Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #21 "U is for Ulysses Untied"

 Classical Tragedy

Ulysses, whose shoes were untied,
When ask if he knew it, replied,
"Ask Homer, he'll know,
I just go with the flow."
Then he trip on his shoelace and died.

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabeical) #20 "T is for Ta ta"

International Incident 

"Ta ta," Tillie said after tea,
"The biscuits were perfect, but brie,
(Although a nice touch),
Is really too much,
When stir-fried with curry and ghee."

Another Month of Limericks (Alphabetical) #19 "S is for Stephen Sondheim"

I wish I could meet Stephen Sondheim
To tell him in person how fond I'm
Of his lyrics, his wordplay,
His verbal absurd play,
His lexical leapings beyond rhyme.



 

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.