King of Limericks

King of Limericks Sep 7

There’s a force with a name known by none
It’s referred to by some as the one
And it can’t be dismantled
Nor spoken or handled
But through it all things will be done

#limericks #taoism #lao #tzu #buddhism

King of Limericks Sep 1

Special Guests

When you look to the truth as your task
Then you may find it’s too much to ask
To go searching inside
Where the monsters all hide
Underneath your most virtuous mask

#limericks #persona #virtue #authenticity

King of Limericks Aug 28

The Way of the White Whale

The whale is a fish and a mammal in one
As white has all colors and also has none
The grandest of creatures
With paradox features
Unknown and untouched by the light of the sun

#limericks #melville #mobydick #metaphysics

King of Limericks Aug 27

The Poison and the Cure

Discover the medicine maybe abuse it
The day could arrive when you choose to refuse it
Live it and breathe it
Or take it or leave it
With patience and time you can learn how to use it

In many of my less whimsical limericks, like this one, I extend lines 1, 2, and 5 to include 4 accented syllables instead of the conventional 3 (12 syllables instead of 9, more or less). Always just 2 accented syllables in lines 3 and 4.

#limericks #addition #medication

King of Limericks Aug 24

Empathy

We often get lost in our bubbles
Caught up in our very own troubles
But it’s equally rotten
For those we’ve forgotten
Remember that everyone struggles

#empathy #suffering #limerick

King of Limericks Aug 24

Self Worth

When driven by mere acquisition
On the glittering path to perdition
You may seem to go far
But with no guiding star
You will fade like a dim apparition

#limerick #greed #value

King of Limericks Aug 23

Pastor of Disaster

There’s a pastor who speaks with a twist
With his lips puckered tight as a fist
From the nave he’s been heard
As he whispers the Word
Of the Seventh Day Adventriliquist

The latest in a long and unending series of Limericks about Comparative Religion