Category: Limericks
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Before Explorers and Pioneers by Betty Beam
Before explorers and pioneers came, Indians gave Niagara its name. For, sound and sight displayed Left each viewer dismayed— Now power and beauty parent world fame. Source: Laroque, Corey. Here’s What the Poets are Saying. Niagara Falls, Ont.: Niagara Falls Review, November 21, 2009 This limerick was entered into the So You Think You Can Rhyme (2009) Limerick Contest to…
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To Avoid an Unpleasant Tryst by Christopher Ellis
A young girl who’d never been kissed To avoid an unpleasant tryst She paddled her skiff O’er the watery cliff Becoming the Maid of the Mist Source: Laroque, Corey. Here’s What the Poets are Saying. Niagara Falls, Ont.: Niagara Falls Review, November 21, 2009 This limerick was entered into the So You Think You Can Rhyme (2009) Limerick…
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Parked at the Mall by Heather Price
Daredevils have been at the Falls 1812 brought us cannon balls Laura Secord was dear Warned British the U.S. was near Now we fight to get parked at the mall Source: Laroque, Corey. Here’s What the Poets are Saying. Niagara Falls, Ont.: Niagara Falls Review, November 21, 2009 This limerick won 1st place in the So You…
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Untitled Limerick by Robert Stek
I marvel at the falls in Niagara, More astounding than the treasure of Agra. But could the falls be suspended, Or even up-ended, With a massive dose of Viagra? Robert Stek was the second place winner in the Bootmakers of Toronto second limericks contest , 2017 Stek is from Magnolia, Delaware
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Helicopter Rescue: A Limerick by Andrew Porteus
A man changed his mind at the last minute Suicide was now out – past his limit. A helicopter was called And in he was hauled And then they all went out for a timbit! Source: The Author, 2019 An unidentified man was rescued from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls on March 19, 2003,…