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02/10/2026 💥JOHN CIARDI-LIMERICK ALERT💥   Leave a comment

John Ciardi (1916-1986)

While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante’s Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of children’s poetry and contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor. I could continue with all of his accomplishments but they are endless. In 1981 he co-authored a book, LIMERICKS, with his friend Isaac Asimov. It was called a “War of Words (limericks)” and makes for a great read. Two utterly famous men who absolutely loved writing limericks just for fun.

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“What a silly” I said. That’s no sea –

“It’s a sink!” – “A sink it may be,

But I’d sooner I think

Bed at sea in the sink

Than sink in the sea, sir,” said he.

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There was young man from Montrose

Who said to a girl, “I propose

That since time is short

For affairs of this sort

We begin by removing our clothes.”

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There was a young lady named Wright

Who simply could not sleep at night

Because of the ping-

Ping-ping of her spring

And the glare of her little red light.

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Our neighborhood whore is no beauty.

But we’re not the sort to be snooty.

We favor a lass

With a good country ass

And a proper devotion to duty.

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ISAAC ASIMOV IN TWO DAYS

09/04/2025 💥💥J. Ciardi Limerick Alert💥💥   Leave a comment

I’ve stated many times as to my love for limericks especially those written by Isaac Asimov. Along with Isaac you must give a shout out to John Ciardi as well. He and Asimov had great fun trying to outdo each other with their written limericks. They even jointly published a book about their limerick feud which is a classic. These four limericks were written by John Ciardi for that book in response to a few that Asimov had written. I’ve read their book many times and still enjoy their bawdy humor. I hope you will enjoy it as well.

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The Times tells the world what is doing;
Who’s winning, who’s losing, who’s suing,
Whose striking, who’s stealing,
Who’s dying, whose healing,
But won’t say a word on who’s screwing.

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The girl who is really unbeatable
Is the one with whom sex is repeatable.
Who’s eternally screwable
And always renewable,
And who, most of all, is found eatable.

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There was a young woman named Cora Lee
Who said, “I will do it immorally
On top and bottom,
Any way that I’ve got them,
Vaginally, anally, and orally”.

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There once was a wicked old squire
Who burned with libidinous desire.
After screwing a nun
And the minister son,
He took all the girls in the choir.

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THE BOOK IS TITLED – ISAAC ASIMOV & JOHN CIARDI – A WAR OF WORDS