Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #18 "R is for Rigoletto"

The jester at court, Rigoletto,
Had  daughter at home in the ghetto.
She met, through a fluke,
The Mantuan Duke,
And thus, there's a tragic libretto.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #17 "Q is for Quotations (Bartlett's)" [Two versions]

The words of all eras and nations
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
If you're caught in the grip
Of a search for a quip,
Dip into these recommendations.

The words of all eras and nations
Are in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
The sages of ages
Engage on these pages
With wisdom for all situations.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabertical) #16 "P is for Penelope"

The Odyssey in a Few Short Sentences; or, Marriage Knots

While Penelope knitted and purled,
Ulysses's sail was unfurled.
She unraveled her work,
While he traveled - the jerk! -
Unfaithful all over the world

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabertical) #15 "O is for Orangutang"

An orangutan, bored in his tree,
Went to Walmart and bought a TV,
And then he got cable,
So now he is able
To keep up pop cultural-ly.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #14 "N is for No, No, Nanette"

When I listened to "No, No, Nanette"
As arranged for the bass clarinet,
I thought "Tea for Two"
Was a thing to get through
And try after that to forget.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #13 "M is for Minnesotans"

Minnesotans are glad that their lakes
Aren't infested with tropical snakes.
The seasonal cold
Keeps serpents controlled -
It's a very good thing (for Pete's sakes!)

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #12 "L is for Leaping Lords" Two Versions

Sir Lancelot loathed leaping lords.
He preferred manly battle with swords -
"To dance and to sing
In the court of the king?
You've got to be out of your gourds!"

Sir Lancelot loathed leaping lords.
"You've got to be out of your gourds -
Terpsichorean fluff
Isn't manly enough
For Round Table knights and their swords."