A courtesan from the streets of Beijing
was tutored and cultured to sing
but trying her luck
she still had to f**k
her teachers for making a living.
In York a madam named Ellen
was trading in “bushes and melons”
but not selling caprice
to a wanton police
closed her shop and made her a felon.
There once was a man from Kilkenny
who one night met a lady named Jenny
for her he was keen
but she wasn’t green
so with a smile he spent every penny.
Prostitute — Girl With Red Bow by Otto Dix
Today we have limericks at dVerse. Frank is hosting and you are free to do it as you want.
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April 27, 2017
Ha. You’re a riot. My favorite parts are the endings of the first and third stanzas, and “trading in ‘bushes and melons’.” Very funny.
P.S. That picture is hideous. 😛
Great… limericks are supposed to be funny… 🙂 and the endings are supposed to be the fun twist.
Nice sounding limericks! I liked the one about that guy from Kilkenny best.
I tried to work with the rhythm… that to me is the hardest thing about limericks.
The Limerick is probably my favorite set form of poetry. So tempting and easy! to write naughty ones… 😮 I make it a point to steer clear, but I chuckled at yours. They’re the first I’ve seen, so tickled to hear it’s at dVerse today! 😀
These are all quite cheeky! I forget how irreverent and fun limericks can be.
wow! A rather dark twist on the limerick form!
You excel in the naughty aspects of limericks–much to our enjoyment, Limericks were perhaps the first poetry I encountered, & I wrote some whoppers at 12 years old.
Too funny!
Saucy limericks on a Thursday night! I know what you mean about the rhythm 🙂
Quite amusing, these limericks also add a certain humanist perspective while doing the job. 🙂
Well, I’m right properly shocked. And here I restrained from using my favorite naughty about the days of old when knights were bold… The limericks are hilarious, the photo disgusting.
This is the kind of Limerick I’m used to 🙂 I know the one Bev is referring to. The smuttier the better.
Bwa haha! Funny this!
Hahaha! Naughty but nice, as they say! 😂😂😂
I’m hopeless at limericks. I can’t seem to go in a bawdy direction and I know that is, pretty much, a requirement … a requirement that, I have to say, you’ve nailed, here. Smiles.
Oh man, these are hilarious. Nicely done.
I think the Irish in me loves these Limericks with a naughty twist–as many of them are.
These are certainly in keeping with the tone of many Limericks. Clever stuff, Sir.
Saucy!
Great limericks, Björn! But my biggest laugh came when I read the name of the artist below the painting. Surely there is a poem awaiting there.
I agree.. but Otto Dix is one of my favorite expressionist painters. Some of his WW I paintings are mortifying.
Gotta love these Limericks!
I am learning so much about my fellow writers from their limericks
Better than psychotherapy
Limericks bring out the Irish in me also. And yes, mine are pretty clean.;) Well done, Bjorn.
Ha…Naughty Limericks. Great idea.
These are so funny! I love that last one,
Love these, so funny.