Limericks.. fascinating indeed!

I could'nt help but post this blog after reading a few really funny limericks. For those who are alien to the term, 'limericks' are a form of poetry usually composed of 5 lines essentially made to rhyme with nonsensical humour!

Here are a couple of Edward Lear's limericks from his 'A Book of Nonsense',

There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who never knew what he should do;
So he tore off his hair,
And behaved like a bear,
That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.

There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the cat,
And said, 'Granny, burn that!
You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!'

Don't these pay justice to the word gibberish! Well they make me laugh nevertheless..Another savant of poetry known for his wit & humour was Oscar Wilde. I am trying to get hold of 'The Wit And Humor of Orcar Wilde'

should be a light hearted read..

Chintu.