As a youth, a Long Island self-flogger Now a codger, a big-time Web logger! Nuisance e-mail to friends Drove them to their wits ends Praise the Blog - he's no longer a bother.
Sooray, Your syllabic count is 1 heavy in the first line. The count is as follows: 9 8 4 4 8 Had you uset Twas instead of There was, your wallet would be heaver by 5 clams. But the limerick is fine, nonetheless, and I love the attention it has garnered from other Madman readers.
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As a youth, a Long Island self-flogger
Now a codger, a big-time Web logger!
Nuisance e-mail to friends
Drove them to their wits ends
Praise the Blog - he's no longer a bother.
Sooray,
Your syllabic count is 1 heavy in the first line. The count is as follows:
9
8
4
4
8
Had you uset Twas instead of There was, your wallet would be heaver by 5 clams. But the limerick is fine, nonetheless, and I love the attention it has garnered from other Madman readers.
Sorry, not buying it. One can slur the first two words to make it work. All depends upon how you vocalize it.
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