My hip filed a formal complaintabout decades of hurry and strain. Now I lean on a cane which, I will explain,makes me look like a dapper old saint.
About the limerickA five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm, usually playful and built around a punchline.
A limerick is a short, playful poem of five lines. Its rhymes and quick rhythm set up a small story or joke, and the last line usually lands the turn. Limericks are often silly, though not always.
The shape Five lines rhyming AABBA: lines one, two and five have three beats; lines three and four have two.
Listen for Two long rhymed lines, two short ones, then a last line that closes the joke.
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Chronically ill, incurably funny about it.
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