Limericks Spoken! 20xx

• I used to be very small

  But I am still not very tall

  I would like to grow

  As tall as Joe

  So I could reach the top of the wall

  --Chris

• This summer I made some wishes

  Now I do the dishes

  My hair is wet

  And I bet

  I’ll have to do the dishes

  --Karson

• This summer I made allstar

  But I don’t think I can shoot under par.

  I like baseball

  Also football

  And my mom got a new car

  --Derek

• There once was a boy named Josh

  and all that he did was wash

  he sat around till three

  just watching his TV

  and all his mom could say was “Oh my gosh!”

  --Josh

• There was a sixth grader named Lisa

  Who’s never been to the tower of Pisa

  She likes to eat lime

  And still has some time

  To visit the tower of Pisa

  I used to be so scared of dogs

  They chased me through many fogs

  But they leave me alone

  if I give them a bone

  So now it’s just like they’re logs

  I used to be so scared of dogs

  They chased me through many fogs

  But they leave me alone

  if I give them a bone

  So now it’s just like they’re logs

  In my mouth there’s a red gummy bear

  It tastes even better than pear

  I suck in my shower

  I lick for an hour

  And after that it is actually still there

  --Lisa

• I used to be afraid of my feet

  but now that fear is beat

  I wash them daily

  so they’re not scaly

  I used to be afraid of my feet

  --Zach

• My summer was a bummer

  until I got a hummer.

  My dad thought it was rad

  until he got mad

  So my summer was a bummer without my hummer

  --Alex Ru.

• I used to have a cat named Paws

  until it got eaten by Jaws

  I’m really sad

  but my dad is glad

  because he doesn’t get scratched by his claws.

  --Keaton

• There was a small pig named Fig.

  Who loved to roll in his pen and dig.

  Digging is great.

  It is really top rate.

  Said fig as he danced doing the jig.

  --Caitlin

• Over the summer I made money

  my brother thought it was funny

  then he got mad

  he sat on a pad

  then I called him a bunny

  I used to not like school

  I’d rather play with a bull

  bulls hate red

  they don’t sleep in beds

  and I think that’s cool

  --Brittany

• Back when I used be seven

  I felt like I was in heaven

  It felt so great

  when I turned eight

  It was even better when I turned eleven

  This summer I played three-on-three

  Somebody tripped me and scraped my knee

  We were in the sun

  It was really fun

  And I hope my teammates agree

  --Carlee

• I love to shop at Limited Too

  It’s a great place to buy a shoe

  shopping’s fun

  It makes you run

  I love to shop at Limited Too

  I used to like candy, my life was so dandy

  Because I’m so very handy.

  This school year’s a breeze,

  It makes me want to sneeze

  I wish I had some candy.

  --Christine

• This summer I fell into a lake

  and landed on a big huge snake

  so I screamed

  then I dreamed

  so I killed it with a rake

  I used to be four

  then I got board

  I was seven

  then in heaven

  so I got on the floor

  --Cleo

• My puppy-dog’s name is Mia,

  If she sees treats, see ya!

  Sometimes I need help,

  Oh no! She’s in kelp,

  Time to call my good friend Leah!

  --Jandee

• I used to be short but now I am tall

  I used to like spring but now I like fall

  The leaves they fall down

  To the very soft ground

  The piles I rake are so small

  I love to drink pop in the summer

  Especially with my blue hummer

  I love to have fun

  Only in the sun

  So rain can be kind of a bummer

  --Erin

• This summer at my acting camp

  The wind and rain was pretty damp

  It was cold

  and people were bold

  This summer at my acting camp

  This summer at Sunriver

  We ate lots and lots of liver

  It was wet

  And we forgot our pet

  This summer at Sunriver

  There was a small pig named Bob

  Who loved to eat corn on the cob

  Eating is great

  It’s really top rate

  Said the pig who ate corn on the cob

  --Erin

• This summer during my softball game

  my time at bat finally came

  I watched the pitch

  my eye began to twitch

  but I hit the ball all the same

  I used to go to elementary school

  and there there were a lot of rules

  but now I go to Monroe

  and in case you didn’t know

  the rules here are really jewels

  There was a small cat named Bat

  who loved to wear a hat

  the hat is really great

  it is really top rate

  said bat who layed down on a mat

  --Haley

• I have a dog named Mozart

  Who has a really kind heart

  He is a good boy

  That shakes up his toys

  And is really very smart.

  I went to see Crater Lake

  And I say it’s not a fake

  It was very fun

  In the great big sun

  The next morning I won’t wake.

  There was a small frog named Spot

  Who loved to eat flies a lot

  Eating flies is great

  It is really top rate

  Said the very small frog named Spot.

  --Jason

• I really like to play paintball

  and I watch movies at the mall

  movies are great

  they’re really top rate

  and that’s how I spent my fall.

  I had a great time over the summer

  it really wasn’t a bummer

  surfing is great

  it is really top rate

  this summer wasn’t a bummer.

  --Justin

• Boredly I stare at the clock,

  it torments me as it goes tick-tock,

  my mind I must keep,

  oh no I’m falling asleep,

  the bell rings and I’m off in a jott

  I saw a sign it read “free kitten”

  the kitten was so cute I was smitten

  to home I ran,

  got my mom in the van,

  then my mom got me that kitten.

  --Liz

• My sister once fell in a lake

  She also once on a rake

  Swimming is fun

  It’s better in the suns

  Said a big boy named Blake

  I like to drink milk in the summer

  When there’s no milk it’s a bummer

  It’s really good

  you really should

  Drink more milk in the summer

  --Marlene

• There once was a man in Peru

  Who dreamed he was eating his shoe

  He woke with a fright

  In the middle of the night

  To see if his dream had come true

  I didn’t like this summer

  It really was a bummer

  It was to hot

  I wish it was not

  At least I’m not a plumber

  I used to be not tall

  I was actually very small

  I wasn’t very smart

  my fav shape was a heart

  See ya, I’m going to the mall

  --Lauren

• This summer I rode a horse

  I fell off and stitches of course

  It hurt really bad

  So I’m telling you lad

  I’ll never get back on that horse

  I used to be a lot smaller

  Now I am a bit taller

  I streched and I grew

  My toe popped out of my shoe

  Now I’ll have to spend my last dollar

  There was a small dog named Earl

  Who loved to eat and hurl

  His hurl is great

  It is really top rate

  Said Earl the dog that hurled

  --Louise

• My dog Noel was never fat

  So we gave my dog a pat

  Noel is so cool

  Sometimes she drools

  Whenever she sees a cat

  I went swimming in the sea

  It was great I felt free

  looking up in the sky

  watching birds as they fly

  I am lucky to be me

  --Madelyn

• This summer I played video games

  I didn’t cause the villain pain

  I wish I could

  I also would

  During school, play video games

  I wish every day was Saturday

  I’d watch T.V. ’til my B-Day

  It would rule

  And be cool

  If every day was Saturday

  I cannot think of anything

  I have to think of something

  This is not grand

  I need a plan

  I still can’t think of a thing

  --Megan H.

• I knew a boy named Mike

  Who liked to ride his bike

  Except in the rain

  Mike was in pain

  ’Cause now he can’t ride his bike

  I knew a girl who had a cat

  Her cat was very very fat

  But she was in pain

  When her cat ran away

  And that’s the end of that

  --Natalie

• I play ball especially in the fall

  I can’t beat this guy who’s tall

  This tall guy said “Bye”

  “Later” said the tall guy

  I finally beat the tall guy in the fall.

  I went to a new school

  A friend of mine made some wool

  I go in a pool

  I saw a lot of Jewels

  And I Made some for new School

  --Ryan

• Last summer I went fishing

  Watching the bobber swishing

  catching it all

  hanging it on the wall

  I just love all about fishing

  --Randall

• This winter I got a dog

  my dog got lost in the fog

  we took a short jog

  she fell off a log

  that’s the story of my do

  I used to know a girl named Hannah

  she always wore a blue bandana

  and eat a yellow banana

  now she lives in Montana

  And I have replaced her with Breanna

  --Shawna

• This summer during camp

  The weather got rather damp

  It was wet

  Just like sweat

  So I stood under the ramp

  I used to really like dresses

  Now they’re just big messes

  They’re very big

  You can do a jig

  But I still don’t like dresses I guesses

  --Taylor H.

• --Alex

• --Amanda

• --Ashley N.

• --Brad

• --Chanel

• --Christian

• --Alyssa

• --Cody

• --Lilyanna

• --Megan P.

• --Mercedez

• --Michael

• --Paige

• --Spencer

• --Stefanie

• --Thomas

• My cat once ate a cute little mouse

  with a purpleish house

  with a big wide mouth

  who lived in the south

  said the green meanish orange LOUSE!

  --Taylor O.

• There was a small girl named Emily,

  Whose nickname was Pememill-y,

  She wanted to rule,

  Oh she was so cool,

  That cute little Empress Emily.

  My cat died at Thanksgiving,

  But she was not very forgiving,

  She would bat at your knees,

  But not climb up trees,

  We missed our cat at Thanksgiving.

  --Emily

• Last weekend I went hiking

  but I wanted to go biking

  I fell down

  with a frown

  I wish this was to my liking

  I’ve been thinking about this a

  How my sister can be a big snot

  She snores really loud

  Snores up a big cloud

  Cause last night she slept out on a cot

  --Eden

• Last winter was the best

  I found the perfect nest

  Christmas was great

  I had a break

  Last winter was the best

  --Josh R.