Yossi, it was a nice try,
but your poems just did not fly.
Not bad the timing,
but awful the rhyming,
When I saw them, I said, “OH! MY!”
So I will let you know the rules,
(I went to four limerick schools).
These rules you must follow,
or else you’ll sound hollow,
so here are some important tools.
A limerick’s a rhyme that’s complex,
it must fit into certain specs,
Lines 1,2, with 5
and 3 with 4 jive,
and there is not much room to flex.
The first and the second line,
may not have more sounds than 9.
Lines 3 and 4
cannot have more
than five, for the limerick to shine.
With one more rule I will proceed,
the final line may not exceed,
syllables seven,
for limerick heaven,
and now you know how to succeed!
Your effort, I really commend;
my words, I hope, do not offend.
Now try it, don’t wait;
don’t stay up too late!
You’ll surely succeed in the end!!