Well, it’s June! What better way to start a new month than with a Limerick Alert. I understand that many of the readers of this blog wait patiently for me to post limericks that are a bit more interesting and suggestive, but once again I’ll post this selection of limericks that are cute and funny and written primarily for and by children. For those of you who like your limericks with a bit more spice, I’m compiling a collection more to your liking that will be posted in a few weeks. These six will have to carry you through until then, so let’s get started. I also hope you’ll appreciate this first limerick because it’s the only limerick ever to use the word Nantucket without offending anyone.

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There was an old man of Nantucket

Who kept all his cash in a bucket.

But his daughter, named Nan,

Ran away with a man,

And as for the bucket, Nantucket.

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There was a young lady of Crete,

Who was so exceedingly neat,

When she got out of bed,

She stood on her head

To make sure of not soiling her feet.

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There once were two cats of Kilkenny;

Each thought there was one cat too many.

So, they fought paw to paw

And they scratched claw to claw,

Till instead of two cats there weren’t any.

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There was a young woman from Niger.

Who smiled and rode out on a tiger.

They returned from the ride

With the lady inside

And a smile on the face of the tiger.

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HAVE A GREAT SUMMER