There was a man named Napoleon Bonaparte
He was branded intelligent and smart
When defeated at Waterloo
He hopped like a Kangaroo
As if grabbed by his principal parts.
Author notes
Perhaps doesn't comply with the syllable count etc...
A contest entry
- Waterloo - 4000 Pt Contest by Mari Goes.
4525 points, ended June 27, 2007, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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humorous to the hilt!
this has left me laughing rather I am ROFL-this is a real good piece here-punched with good humor and wit
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I Love It!! You are still gentle about the intensity of the situation. Your poem has a lot of impact for sure! There is a lot of songs also in French about Napoleon and that battle it's a bit more graphic I love your wit!
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Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Napoléon Bonaparte was an Emperor not a King (think: would wee Bushy or Clinty like to be called Queens?) I am so horrified by the lack of humour here I can't reach for the applause button. Never mind.
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I wont tell my alter ID, Granny Goose, teacher of children's poetry, who has one assignment to write a Limerick... in it's proper form, about this one. She'd get all flustered and likely lose some tail feathers
Actually, this is very cute, correct syllable count or not. It gets the message across with a touch of humor. Good luck in the contest and I hope you aren't offended by my little bit of joking around
Dee
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Dear Catz, I think I’ve to reborn not once but a few times to able to write in iambic anapestic bouncy rhythm…
I’m like Grampa Goose who doesn’t know the difference between poem and rock and roll music…. I’m glad I’m not the only one.... No you haven’t offended me at all…. I may not be equipped with much of poetic knowledge but I’m packed with sense of humour… Bunch of thanx….
mina
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Whoa, that Johnny Nobody is...well, scary...and the photo is scary too
Who cares about syllable count, not me...Mariza maybe, she's mean that way, lol.
I'm setting here wondering just what are my principal parts...ok, I know and being grabbed by them would make me hop not only like a kangaroo but a Mexican Jumping bean.
There once was a man named nobody
whose face was as red as old Nicky's
he went to AP, sure of glory
an expert on marsupial bodies.
Ok, I know nothing about writing limericks.
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Thank you Sire
mina
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This is very cute, I really like limericks and very few of them make me smile or laugh, but this one did. Good work and best of luck to you in the contest
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You've been very generous with your comments... much appreciated...
mina
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