Croises Poems - Poems about Croises

Limerick croisés : Once a loud-mouthed Sergeant-Major Once a loud-mouthed Sergeant-Major Joined Cold Stream Guards to troop colour He kept wondering why He heard not himself cry Until he took bearskin helmet off ear! So he left the Lilywhites Guards To lounge around the ‘Frisco bards Beats made him bleat poems Sans use of micro-phones: What he heard made him rejoin Guards! © T. Wignesan –...

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Limerick croisés : There was a wily woman from Spain There was a wily woman from Spain Who thought she could take much sizzling pain She let herself be split By mustangs in a fit So that’s why she kept howling in vain In a new town that rhymes much with tail Dwarf made it to the top on a pail Then he...

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Limerick croises : Once our ‘Rita jumped into Sea Anne-Anne – 14 Once our ‘Rita jumped into Sea Anne-Anne Sirens howled « panic stations » refrain One Valhalla Rani Offered her much money For a shot sans mantilla – in vain Our ‘Rita – you bet – a stunning beauty Not given to falling for flattery Was all of prime six feet Which she...

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Limerick croisés : Once our Senorita from Sevilla – 11 Once our Senorita from Sevilla Shed tears for Don Carlo in Opera Touched by Verdi in heart Present in Phillip’s Court She could give her life for Isabella ! Oh ! How she cursed the Princess Eboli Denounced hers-Inquisitor’s treachery Upped her seat in Act IV Hung around Exit Door : Which caused King Phillip’s...

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Limericks croises : Once a Boxer met Poodle on leash Once Monsieur walked Poodle in broad street Madame laid up after nightlong feat Poodle tripped in full glee In Paris rue carefree Monsieur took note of neighbours who cheat Saw Mademoiselle walk Boxer on leash Boxer lick-jumped Poodle with relish Monsieur’s leash entangled Mademoiselle’s hose bungled Rush hour traffic stopped to let dogs enmesh/unleash. ...

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Limerick : Once Meat-Eater met a Veg-Eater Once Meat-Eater met a Veg-Eater And they got along fine in summer Who d’you think stopped rains And dried up all the drains Meat-Eater slaked thirst thanks to Veg-Eater Then the snows from Kilimanjaro Blizzard-driven chilled bones and marrow Rare preys made themselves scarce Even ants froze their ass Whose bones Meat-Eater drained you needn’t know ! © T....

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Limericks croises : Once a Rigolo Tennisman won Wimbledon Once a Tennisman won Roland Garros Made a speech drowned in tears of rose Said...

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Limericks croisés : Once a Mother Professor and Daughter for Farid & Zafir Once (a) Mother Professor and Daughter Came to Paris to see a Poet Mister He took them on a lope From Opera* to Procope* Till their feet got thicker with blister He took them to see Doctor Goethe...

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