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Frank Cotolo
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The limerick is a form of poem that was made popular by Court Jesters in the days of monarchy. It
has a specific meter to it and usually ends with a resolute line.
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The meter goes like this:
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Da da da da da da da da
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Da da da da da da da da
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Da da da da da
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Da da da da da
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Da da da da da da da da
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Sometimes it can be varied but the classic form usually works best.
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I studied limericks in college, while others concentrated on subjects that could offer them a good
living. I became so adept at writing limericks that when it was time for my senior final exams I
answered each question with a limerick. Though I received praise for my effort, I failed all the
exams and did not graduate.
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But I am having the last laugh because my essay on limericks is getting published, while the
students who graduated have never known the thrill of a receiving a byline.
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Here are just a few of the zillions of limericks I have written over the past few decades. Feel
free to memorize them but please always give me credit as their author so that one day, if a law is
passed to get royalties on these suckers, I can quit my job at the supermarket bagging groceries.
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I once knew a man from Seville
Who was very much grist for the mill
He handed me plants
To grow in my pants
But it did not give me a thrill.
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