As a kid reading limericks, I learned to skip the Edward Lear ones - they were usually pretty boring, and they lacked the twist endings that made limericks funny. All due respect to him for pioneering the form, but his most enjoyable poems aren’t his limericks. On the other hand, I was delighted to discover “The Jumblies” last year (I know, shocking that I hadn’t read it till then), as well as “The Dong with the Luminous Nose” and his other nonsense verse. I memorized The Jumblies, and my then 5- and 6-year-olds could recite most of it along with me. So, yes, Roger, I hope the other poem is less like the lost limerick, but to be completely honest, I hope it’s not much like ANY of his limericks (although maybe they’ve improved since I was a judgmental 10-year-old).
All the best,
Coleman
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