It's a well known fact that a bird in the hand
is always worth two in a bush.
But a Bush Baby? Man! That's a toughie you see-
But a Bush Baby? Man! That's a toughie you see-
exactly how small need a Baby Bird be
to fit in a Bush that's a mere Baby Tree?
to fit in a Bush that's a mere Baby Tree?
The answer is unclear to me!
A zebra with stripes on his back,
to face paint had not learned the knack,
he tried a disguise
but it was no surprise
when he popped his head into a sack.
A penguin who answered to 'Billy',
was laughed at for looking quite silly
when on tail, feet and hands
he wore bright, knitted bands
to save them from getting too chilly.
A camel was trying to jump,
but was blessed with a very large hump
which hampered his spring -
and (here's the sad thing)
he fell back to earth with a bump
Sidney Snake was afraid of the dark,
so we frightened him just for a lark.
We made such a din
that he jumped from his skin,
to rush naked around a car park.
A monkey who felt rather frail
thought it time that he learned to abseil
but when faced with the ropes
he relinquished his hopes
and continued to swing by his tail.
Percy Pig loved to hide in a wallow
with more mud than a hippo could swallow,
for he knew he'd be free
from both you and from me,
for none but the bravest would follow.
And as an extra, here are a few additional Animal Limericks, for fun.
A zebra with stripes on his back,
to face paint had not learned the knack,
he tried a disguise
but it was no surprise
when he popped his head into a sack.
A penguin who answered to 'Billy',
was laughed at for looking quite silly
when on tail, feet and hands
he wore bright, knitted bands
to save them from getting too chilly.
A camel was trying to jump,
but was blessed with a very large hump
which hampered his spring -
and (here's the sad thing)
he fell back to earth with a bump
Sidney Snake was afraid of the dark,
so we frightened him just for a lark.
We made such a din
that he jumped from his skin,
to rush naked around a car park.
A monkey who felt rather frail
thought it time that he learned to abseil
but when faced with the ropes
he relinquished his hopes
and continued to swing by his tail.
Percy Pig loved to hide in a wallow
with more mud than a hippo could swallow,
for he knew he'd be free
from both you and from me,
for none but the bravest would follow.
Good one Jinksy, ahhhhh.....better pick an animal soon while they are still there for the taking!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me when Simon Cowell called that young guy a bush baby. Simon, that was so mean-spirited.
ReplyDeleteBut back to this post. I hope it's not a burning bush for that baby bird! :)
xoxo
Brilliant, great set of limericks there Jinksy, all excellently executed, especially liked the snake one
ReplyDeleteTop Hole Jinksy, and a great Lear to start things off! I think it was Sidney Snake and the monkey that stole my heart though.
ReplyDeleteCould definitely do with a few of these for the book! E-mail me if it's OK to use them, and the name you'd like them to appear under.
Very taken with your penguin. Thanks
ReplyDeleteDelightful, as usual. Your limericks are better than Lear's.
ReplyDeleteAll made me smile...the naked snake made me laugh. :)
ReplyDeleteAll made me smile too. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteWell done on the limericks as well Jinksy! Pure brilliance. Sorry just getting to them now, blame mother's day and dodgy internet signal!
ReplyDeleteYou were on a roll! A naked snake is a sight to behold.
ReplyDeleteI'm very taken with the monkey !
ReplyDeleteWonderful, loadsa fun :o)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I'm glad someone else took a seat with me in the silly section of the bus. These were very amusingly wrought.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're funny . . you're always really funny! Well wrote!
ReplyDeleteYour Poetry Bus ticket is worth a million in the bush!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd a million of the others . . .
ReplyDeleteLove your wordplay with the Bushbaby and your limericks are all good fun. My favourite is the one about the camel.
ReplyDeleteKat
When it comes to limericks, you are definitely a virtuoso!
ReplyDeleteexcellent limericks!
ReplyDeleteI can never do them. can never think up the rhyme and the rythm all at once.
A very dear poet named Jinksy
ReplyDeletewould alway put me in the pinksy
her limericks - such fun!
You can't read just one
so click again on her blog linksy
I loved them all, but as I'm partial to penguins it was my favorite.
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