I once saw a big crocodile
Who had a ridiculous smile.
It was full of teeth
And mystery meat,
Odd trash and a metal nail file.
© Susan Joy Clark 2021
This one was written for Esther Chilton’s Laugh Along a Limerick challenge, with the requirement that it include the word “smile.” It is slightly gross perhaps, but, hopefully, in a playful way. I thought of the second limerick first, but after dreaming up rhymes with “crocodile” and “dial,” I forgot my objective was to include the word “smile.”
There once lived a big crocodile
With legs that were too short to dial
“Take out” on the phone.
He left phones alone
And made “fast food” of all in the Nile.
© Susan Joy Clark 2021
