Sunday, December 15, 2019

All Hail the Bells of Yule - Vintage Christmas Postcard

All hail the bells of Yule
And the golden peel they play
May the message they tell
As they rise and they swell
Bring joy to your heart today.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

A Penguin Named McGillicuddy - Winter Limericks for Kids

I have a young friend named McGillicuddy
Whose favorite toy is Silly Putty
She thinks it quite nice
To sleep on the ice
So I guess that makes her my chilly buddy.

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Carly the Elf Likes Custard - Limericks for Children


Carly the elf was flustered
When she tasted the caramel custard
Her taste buds rejected
The flavor detected
---The stuff was stadium mustard!

Friday, November 1, 2019

A Gentleman Out In Decatur - Vintage Thanksgiving Limerick Postcard


The cost of good living is greater,
Said a gentleman out in Decatur,
When Thanksgiving came round,
On inquiry I found,
He had dined on string beans and potater.

A Turkey Named Joe - Thanksgiving Limericks

There is an old turkey named Joe
He struts wherever he went
Dumb things that he said
Made your face turn pink
He must be the star of the program

Sunday, October 27, 2019

The Suave Vampire - Halloween Limericks


The vampire is a very suave creature
Was the lesson that Vlad tried to teach her
"He leaves his coffin
Just every so often,"
Said Vlad as he leapt up to reach her.

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

What's That Sound? Halloween Limerick for Kids

"What's that!" I said, "Didja hear it?
It's that sound again, and I fear it."
But I found that the noise
Was made by three boys
Pretending to be a mean spirit.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

A Pumpkin Named Freddy - Halloween Poems For Kids

"A pumpkin, I am," said Freddy,
"To be carved with a knife, I am ready
Since you, I trust
Warn you, I must
My insides are like cold spaghetti."

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

A Geezer Named Bernie - Halloween Skeleton Limerick

There once was a geezer named Bernie,
Who started a long, epic journey.
"I never will stop,
Till I reach the top!"
But they carried him out on a gurney.

Monday, July 29, 2019

Old Gourmand of Peel - Vintage Limerick Postcard

There was an old gourmand of Peel
Who supped on some escalloped veal
The dreams which ensued
Where so awful, so crude
They'd have frightened, well, you know - the de'il!

Monday, March 18, 2019

Vintage Schweppes Tonic Water Advertising Limerick

Said a bandmaster, "Wilson, you're sacked!
Since you took to Scheppes tonic you've cracked
Twenty drumsticks, and split
Seven drums. I submit
That such force should be tempered with tact."

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

St. Patrick's Day Guinness Limerick

'Tis sure we'll be wearing the green,
When the calendar says March seventeen,
We'll be happy when in us,
Are pints of black Guinness,
Try some, you'll know what we mean.
                      

Irish Pig Limerick for St. Patrick's Day

Through the fog, I saw a fat pig
Hop on the end of a twig,
The scene was a blur,
So I'm not really sure,
But I thing he was dancing a jig!

Friday, January 25, 2019

Temperance Limerick Postcard - The Snake in the Grass

You have heard of the snake in the grass
The terrible snake in the grass
But now you must know
Man's deadliest foe
Is the venomous snake in the glass.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

The couple from Gloucester, lost 'er - Vintage limerick

An old couple living in Gloucester
Had a beautiful girl, but they loucester
She fell from a yacht
And never the spacht
Could be found where the cold waves had toucester.