T he lure of the limerick has always provided a strong pull for me. However, it is a highly structured form of poetry with distinctive rhyme and rhythm patterns.  Teachers considering introducing limericks need to provide a lot of immersion and scaffolding if they want inexperienced poets to have some measure of success with them. Limericks contain a couplet and a triplet and these literary elements are critical to the successful completion of the form. They are meant to be humorous with the final line providing some punch! S o with Limericks on my mind, these ones are freshly composed.. LIMERICKS A one eared cat name of Abby Had fur, particularly shabby All through the night She would hiss, scratch and fight Abby, was one crabby tabby A man who lived in Kildare Found a large purple mouse in his hair He named the mouse Milton And fed it on Stilton Although, it preferred Camembert Mary’s big toes were quite hairy A sight that amused her canary But the cows in the field Whe...