaze
She wore Bardic dress
Dark green, more or less

She came from the valleys of Wales
Whose contours I so love to gaze
She wore Bardic dress
Dark green, more or less,
To sonnets and prose she said yes.

A fisherman lived next to me

A fisherman lived next to me
In a little cottage by the sea

A fisherman lived next to me
In a little cottage by the sea
He went out each day

A fisherman lived next to me
In a little cottage by the sea
He went out each day
To catch what he may

A fisherman lived next to me
In a little cottage by the sea
He went out each day
To catch what he may
And charged me a modest small fee.

Our old soldiers just fade away

Our old soldiers just fade away
There's no way for us to repay

Our old soldiers just fade away
There's no way for us to repay
They fought for us all

Our old soldiers just fade away
There’s no way for us to repay
They fought for us all
Saw their comrades fall

Our old soldiers just fade away
There's no way for us to repay
They fought for us all
Saw their comrades fall
Remember them on poppy day

So wear your red poppy with pride

So wear your red poppy with pride
For their sacrifice can't be denied

So wear your red poppy with pride
For their sacrifice can’t be denied
The wars still go on

So wear your red poppy with pride
For their sacrifice can’t be denied
The wars still go on
Will they ever be gone?

So wear your red poppy with pride
For their sacrifice can't be denied
The wars still go on
Will they ever be gone?
Yes if the past can be our guide

I hear fireworks outside again

I hear fireworks outside again
Upsetting my little dog Ben