Loopy Limericks

March has come in like a lion.
I need a shoulder to cry on.
The wind, hail, and rain
Has caused anguish and pain
As I daydream of all things Hawaiian.

A bride gave herself a Brazilian

A bride gave herself a Brazilian
Quite shocking for a Sicilian

A bride gave herself a Brazilian
Quite shocking for a Sicilian
Girl whose old father

A bride gave herself a Brazilian
Quite shocking for a Sicilian
Girl whose old father
Had asked, “Would you rather…

Ok, I know it’s breaking the rule, but I have (IMHO) an appropriate ending for this one, and it’s been a couple of days without mention of millions, Castilians or anything reptilian. I’m happy to leave the new first line for anyone else to offer.

A bride gave herself a Brazilian
Quite shocking for a Sicilian
Girl whose old father
Had asked, “Would you rather…
Do it privately - not in the wedding pavilion?

There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn

There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn
Fully expecting this burn

There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn
Fully expecting this burn
His last line was great

There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn
Fully expecting this burn
His last line was great
But his mockery was fate

There’s a guy Ferris who jumped his turn
Fully expecting this burn
His last line was great
But his mockery was fate
And we ask, “What did he learn?”

I can’t say where I’ll be today

I can’t say where I’ll be today
I’m taking a week-long vacay

I can’t say where I’ll be today
I’m taking a week-long vacay
I’d best bring a sweater

I can’t say where I’ll be today
I’m taking a week-long vacay
I’d best bring a sweater
To look a jet-setter

I can’t say where I’ll be today
I’m taking a week-long vacay
I’d best bring a sweater
To look a jet-setter
And then I’ll be off and away.

My grandmother sits and crochets

My grandmother sits and crochets
While grandfather struts and sashays

My grandmother sits and crochets
While grandfather struts and sashays
The secret to their long marriage

My grandmother sits and crochets
While grandfather struts and sashays
The secret to their long marriage
Is not a horse or carriage

My grandmother sits and crochets
While grandfather struts and sashays
The secret to their long marriage
Is not a horse or carriage
It’s sex in ever-inventive ways

A clever young plumber called Saul

A clever young plumber called Saul
Had to replace a pipe in a wall

A clever young plumber called Saul
Had to replace a pipe in a wall
He worked remarkably fast