I Write - Decade Edition - Roaring 20's

Writing A Limerick

They say that I must write a Limerick
I don't know if I'm that kinda chick
That can sit down and write
Something glorious and tight
Without having it drop like a brick.


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Written for the "Lucky Limerick Contest" 

Write a Limerick:
A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9. The rhythm of the poem should go as follows: Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak Lines 3, 4: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak This is the most commonly heard first line of a limerick: "There once was a man from Nantucket."