TODAY IS NATIONAL LIMERICK DAY!
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Every day provides us with opportunities to celebrate. Today I invite you to celebrate the joy of limericks.
In honor of Edward Lear’s birthday.
the Limerick, he did invent.
Its AABBA rhyming scheme, defines
and silly verse.
the name of a person or place.
others are clean.
is accompanied with an illustration.
a limerick for your delight!
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A fun song with tips for writing limericks.
Limericks by Edward Lear.
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You might enjoy reading my previous poems written for my TODAY IS series:
TODAY IS NATIONAL EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY!
TODAY IS NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY!
TODAY IS NATIONAL LOST SOCK MEMORIAL DAY!
TODAY IS NATIONAL NURSES DAY!
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